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Rudder Cay to Black Point to Highbourne Cay to West Bay to Hoffman’s

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I would say that we both fell in love with Rudder and Musha Cay. It is a gorgeous area on the Exumas. I loved the snorkeling, the sea glass beach and also the tidal flats. We could snorkel and dive right under our boat but the current, at times, was challenging and one day we realize we needed to move our boat forward to unwrap us from a coral head. After a week at Rudder we decided it was time to head North on our trek back towards the US. On April 2, we left for an inside cruise to Great Guyana Cay, Black Point Settlement.  Morning Dew set off first, traveling in the Exuma Sound on the outside. We waited for high tide to sneak through the skinny water on the inside. It was another gorgeous cruise. The scenery was breathtaking the whole way. Truly, the pictures don’t do it justice! We arrived at Black Point at around 4:30. It is a large harbor with gorgeous gin clear water. There were about a dozen boats anchored here.  The Bahamas is social distancing and at ...

George Town

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What can I say about George Town? Here is my top ten list. 10. There were beautiful hiking trails 9.   Great grocery store 8.   Yummy jerk ribs! 7.   The morning cruisers net. Especially the part about what boaters needed help with or were looking to trade.  6.   The many conch horns blowing at sundown every day. 5.    Lots of boats to look at. LOTS! At one point 344 boats in the harbor. 4.    The locals are so friendly.  3.    Meeting new people, Friends of Bill Meetings on boats, hosting Shabbat dinner on our boat - very special, and spending time with Pam, Steve, Sophie and the wonderpup Gerri! 2.    Listening to the French Canadians  on the houseboats pronounce cantaloupe (cantaloop) and mango (mangu) on the vhf radio. Tickled me every time! 1.   And my number one favorite thing was the sound side, deserted beaches and gorgeous water. The view of the North Monument anchorage from the Mon...