Abacos and Eluthera

After weeks of being in Wal-Mart and getting the boat ready, it was time to leave and attack the Gulfstream! Randy had scared the crap out of me with his stories of what lay ahead, but with my new Lucky Bean in my pocket, and being in the priveledged group who carried them, I was assured by Jas I’d be ok!!



We sailed out of West Palm, Bahama bound and with no wind at all, there was nothing else to do but get boozed. Not a puff of wind in sight, the Gulfstream was nothing more than a mill pond. We motored through the night and came onto the banks in the morning, spending the day swimming, chasing turtles and dolphins, fishing and swimming with sharks!









And not a speck of land in sight! Standing up on a sand bar about 40 mile from land... impressive! Absolutely one of the best times ever…. Great people, amazing water and cold beer! That night Cant and Lost rafted up together and partied on!





We made it to Double Brested Cay the next day, and in true style we had a bit of an adventure getting stuck on a shallow sandbar… poor Richie Rich implanting his top lip in our boom, then stormed a local pub where Pablo and Jas dived into the fish tank in search of dinner…the massive cray that crawled around inside!







We made our way to Green Turtle Cay. It was a rough day sail, but we found some surf, and Jas and Pablo braved the double overhead waves and ventured out! where everything seemed to go wrong. The dingy transom broke when I tried to go too fast, Jas took the boat apart chasing water leaks, and then on our way out the motor overheated. One U-turn later, us and the Lost Boys were back at Green Turtle.



A few days later we left Green Turtle for Marsh Harbour to pick up PB, and in true kiwi style, she was welcomed on St Pats day by the Lost Boys....






We all went nuts in Marsh Harbour on the piss, and when the pub shut we had a dance party at the only set of traffic lights in town...
From Marsh Harbour we crossed to Eluthra and went to Royal Island where the boys went for a dive in a wreck and caught heaps of amberjack... yum yum! Our time in Eluthra was not as sunny and hot as PB was hoping, but we had some great times.



In Spanish Wells, Jas and Pete borrowed the island school bus and went for a midnight drive, Anthony got his Borat on in Governors Harbour and won the karioke competition with "im too Sexy" (check out the facebook pics!) and PB went for an unexpected swim on her way to the pub! all in all, a great time!





We headed off to the Exumas and Allans Cay for an Iguana Brekkie and crayfish for lunch. PB caught a Mahi Mahi on the way back to Nassau which we killed and ate straight away. The best fish ever!!







Arrived in Nassau for a crazy week, with PB and Anthony leaving, and Penny, Anne and Herby arriving.... Beware Bahamas!!! Jas and Herby are re-united!

Liz