Yesterday was a day of land exploration. In the lat 1700’s Waderick Wells had a settlement with a hemp plantation. After school we headed down to the other end of the island in the dinghy and anchored on a sand flat. The trails are well marked and we climbed the hill next to an old…

Noah Diving Hi again from Warderick Wells. We obviously like this spot. After school yesterday, Noah and I tried the floating tricycle at Powerful Beach. It was a real workout to keep even with the current. Building a big sandcastle was more our speed. In the afternoon we spent more time snorkeling around Emerald Rock,…

Good morning!  What is a bananaquit?  They are the resident finch-like bird here at park HQ. A little bit of sugar on your hand and they come and lick out of your palm. We met them first at the park service office and then had one fly down into the cabin. They are cute with…

Greetings from Warderick Wells mooring ball #13. This is HQ for the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park and we arrived shortly after lunch today. Yesterday was another relaxing day at Shroud, where Noah went off and played with kids from Contented Turtle and See U Manana. They all crowded into a dinghy and went…

Greetings from Shroud Cay The wind is still blowing 20 with gusts to 30, but it is mostly sunny and the water is clear. After school we headed to the Cay to try and find Camp Driftwood, a hill where a hermit once lived and, in more recent times, where drug enforcement agents observed the…

Tried a new twist on baked beans we found in a sailing cookbook. Add 3/4 cup raisins, a sauteed onion and a couple of tablespoons of sugar to a can of baked beans. Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Then let sit for 2 hours to let the raisins plump. It was…