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Talk about the Bahamas made me think a bit of how different cruisers
are. By nearly all accounts the Bahamas are a special place. Could be "too special" is some respects. I've been reading a journal of a cruiser who got that far and came to a dead stop. Been there for years now. Came home once or twice for various reasons, but basically anchors at a couple spots in the Bahamas. Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. The guy can sail, and prefers to hoist them when he moves to a new volleyball/poke spot. Though it's often boring reading the repetitious journal entries of the above, he sure isn't bored enough to leave the Bahamas! I've continued reading hoping he will sail to new places, but so far he's content to bounce around a few Bahamas harbors. OTOH, I've read journals where the cruiser enjoys the Bahamas for a while, but wanderlust takes hold, and off they go to new places. Just musing here about the nature of "cruisers." They sure come in many guises. It will be interesting to see how the Bahamas affect the travels of Skip and Lydia. I kind of suspect they are feeling the grasp of the islands. Of course I could be entirely wrong. --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
... Talk about the Bahamas made me think a bit of how different cruisers are. By nearly all accounts the Bahamas are a special place. Could be "too special" is some respects. I've been reading a journal of a cruiser who got that far and came to a dead stop. Been there for years now. Came home once or twice for various reasons, but basically anchors at a couple spots in the Bahamas. Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. The guy can sail, and prefers to hoist them when he moves to a new volleyball/poke spot. Though it's often boring reading the repetitious journal entries of the above, he sure isn't bored enough to leave the Bahamas! I've continued reading hoping he will sail to new places, but so far he's content to bounce around a few Bahamas harbors. OTOH, I've read journals where the cruiser enjoys the Bahamas for a while, but wanderlust takes hold, and off they go to new places. Just musing here about the nature of "cruisers." They sure come in many guises. It will be interesting to see how the Bahamas affect the travels of Skip and Lydia. I kind of suspect they are feeling the grasp of the islands. Of course I could be entirely wrong. --Vic The Bahamas are among the finest cruising grounds in the world. One can hardly be blamed for knocking around the Bahamas almost indefinitely. There are a few places that I like to avoid such as Nassau (crime and theft) and Walker's Cay (rude sportfish rich snobs) and a few places that are overrun by in-a-hurry tourists. But most of the Islands have good places to anchor and have an individual charm all their own. One of my favorite areas is Marsh Harbour and environs. Marsh is an excellent place to enjoy some great restaurants and it has a couple of good supermarkets for stocking up the pantry. It has just about everything a cruiser needs. One can stock up on fresh groceries and head out for a week to cruise either north or south and have plenty to see and do and plenty of fine anchorages that are uncrowded. In the prevailing south easterlies one can sail either way and rarely have need of a motor. The Abacos have miles and miles of almost deserted beaches and one can spend almost all day beachcombing, snorkeling, running and exploring. If you're the type of person who likes to party there is always one going on within a few hours sail. Some places even have weekly cruisers pot luck picnics on the beach where there is always plenty of rum, impromptu cruiser bands etc. You can develop a routine that includes all your favorite places and make the rounds once a month or so and watch the hours, days, weeks and months flow smoothly past. In the winter if a cold front is in the offing just fine a sheltered anchorage and hunker down and wait till it passes. You can spend your time reading and doing projects aboard the yacht. An occasional run south to Cherokee and to Spanish Wells coming in over the reef through the pass is a fantastic sail. If you haven't done regatta time in the Abacos you haven't done the Abacos. http://regattatimeinabaco.com/ It's a huge party with some damned good racing. If you've never ridden the pry on the Abaco Rage, for example, you haven't really sailed. If Skippy and Lydia are smart they'll stay for at least a year and go from place to place at their leisure. (That's as long as you can extend your cruising permit.) George Town is great for two or three months but then you might find yourself getting wanderlust again but you don't have to go too far to satisfy it for a while longer and so it goes. Cruising couples are more the norm than the exception. Friendships are easy to strike up and it gets so you end up knowing several boats and crews and meet them all over the place. There's something about the nomadic life aboard a yacht that just becomes addictive. My thinking is it's more natural than the way most people live ashore these days. Ya, mon! Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:15:15 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: Been there for years now. Came home once or twice for various reasons, but basically anchors at a couple spots in the Bahamas. Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. What, no wild debauchery on the beach under the moonlight with native women glistening in coconut oil? I know that stuff must go on somewhere. :-) |
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..... couple spots in the Bahamas.
Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. What, no wild debauchery on the beach under the moonlight with native women glistening in coconut oil? I know that stuff must go on somewhere. * :-) Only on multihulls! DSK |
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On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:42:53 -0800 (PST), wrote:
..... couple spots in the Bahamas. Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. What, no wild debauchery on the beach under the moonlight with native women glistening in coconut oil? I know that stuff must go on somewhere. * :-) Only on multihulls! DSK Damn, I knew I was a day late and a hull short. |
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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:39:21 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:15:15 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Been there for years now. Came home once or twice for various reasons, but basically anchors at a couple spots in the Bahamas. Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. What, no wild debauchery on the beach under the moonlight with native women glistening in coconut oil? I know that stuff must go on somewhere. :-) Maybe, but that sand stuck all over the oil must be a PITA. --Vic |
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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:06:10 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:39:21 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:15:15 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Been there for years now. Came home once or twice for various reasons, but basically anchors at a couple spots in the Bahamas. Life consists of poker parties, volleyball, diving for fish and lobster, and eating. What, no wild debauchery on the beach under the moonlight with native women glistening in coconut oil? I know that stuff must go on somewhere. :-) Maybe, but that sand stuck all over the oil must be a PITA. --Vic Or, a PIT somewhere else. Cheers, Bruce in Bangkok (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
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