Arrival in Georgetown. We went over to the dinghy dock.

Rolleville Exumas today!

Hiking today was so much fun!

We met some people in sailboats coming to camp, on that uninhabited island. We saw a cool old airstrip that belonged to an old research center. I have seen several abandoned research centers here in the Bahamas. Funding runs out and they leave everything there to rot, it’s sad. It does cost a lot to operate and maintain any type of building on these islands too.

Started out a beautiful day! We took the dinghies over to an island with lots of iguanas and cool beaches to explore!

WILLIAMS BEACH & RUDDER CAY

We had a wonderful time here with our friends and boat buddies! Met some new friends learned bocci ball and enjoyed a great evening on the beach.

So we came into Rudder Cay last night and here we are at Rudder Cay. This island 🏝️ is owned by David Copperfield ( a famous magician in the 80s I think). The islands say no trespassing but you can sit on the beaches up to the high waterline. No one can own the water. He put a mermaid statue and piano made of stainless steel about 20 ft underwater. You can touch it at low tide if you’re snorkeling dive down and touch the piano or mermaid. So cool!! He also has one huge area made up of 11 small islands together to create one resort area. If you have a couple hundred thousand you can stay at his places for a week! We would head over to a protected cove beach anchored out about 20 ft from the beach and stepped off the dinghy into the shallow water. Walked to the beach and set up what I called my tinker toy chair. You have to put the tubes together then add the rip stop seat cover on it. I love it! Good times great friends!

We sailed to Farmers Cay today. This cool little island has a small store/bar at the dock. We beached our dinghy’s it’s easier that way, although you get a little wet and sand filled sandals😂. There were some cool sharks and stingrays hanging out in the bay. We walked over the sandy beach and made our way to the dock to check out the store and buy a drink. I had a Grape Fanta, sold to me by cashier /bartender/ policeman! It’s a small island with an airstrip and they have a regatta( small sailboats racing). A lot of people come to the island for this event. We walked across the island all the way to the airstrip and regatta landing. The restaurant was closed but we sat on the tables with thatched roofs outside and just enjoyed the view. I picked up thatch chair and sat it on a rocky ledge on the beach and relaxed. I wish my little buddy Jett and his family was here with us. I want to share the ethereal beauty of this place with my family! There are so many abandoned houses resorts and businesses on these islands. The little grocery store had minimal but good basics. We had to go to her house and ask her to open up for us. She was happy to do it! In the small islands they aren’t at their stores all the time but will open up if you need them to. I love to ride around in the dinghy looking for old abandoned places. And find cool places to hunt for little beach treasures. We stayed here for the night and decided to hit the next town!