Saturday, April 9, 2011

Port Lucaya, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, 4-9-11

We left Highbourne Cay for the North Side of one of the Berry Islands.  It took us about 12 hours to get there.  We got to where we wanted to anchor at about 7:00 PM, just before sunset.  We were the only boat anchored in the bay.  The next day we left for Nassau, passing between the yellow and white banks, where there is coral head.  We saw and had to avoid about a dozen coral heads.  This is not a trip to take on a rainy, overcast day or at night.  We spent the next day in Nassau, shopping downtown and at the straw market.  We also walked around the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.  We felt like we were back in civilization.  The grocery store shelves were full, unlike many of the other islands.  On the trip to Port Lucaya, we caught two barracuda.  One was eaten by another fish, probably a shark as I was reeling it in.  All that was left was the head when I got it to the boat.
                                    Sunrise at Highbourne Cay

An easy life stop sign on Highbourne Cay.

On a hike at Highbourne Cay

Hiking at Highbourne Cay

We followed the sign to see a natural spring.

                               The beach at Highbourne Cay

                                 Another beautiful sunset

                  Sharks where they feed them at the fish cleaning station

                                The beach at Highbourne Cay Marina

                  The harbor in Nassau can be a difficult place to anchor

                                     Erin at the Nassau straw market

                                             On Paradise Island
All that was left of the barracuda
One of the fish I caught


                          Another beautiful sunset in the Berry Islands

This is the first I have seen the Ocean so calm.

                 The ship used in the Pirates of the Caribbean Movie

                                The ship again, up close
                                      The ship again up close

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