BY THE NUMBERS 2022 EXUMA TRIP

 This post is more for our records and to compare from one year/season to others. This summer we plan to visit the Abacos, Bahamas for the first time so the title for this post is a little different because I have included Exuma in it. This was our 9th!!! time visiting Exumas on Time Out; this summer we plan to venture somewhere new in the beautiful Bahamas.

84    Days in Bahamas

18    nights of guests on board in our guest stateroom

16    nights in a marina (we flew home for a week and left boat)

5      Soda stream CO 2 gas containers used, I ran out this year!

2      Staniel Cay t-shirts bought for souvenirs

1      Barracuda caught .... zero Mahi Mahi

725  Gallons of fuel (U.S. gallon)

87    Hours on our generator

2    Seasons of Jack Ryan was watched (great show)

17    Butane canisters were used, we cooked alot!

4.53    Was the price per gallon in February in Nassau

6.11    Was the price per gallon in April in Nassau

3        Homemade pizzas made for 3 couples for Paul's birthday

22      Hours of drive time to get back to Canada

Some more cool boat names I saw on our way back to Florida

Its Aboat Time

Liquid Pleasure

Half Mine

Sea The Good

Sweet Emocean

Crime Pays (our friends, he is retired police)

Our next post will be in June when we arrive in the Abacos.

MAHI MAHI? NO

 We have left Rose Island and West Bay. We are at a marina in Bimini just waiting for the waves to die down so we can cross to Florida. Our on way here we caught a huge fish on the line. We are bringing it in but can see it is not a Mahi Mahi. Unfortunately, it was even one we can keep. It was a huge barracuda. It got to swim another day.

We are socializing here in Bimini because as a coincidence two couples that we know from our Florida marina are here. We dinghied to their marina and sat at their pool yesterday. On Friday they picked us up and we went out for lunch. We are leaving these blue waters soon.

Joe's Conch Shack

Mountains of conch shells (dead....umm, plug your nose)

Radio Beach is nearby that I have walked to. I collect shells and sea glass. It was absolutely beautiful and calm the day we arrived.

There are huge sharks here in the Bimini area including the marina because the fishermen return and clean their fish here. All scraps go into the water for the sharks, rays, fish and the birds even want a piece now and again. It is amazing. Of course, do not fall in the water!!

The sea gulls are pretty awesome too. They have some great skills to get the scraps before the sharks do. 

Paul has a birthday tomorrow so it is more fun with friends. Grilled pizza on our barbeque is the plan.

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.