Tag Archive | Bahamas
Plenty of Peace in Exuma, Bahamas
We finally had that desperately needed getaway to the Bahamas. We haven’t really gone anywhere for the last 2 years and the chance to finally flee was a blessing. We chose to runaway to George Town in the Exumas. The long island chain only 50 miles from the Tropic of Cancer is the perfect isolated […]
Bahamas Bound
We are both all vaccinated and ready to get out into the world again. We do have a trip planned with family at the end of summer but we’ve been home bound to long. We’ve done our research and found a place that we can get to quick. The Exuma’s in the Bahamas. The Exuma’s […]

The Gulf (Stream) War: A Sail to the Bahamas
We’ve been teasing my sailing adventure with my sister and brother-in-law for some time now and it’s time to share some details. I arrived in Fort Lauderdale after driving across the Everglades in a rental car about a week and a half ago to meet Andi, Matt, and their crewmate Sam. I was geared […]

Nassau’s Coming Attractions
The Minister of Tourism and Aviation getting a look at the model of the planned development. Photo Credit: Kemuel Stubbs A lot construction will be happening near downtown Nassau as a $250 million project begins to take shape. The unveiling of the project with the Bahamas’ Minister of Tourism and Aviation showed a large hotel […]

Uncle Willie, Tour Guide
You never know what you’re going to get when you step into a cab, especially when you’re in a place you’ve never been before. We’ve had positive and negative experiences in this department. We’ve had a cabbie in Mexico turn a 40-minute trip into a 90-minute trip after getting lost. I had a cab driver […]

Our First Dive
I hate keeping secrets from my wife. But I’ve become very good at it. So when my mind was made up to surprise Amanda with a diving trip in the Bahamas, it was just a matter of saving the right amount of money so she didn’t notice a $300 check being cleared and avoiding making […]

Bahamian Escape: The Planning Stage
A few days ago we decided to have a fun-in-the-sun trip in September since we didn’t head south in February. We wanted to keep the budget small and go somewhere we could get to fast, even from Pittsburgh. I tried my best to find something around our old haunts of the USVI and BVI, but getting […]