Bahamas

Leaving West End, Grand Bahama
April 3, 2008 - West End, Bahamas
Well, our plan is to leave the Bahamas tomorrow early in the AM.  Lowell is so busy getting everything ready, even the coffee,  so I guess it must be going to be a very early start that he has planned.  It has been great here, the gardens, pool and most important the people that work here are just unbelievable.  We wanted to take the bus to...
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Yikes, Sandbar!!!
March 30, 2008 - West End, Bahamas
We left Green Turtle about 8:30 am on Wednesday, with the intention of getting to West End on Grand Bahama by Thursday or Friday at the latest.  The weather looked good for going across to the US on Saturday.  Well, about an hour out our engine quit again, so we put up the sails in a very light wind, and sailed all day with full sails.  It...
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Finally, Hopetown!!
March 12, 2008 - West End, Bahamas
We came to Hopetown 12 years ago with our family and always said it was the one place we would love to return to.  Well, here we are!!! Our engine problems seem to be okay now,  We are not real sure if it is a dirty fuel tank that got stirred up or what, but have taken measures to correct the problem.  We left Green Turtle on March 11th, had...
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Bus ride to Freeport
February 28, 2008 - Freeport, Bahamas
On Wednesday, February 27 several of us decided to see what was around here, so we decided to take the bus for $6 each way, as the taxi cost $60 plus $5 per person.  Well, it was quite an experience!  It is a little Van with 4 rows of seats, with jumpseats on one side.  At one time there was a total of 18 of us on the bus, four being...
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