Video: The Unhappy Hooker
They say you’re not a sailor until you’ve run aground. From my quick analysis the unhappy folks in this short video have reached the highest echelons of boat handling. Don’t try this at home!
The Ring of Fire
Position: 23°31’11.4″N 75°45’21.5″W “I fell into a burning ring of fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire.” That line from Johnny Cash’s song about battling the aftereffects …
Video: Cambridge Cay
We explore the killer fish and crashed airplanes of Cambridge Cay. One of our favorite spots in the Exumas. Lots of great little dive/snorkeling sites if your motor can negotiate the currents!
A Walk on the Beach
There’s some wonderful beaches here in Great Exuma. The video was taken at the beach on the Tropic of Cancer. It was a blustery day, perfect for getting the sand between your toes (see video). Later we discovered a huge …
Fornacatoriums, Fugu, and Flashlights
Tonight we hung a light off our stern . We wanted to look like one of the big power yachts nearby. We call the biggest of them ‘Fornicatoriums.’ Based on the Lord Power Boat Classification System, there are four types …
Video: Thunderball Grotto
Position: 24°10’43.3″N 76°26’49.7″W Just outside Staniel Cay is Thunderball Grotto. So named because it has nothing to do with either Ian Fleming’s book or the movie based on it. As a place to swim it’s both beautiful and challenging. The …
When in Doubt – Whack It!
Every project deserves a new tool. It’s part of the guy credo. That tool can be a 20-ton sheet metal press or a new carpenter’s pencil. It doesn’t matter, it’s all about the tool. Given that the definition of cruising …
Video: Exploring Shroud Cay
Position: 24°33’07″N 76°47’17″W We take Nell, our trusty dinghy, for a trip across Shroud Cay on a rising tide. We ran out of depth here and there and rowed for a bit, but only a bit. The cay is a …
Ansil Saunders, Martin Luther King, Jr., God, and Bonefish
Position: 25°44’05″N 79°17’30″W Poking around outside a low, green, weather-beaten garage on Bimini with my wife Carol and our dock neighbours Shane, Victoria and Lisa, we waited for the world’s greatest bonefishing guide. As a keen fisherman, Shane knew Ansil …