Author Archives: Bill Kinney

Fun with Fish, and a New Place.

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We took a roundabout route to go from Black Point to Georgetown. We wanted to arrive in Georgetown to enter an inlet that has a reputation as dangerous during daylight, and the trip is about 10 hours. So we left … Continue reading →

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More on Exuma Park

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We are currently anchored off of Black Point Settlement, on Great Guana Cay in the Central Exuma Islands. See our current paths here: https://fetchinketch.net/where-are-we-now/ If anybody has been paying (Very) close attention, to my rantings here, you might be thinking, … Continue reading →

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Exuma Park

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Much of the central land and sea area of the Exuma chain of islands in the Bahamas is taken up by the Exuma Land and Sea Park. Although it has been here for a while, it seems to have gotten … Continue reading →

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Highborne Cay

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Yesterday was one of those rare days where all of the weather models got it wrong.. Forecast was for 10 to 13 knots, In the afternoon the actual was more like 20 to 35. It wasn’t a big deal for … Continue reading →

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And We’re Off Again!

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Bill Kinney

The strong winds left over after the passage of the cold front a few days ago are finally dying down. Instead of the 25 to 30 knots we have been getting for the past few days, it is dropping down … Continue reading →

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Cape Eleuthera

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Cape Eleuthera is the very southwest corner of Eleuthera Island. An island that Karen observed seems to have been specifically designed to maximize beach front for the available acreage. Long, and thin it separates the open Atlantic to the east … Continue reading →

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So Nice…

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We are now back in a place we left 9 months ago. Cape Eleuthera Marina on the southern end of Eleuthera Island. I am not sure exactly what we did to make ourselves memorable here, but the staff all remember … Continue reading →

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Spanish Wells and Eleuthera

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We spent a couple nights in Spanish Wells, one of our favorite towns in the Bahamas. A settlement of about 1500 people very friendly people, it is dominated by the commercial lobster fishing fleet. Last time we were here was … Continue reading →

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Sandy Point–Redux

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We are anchored off the settlement of Sandy Point on the southern end of Great Abaco Island. We staged here a number of times last year, so it is a spot we are well familiar with. We are relaxing, and … Continue reading →

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Such a Difference…

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Not all, but certainly most, of the days we were in Fort Lauderdale we were at some point during the day hot and uncomfortable.  We were 10 miles inland at the boat yard, so there were no cooling sea breezes. … Continue reading →

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