MORE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES

We haven't been able to post anything here for a while. Internet is not available everywhere.

We spent a little time in Nassau. We had the best sail from Allen's Cay there. Jib and 1 reef in the main and we still averaged 6 1/2 knots. We saw 7 plus a few times. It felt like flying. We had some interesting times getting the anchor to hold . Finally moved to another site after 3 tries .Then no problem. A boat later anchored where we had been trying and dragged into the boats behind him ; just poor holding in some places. Nassau put us in culture shock. It is so busy and developed . Town has some beautiful old buildingsand Paradise Island has all the stuff you could see in the states even Starbucks which I really liked. Cruise ships and freighters , tour boats and fishing boats put on a show and there are watering holes everywhere. Atlantis is impressive but made me think of Las Vegas. We had thought we might go into the marina there for a splurge - but when we toured by dinghy we saw that the smallest boat was about 80 feet. The tenders were the size of our boat! We've been back in the Exumas for a while, visiting cays we missed earlier. It seems impossible to me that there are so many truely lovely places here. As many boats head north, we find ourselves alone in the most wonderful tropical settings. It reminds me a little of September on Cape Cod - but even better.