by GWTAdmin | Aug 31, 2014 | bahamas, Bahamas wildlife, cruiser destinations, humor, kayaking, rum cay
What are these seagulls saying or thinking?Write a caption, win a prize.The prize? Ummmm. Bragging rights?To get you started, here’s what some of my Facebook friends had to say.”Isn’t this great guys! What a view!”... by GWTAdmin | Aug 28, 2014 | cat island bahamas, churches, cruiser destinations, father jerome, hermitage monastery, hiking
These craggy gates mark the entrance tothe trail up Mt. Alvernia aka Como Hillto Hermitage monastery.Attracted as always to eyrie perches, visiting Bahamas Cat Island’s Hermitage monastery was a must-do. After all, it’s sited on the highest point in all the... by GWTAdmin | Aug 22, 2014 | bicycles and scooters, calamities, cruising transitions, galley wench tales, gluten free cooking, green cove springs marina, hurricane season, Jacksonville FL, on the hard, transportation, West Marine
My cast; which comes offnext week — at long last!If we were on the hook, this would not have happened (click here for Bucket List Crash Ouch for more on “this”).However, like the migratory snowbird flocks of many species (homo sapiens included), we... by GWTAdmin | Aug 16, 2014 | Bahamas wildlife, cleaning a conch, conch, conch harvesting, cruiser activities, cruising life cruising destinations, cruising provisioning, fishing, knocking a conch, lambi, ragged islands bahamas
These mature conch shells were at a Hog Cay trailhead. Notehow the shell lip wraps away from the spiral core? This isthe sign of a matured, harvestable conch.Is there any food more quintessentially Bahamian than the conch (also known as the lambi)? ... by GWTAdmin | Aug 10, 2014 | alicetown bimini bahamas, bahamas art, bimini dolphin house, cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, hiking, tourist destinations
Dolphin House’s facade bursts with creative energy, the perfect prelude of the visual storyboards inside.In 1600 miles of sailing from St. Lucia to Fort Lauderdale Florida, there were only two places that tempted me for an overnight stay off the boat....