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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Headed to the Abacos!

Hey there! And welcome back! It's been two years since our last journey to the Bahamas and we are returning, this time to the Abacos in the northern part of the Islands. On previous trips to the Bahamas we have traveled to the Exumas, which are farther south, and the Ragged Islands, which are at the southernmost part of the Bahamas, about 50 miles east of Cuba. In the Abacos, 80% of the islands are inhabited and in the Exumas, 80% are uninhabited. When we were there in 2011, the Ragged Islands had a total population of about 50 people.

We left our home in Punta Gorda on Friday. Our boating club, the Mariners of PGI, had their annual regatta and weekend blast at Burnt Store Marina, which about 100 people participated in, including us. We had a great time, as we always do with the Mariners, and left Burnt Store a little after 10:00 this morning after stopping at the fuel dock to top off our tank and get a pump out.

Fellow Mariners of PGI friends
who will be traveling to the Abacos 
We are currently in the ICW, east of Captiva and at the southwest end of Pine Island. Our destination today is Fort Myers Beach, where we will pick up a mooring ball along with about half a dozen other Mariner boats and possibly other Punta Gorda folks en route to the Bahamas.

After months of planning and preparation, it feels great to be underway at last. We hope you will join us vicariously on our latest adventure.

2 comments:

  1. May God watch over you and keep you safe! Make some great memories!

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