Boating and Travel

Monday, November 26, 2012

Update from the Bahamas

Since our last post a lot has happened. At the beginning of Oct. we safely cruised down from NYC to Ft. Lauderdale. It took us just over 4 days and we couldn't have asked for better seas. The seas were 1 to 2 feet the whole trip and we had great weather. We spent about a month in Ft. Lauderdale tuning up the boat for a Thanksgiving Bahamas' trip and also the Caribbean season that's coming up. It was great to be grounded in FL for a while but we were ready to get moving again. We just had the boss and guests on for Thanksgiving. It was an awesome trip which we were included in all the guests activities and a big Thanksgiving feast. We cruised the Exumas' dipping down to Staniel Cay, up to Highborne Cay, and then back to Albany where we started. This trip we were at anchor the whole time so ALL the water toys got a test ride. While anchored in Highborne Cay we took a trip in the tender to Iguana Island where tourist have been bringing their fruit scraps to feed the iguanas. As we walked up the beach with our scraps, the iguanas came out of the wood works to get some food. It was pretty interesting watching these
pre-historic looking creatures fight and scrounge for some food. It was great to have a big dinner for Thanksgiving after a full day of water toys, paddle boards, and kayaks. All together there were 25 of us with guests and crew. Even though we were "working," its a holiday we won't soon forget. We ended the trip in Albany where we dropped the guests off and the crew hurried to the beach for an awesome sunset and some brews and music.