South Bahamas. Elizabeth Island and Cape Santa Maria.
Swiftwing
Wed 15 Apr 2009 19:58
 Looking across Elizabeth Harbour, from
the highest point on Elizabeth Island. The light blue water is only about one
foot deep and stretches out about half a mile. The water is bath temperature,
the sand having been heated up by the
sun before the tide came in.
 I think that Bev is enjoying her
retirement.
 Elizabeth Island and Harbour
.
 Closer view of The Flying Fish Marina. It
only has room for fifteen boats and at £1 per night per FOOT; we prefer to
anchor. We spoke to the proprietor who
is putting up his prices to $2 per foot in line with most other marinas out
here. That works out at £60 per night for Swiftwing. The pension wouldn't last
long at that!
 Monument to Columbus at, 'Cape Santa
Maria', at the North end of Long Island next to our anchorage
in Calabash Bay. Columbus had run out of saints by now and named
places after his ships. He is reputed to have looked out from
this spot. Cliffs are very soft sandstone.
 The northern spit at Calabash Bay, Long
Island.
 A nasty coral head at low tide. There is
0.9 of a meter between LAT and MHWS. This is one we had to avoid when entering
Calabash Bay. They are not marked on the charts and require "Eyeball Navigation"
according to the pilot books.
Anchorages should be entered in daylight,
preferably with the sun high.
 We tried to walk to the Columbus Monument
but the undergrowth was too thick just up from the beach. We spent the afternoon
at the beach which we had to ourselves.
 The channel or 'Strand' between Stocking
Island to the left and Elizabeth Island to the right. Great Exuma Island is one
mile behind us.
 That's the first house we've seen in days
and it is on ,'Man Of War Cay' Great Exuma Island.
 Answers on a postcard to....
 Bev says that these are yellow flowers of
the Freesia variety..
 Couldn't find any old Land Rovers for
Allan so the church busses will have to do.
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