CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER AND GUESTS

 We had a fantastic six nights with young guests on board. It was his fourth time here and her first. It was an action packed week of Thunderball Grotto, shell collecting, lunch at Staniel Cay, Sampson Cay sandbar, Rachel's Bubbles, snorkel spot with a private beach, Pipe Creek Sandbar, tour the Compass Cay area, pet the sharks, swimming, gourmet food, paddle boarding and many beaches. Plus, all with ribbons of blue throughout. We can't forget the barracuda that hung around Time Out. 

While we were at Pipe Creek the Beckham family (approximately 20 of them including children) were there with their large tenders (Seven is the name of their yacht). According to media their son got married in Florida. We were sharing the sandbar, blue waters and the beautiful weather. We did not share the drinks and food that they were getting served. However, we did bring our own lunch and drinks and served ourselves. LOL.

This photo is Paul near our dinghy at Sandy Cay (near Staniel Cay)

Pipe Creek Sand Bar (same as the Beckhams, didn't photograph them.... we pretended we didn't know who they were)

This video is of Rachel's Bubbles near Compass Cay. Sandbars we go to at low tide and we go here at high tide. 

We are travelling north and heading to Florida slowly. I will only have a few more posts for this trip. 

BOAT NAMES ARE FUN!

 I see and hear many different boat names but some just stand out. Since we left the marina in Florida these are the coolest names I have seen. 

Dougout

Boatox

Head Office

Don't Say No

Passing Wind

Jobsite

Snowless (and their letter O was a beautiful snowflake)

Sea'd Money (which I saw today in Staniel Cay)

We are Time Out with a hockey stick flying our Canadian Flag, so many fellow boaters think Paul is a retired hockey player of some sort.

This old boat was arriving at the dock in Staniel Cay today. It has staff quarters at the front and you can see all the windows below with sliders to open. Such a cool looking boat. Their dinghy on the top deck has a side door. 

Tomorrow is a big day as we pick up a wonderful young couple, his fourth time here in Exumas and his wife will be the first time. We get to look at everything anew; boats, megayachts, sunsets, sandbars and the many ribbons of blue!

We bought a lot of produce because after they leave Time Out, we will be travelling north to Florida and then onward back to Canada for May.

RIBBONS OF BLUE

 We had an amazing twelve nights with good friends and this is what we shared. 

Mega Yachts, Ribbons of blue waters, Pipe Creek sandbar, snorkeling (at a special undisclosed amazing spot), turtles, fish, our look-see bucket, paddle boarding, beach walking, sand dollar collecting, Saddle Cay sandbar, sea planes landing and taking off, Shroud Cay mangroves, rays, Sampson Cay sandbar, Thunderball Grotto, lunch out at Staniel Cay Yacht Club, shopping at the Pink Pearl and SWIMMING in the blue waters. There was a rain storm we got caught in the dinghy but it was not freezing rain, we got rinsed off! Memories to share.

This above float plane landed near the sunken airplane at Norman's Cay so their guests could snorkel for awhile before heading to another destination.

Norman's Cay's sandbars and beaches are our favourite. They are best at low tide but our larger dinghy can't get in as close. We just walk in. 

Our friend was flying over Norman's Cay and captured this awesome photo.

Thanks for reading our Time Out blog. 

FRIENDS EQUALS FANTASTIC FUN

 Many boats down here have guests that come aboard for a holiday. We haven't had guests since 2019. We welcome our long time friends Doug and Vicki; we get to share the blue waters, good food and awesome times.

We took them to Pipe Creek, Norman's Cay then onto Shroud Cay but it is very windy these days. Tomorrow we head to the Exuma Land and Sea Park's north mooring field (hopefully). We will put our underwater lights on and show them the rays and sharks. 

Pipe Creek

Norman's Cay

Lagoon at Shroud Cay

Shroud Cay

  

JUST PHOTOS

 It has been very windy but enjoyed our anchorage. I saw turtles, rays and a baby shark this week. I am flying home to be with family on Tuesday. Here is a look back of our trip so far.

Lady Francis is a delivery boat here in the Exuma. From cars, golf carts, appliances to eggs, they deliver to various islands. 

THIS AND THAT TIME OUT

 The weather dictates when, where and how you travel on a boat. This week is a windy, wild week. We left Norman's Cay after only two nights to get to Big Major's anchorage here outside of Staniel Cay. We know we are protected from these strong winds. We don't get to visit Staniel Cay itself yet, or dinghy to various places of interest. It is just too rough. 

Paul has made his own bridle for the anchor this year. It has custom lengths and easy to put on and off as we raise the anchor and lower it. 

While in Key Biscayne our neighbour boat took some awesome photos of Time Out the night before we left for Bimini. Some amazing fireworks were in the background. 

As our blog followers know I do rock painting and pouring but with all the sea glass I collect I need to find a way to do something with these. I have started making sea glass pendants. Look out friends and family..... not a rock but a sea glass pendant coming your way!

This year we have seen a dozen children on the beach here, so many young families. We have seen so many Canadian flagged boats along with ourselves, from Vancouver, Montreal and beyond. The last two years have been quiet ones but not this year. We are glad people are here and enjoying the beaches, blue waters and the boating community that we all have here.

We have four weeks of guests arriving this year, we are excited to share the Exuma, Bahamas with them.

Check our our (my) specific post Time Line 2022 for more up to date information.

B. E. A. C. H.

BEST ESCAPE ANYONE CAN HAVE

BEACHES, SAND AND SUN

 AND FRIENDS

We arrived in Bimini happy and relaxed because our crossing was amazing. The sunrise was beautiful and the sunset later was even more beautiful. We met our friends at the marina and we reconnected. 

I went to Shell Beach, Bimini with my bucket to collect ..... you guessed, shells!

On the Banks travelling, smooth easy run to the middle of nowhere to anchor!

This above photo is on the Bahama Banks on our way to Chub Cay. It was so calm that you could not distinguish between the water and horizon. These days are very rare.