Tag Archives: bahamas

Queen’s Bath Recovery: “Dat a Bit Big Dere”

Posted on September 27, 2020 by anniedike

2020 … what can we say? So many weird, scary, painful, odd things have happened to us this year, it’s hard to believe. I had planned to finish up this Queens Bath saga weeks ago and then … Sally stalled, … Continue reading →

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Injured at Queen’s Bath

Posted on September 4, 2020 by anniedike

Warning: there are some graphic footage and photos in this blog.  If you get queasy easily, feel free to read a text-only version of this occurrence here.   Part Two: As I mentioned in my last blog, what occurred that day in Eleuthera … Continue reading →

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Take a Virtual Trip With Us! To Our Favorite Island in the Bahamas: Spanish Wells!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by anniedike

Since we are all pinned down at home unable to travel, I thought you might enjoy a virtual tour of what has now become mine and Phillip’s favorite island in the Bahamas: Spanish Wells!  While this island definitely impressed us the … Continue reading →

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My Scariest Moment Underwater

Posted on March 12, 2020 by anniedike

Getting up close and personal with seven-foot sand sharks at the Florida Aquarium?   No, that wasn’t it.  Let’s see … coming up on a sunken airplane and fearing I might find the dead pilot, all bloated and rotting still in the … Continue reading →

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Ever Been On a Sail You Just Want to End?

Posted on February 27, 2020 by anniedike

Phillip and I will both eagerly, happily, readily admit it: We are 100% fair-weather sailors on our boat. While there are definitely longer, more intense passages we still want to make in our lifetime—sailing around Cape Horn, for example, sailing in … Continue reading →

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The Magic of a Dinghy Ride

Posted on February 14, 2020 by anniedike

It’s not just a rubber transport, it’s more of a magic carpet.  Looking at the photos from our time at Devil’s-Hoffman in the Berry Islands, Bahamas, I felt inspired to share a little about … the magic of a dinghy ride.   … Continue reading →

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What Lurks Beneath? Overcoming My Thalassophobia at Hoffman’s Blue Hole!

Posted on January 23, 2020 by anniedike

I have a confession to make. I have a phobia—thalassophobia—or a unique form of it, perhaps.  Where Thalassophobia is the fear of what lies beneath you in a vast, deep body of water like the ocean, mine is limited to shallow bodies … Continue reading →

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Croc Hunting in Great Harbour

Posted on January 7, 2020 by anniedike

November 9, 2019 – Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas: [Spoken in a thick Aussie accent] There I was … standing on the precipice, knowing it was going to be a gnarly journey across treacherous waters and an even more unforgiving landscape … Continue reading →

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Our Hurricane Hole for 2019: Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas

Posted on November 22, 2019 by anniedike

Where to go for hurricane season is always a very tough call.  I’ve written here before about hurricanes, the sometimes horrible reality of cruising, and some of our more difficult winters spent here in Pensacola when Phillip and I often had to … Continue reading →

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Back to the Berries: Our Most Isolated and Inundated Stops

Posted on November 16, 2019 by anniedike

I would have never thought I would use the word “inundated” when describing the Berry Islands, but unfortunately, one of them is. Have any of you seen Coco Cay? Formerly Little Stirrup Island, the island was purchased by Carnival Cruise … Continue reading →

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