March 5, 2014
We are currently in Rock Sound, Eleuthera after traveling south from Abaco about a week ago.
But the theme of this blog is our ‘cruising strategy’ this year.
This is our third season in the Bahamas and the first season where we are returning to areas we have visited previously. The first time through an area, as much as you try to prepare by reading cruising guides and talking to other cruisers, you really don’t know what you will like the most, so you tend to stop almost ‘everywhere’. Even though we tend to stay longer in places we discover we like, it still is somewhat of a ‘shotgun’ approach your first time through. . Then you discover the places you really like the most.
Our basic strategy this year is to have quality, longer stays in the places we have previously enjoyed. We find that it really takes some time and effort to get to really know a place and the people there, but the payoff is great and returning is even better as you renew Bahamian friendships!
So far we have had wonderful ‘extended stays’ in Bimini, Green Turtle Cay (New Plymouth), Marsh Harbour, and now Rock Sound. In the next few months we hope to have quality time at Cat Island (New Bight), Exuma, and Black Point.
We always say that the best thing about cruising is the people you meet, particularly the locals.
Tom
Anchored Rock Sound, Eleuthera
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