After a week of strong winds (aka wet dinghy rides) in Georgetown, we were very happy to take the first weather window that came our way to move on to Long Island, about 20 miles east of Great Exuma. We were well aware of Georgetown’s reputation for being a place cruisers either love or don’t... we didn’t.
Long Island on the other hand proved to be a really lovely spot - nice beaches; a comfortable anchorage; well stocked and very clean stores; an AMAZING blue hole and a really cool cave. Plus, there were several other kid boats sharing our anchorage.
Here’s a photo album from our time anchored at Calabash Bay and Thompson Bay, both on the western shore of Long Island. We rented a car with our friends on Coxily and Kwitcherbitchen for 2 days so that we could fully explore the island - from Cape Santa Maria to the North where there’s a monument marking Columbus’s landing in the Bahamas; to Clarencetown, the southernmost settlement on Long Island and home to one of the world’s deepest blue holes.
Our time at Long Island will definitely rank among the best times we’ve had during our travels - lots of interesting things to do and see... and some really wonderful friends to share it with.
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