...on a sailboat, that is!
The Abacos sit up on the northeast shoulder of the Bahamas, an epaulet of secluded turquoise coves, underwater marine sanctuaries, and 5-stool beach bars. You can explore these wonders from a resort, but for a true Bahamian experience... Charter a sailboat and sail away!
Don't know how to sail? Captains can be hired to take over -- handle the chores (and the stress) from leaving the dock
to navigating the course...
to tucking the vessel into the slip at days' end.
Along the way, you'll stop at island resorts for a day of pool-side lounging
Or strap on a tank at Brendal's dive shop for some underwater adventure at Green Turtle Cay:
or lay in the shade at Pete's Pub with a Goombay Smash!
Days on the water include fishing,
zodiac-ing to isolated beaches for a swim and beachcomb,
strumming and sailing,
But the best fun? Drop the hook out on the Bahamas' banks, and dive in the Sea! It's like pulling through a giant fish tank, sunrays angling down through acres of clear blue water to a rippled sandy bottom, just below your toes, strewn with apricot-colored starfish the size of dinner plates!
The captain often will give helpful tips to keep you shipshape. Today's tip: take a Joy shower after ocean swimming. The Joy soap grabs to salt, the freshwater hose off the boat stern leaves you refreshed, and the lemonscent follows you to keep saline mustiness out of the cabin. Dock for a day here and there, and enjoy land pleasure also. 2-Wheeling through remote island forests, only to find a private Bahamian beach at trails' end, is a particularly sweet treat!
A few days on board will give you the "boat rocks", but you'll still return to the dock, to sail another day, deeper into the Abacos!
Where do you charter a boat or find a captain? The Moorings in Marsh Harbor.
Here's a photo gallery to check out:
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