Cort’s House on Stocking Island, across from George Town, Exuma. Before painting and much more.

George Town cruising Regatta- in harbor race with precious little wind. Yes, they race through the anchored boats.

Cruising Regatta Variety Show: Jeff & Karen Siegel sing aCapella (almost) “I told you So”.  Aka, ActiveCaptain 🙂

Ladies tug first. I got roped (pun intended) into the tug o war- fun and yes, we lost.

Ready set, GO… for fun

You would think we won, but no.  So much fun though.

Our friend Cort (who urged me to join the ladies tug) and grandson Max do their team proud.

Coconut Challenge. More regatta fun. Paddle with flippers and collect coconuts.

A lotta coconuts. But they didn’t collect the golden coconut.

Exumas- Children’s Bay. Interesting name.

No longer a pirate gal, she’s a fishing lady. Look who we came upon. Like seeing ourselves, only we didn’t tow our dinghy.

Rudder Cay. A beautiful sunset. Haven’t seem many notable ones until now.

Anchored off Cave Cay sand bar. LOW winds allowed us to be brave and daring.

Our fave sand bar off Cave Cay.

Goats on Big Farmers Cay. Heard them a lot, only saw them once.

A nursery for baby rays; at lower tide in a tidal creek. Mama could be spotted in deeper waters.

The ocean in 20kts+ East wind. Big Farmers Cay on the ocean side.

Helmet shell- excellent specimen and scads of sand dollars ( I didn’t keep them all)

After Big, comes Little.  Farmers that is. and Ty’s. Left of the shower stall is a foot wash- so handy.

Twin Sisters and baby sis at Ty’s Sunset Bar and Grill, Lil Farmers

Paradise and cruisers’ delight. Can you tell we liked this place? Lunch and Dinner was served with stainless flatware, no plastic here. Cloth napkins too.

All lined up- dinghy, TS and clouds- by Ty’s

One plane lands and gets out of the way of the 2nd. Tys is right next to the air strip. Keeps things interesting.

Didn’t land, but sure was fun to watch.

Anchor chain marks along bottom 5.7ft. One of our favorite sights; low, low wind and watching the anchor chain. Ok, so we are easily amused.

I found the missing mailboat!   🙂 Days earlier we’d heard of mailboat and food delivery problems.

Possible Haitian or Cuban wreck on Little Farmers. Russ was enthralled and went to check this out

Little Bay morning. Yes, we moved. But still found calm waters.

Walking thru never finished marina, over to a beach on the sound side.

Large snail with all INSIDES out making tracks for the water. We placed him/her in the shallow water because we worried.

Happy Birthday Dad!! Russ receives the BEST birthday gift; a surprise week-long visit from Benj

First stop Staniel Cay. See the red plane?

Heading out to snorkel the Grotto- tan and white guys

Many Mahi Mahi

Fresh conch salad making at Staniel Cay docks, near the many Mahi

The guys return with fresh conch salad, prepared before their eyes- just the way we  like it.

Happy family at SCYC. Russ doesn’t smile like this very often, but this was a SPECIAL occasion for sure; I mean it’s not every day you turn 60!! Hehe

We backtrack a bit and explore a cave on Great Guana Cay by Oven Rock

Staniel Cay. For some reason awesome sunsets can be found right here

Sandy Cay with anchored boats behind Big Major. You know, Pig Beach aka Big Major.

Warderick Wells in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.- love the clouds

Warderick Wells.  Sand bar becomes more exposed

Good view of mooring at Warderick Wells.  Depth was oh, ten feet.

Tucked in at Highbourne- great South protection.  BTC tower for great cell service. Last anchorage in Exumas

Fleeming Channel- not really a channel but a wide area. Bound for Royal Island, Eleuthera. Next stop, Little Harbor, Abacos