Georgetown, Exumas,Bahamas

Yes, Georgetown, Exumas is my present home.   Whitewing is in a very well protected hurricane hole on a mooring.  All the boats here survived hurricane Irene with winds over 120 knots.  Hope we all have a mild hurricane season.  We did have quite a waterspout the other day .  It did not cause any damage but did show us the strength and  quick developing nature of these storms.   This photo was taken close to my mooring off St. Francis Inn.                          

Kalik is the beer of the Bahamas...It sells for $4 or $5 at the beach bars,  $45 a case.  It comes in light, regular, gold, and now a lime flavored.  My friend  Jane Hardison loves this beer, and I as well am enjoying it.  Here it is at Chat and Chill Beach ,  waiting for me to finish it.....Cheers.

Welcome to Georgetown.   It is nice to see handpainted signs.  This one welcomes you from the dinghy  dock behind the Exuman food market, a popular well stocked  store.  In other islands the vegetables and fruits are  dependent on the delivery of the mailboat.  With over 400 sailboats in the winter months ,  the store  is able to  stock good, fresh food. 

Chat and Chill is a very popular beach bar in Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown.  My morning  routine is to kyak, walk on the exuma sound beach, kyak over to Chat and Chill, chill out and swim.  Then I kyak back to my mooring a short  distance away.  Here is my chair by the water.   On Sundays, Chat and Chill have a pigroast.   It  is visited  by many tourists and regulars.  Nice place to  be.

Here is the entrance  to the dingy dock.  The speed limit  is 3mph....and  it is quite  shallow.  Many nights upon leaving the village, swells are coming in and I know I am in for a wet ride across the harbour to my mooring. 

   Yes,there are mangroves in the Bahamas.  I found these in the lagoon and was  reminded  me  of  Davis Island YC and the many  mangroves around the property.  Very peaceful and serene, not many manmade noises .

Here is the inside of Chat and Chill.... Instead of burgees,  tshirts  are hung all over the bar.  Quite a following.   The conch  salad is fresh and delicous.  The beer is cold!!

Another beach bar in same area is Big D's.  He has done a great job and also specializes in local seafood and conch.  It's a nice  place to  bob,  cold beer  in hand in the water chilling.  I think  I  am getting the hang  of  it....

  

Below is an old homestead I found while kyaking early morning.  The foundation looks good, but the  timbers are  rotten.  I wonder if I can afford to make it liveable?...Not!

Here is my home for  hurricane season.  The mooring is triple  screwed to a bed of limestone and I sleep good at night.  It is  in a hurricane  hole and  is close to the opening for  some breeze.  A popular blue hole  cave  is closeby and  is  inhabited by a large school of beautiful fish.
I  am enjoying the peace  and quiet of the anchorage ,  and the cloud  watching is superb

Imagine my surprise  when I took a  beach path and was greeted  by this beautiful beach on the Exuama Sound.  The sky and water  change daily and is very interesting to behold.  I  snorkel the reef  when conditions allow and am enjoy the variety of fish.  Any suggestions for a name?...




Thanks for visiting me in Georgetown.  I will have further blogs on Staniel Cay, Allen Cay, Nassau, and more as I explore   Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas.  Til then, I hope you all get out on the water and enjoy.





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