We took a taxi from the Rodney Bay marina to explore Pigeon Island National Landmark. The island once was detached from the mainland until a causeway was built in 1973, and has a lengthy naval history: it was a pirate’s hideout in the 1500s, a British naval base starting in the 1700s, and a US…
Detour
AVATAR is repositioning for our next trip in April to the US and British (and maybe Spanish) Virgin Islands. She left the Turks and Caicos a week ago and is heading further south into the Read More …
Shroud Cay
Shroud Cay is part of the Exumas Land and Sea Park, part of the Bahamas National Trust. The Exumas Land and Sea Park extends from Little Wax Cay in the north to Cambridge Cay in the south. The park extends three miles on either side of the cays, and is all a “no-take” zone. Nothing […]
St. Lucia
From Port St. Charles we travelled 97 miles to St. Lucia and spent a relaxing couple of weeks at the marina in Rodney Bay. We contintued to mostly take it easy, but also got a few boat projects done. Trip highlights from Feb 21st to March 5th follow. Click any image for a larger view,…
Arrival in the Exumas
We arrived at Highbourne Cay at 1740 hrs. on Sunday, Mar. 6th. The run was a bit bumpy, but not uncomfortable. Winds were in the 20 kt. range, so we had a lot of salt spray, the boat was pretty salty at the end of the day! We still had quite a bit of chop […]
Across the Bank to the Exumas- Part 2
The 77 nm. run across the bank to Chubb Cay was bumpy, but tolerable. We arrived before dark and anchored with some surge, a bit rolly but tolerable. We decided to keep the dinghy stowed due to the roll, and the difficulty launching it in those conditions, so we endured the roll, it did calm […]
Cruising the Windwards
Ok, we are still new at this, enjoy the islands but feel that cruising is limited, only a few anchorages and lots of competition from the charter boats. Not many opportunities to “gunk hole” something we really enjoy.
Grand Opening and Drawing for a FREE 20″x30″ Canvas Gallery Wrap!
The AVATAR Logs have been a work of love over the past decade, growing in scope and content as time passes by. It started out as a personal journal to share our boating adventures with Read More …
A Birds Tale
A Birds Tale: Most of our followers know that we travel with Nate, our 38 year old Amazon Parrot. Over the years, we have learned how to jump through all the hoops when traveling in and out of the country to Canada. Nate is considered an endangered species and requires a CITIES passport issued by […]
