Sailing from West End, Bahamas to Charleston, South Carolina we encountered some pretty cool companions. They followed us for about 45 minutes.
Category: Caribbean
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Gulf Stream Companions
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Long Island – Bahamas
Like so many 80-mile Long Island, Bahamas has a rough side and a calm side. One side has the dramatic cliffs and caves of the east coast that front the crashing Atlantic waves. The west side has soft, sandy beaches that lead into the Bahamas Bank.
The remains of this church is located in Gray’s and is thought to have been built by the the spanish in the 17th century. East Coast of Long Island Fishing Boat Wreck on a reef Joe’s Sound Sunset northern Long Island. St. Peter, Clarence Town, Long Island Columbus Monument, Cape Santa Maria Cliffs Wreck on a beach on Long Island Chimney Rock in a sunset Columbus Point Cliffs Cape Santa Maria Cliffs Thompson Bay near Salt Pond St. Peter overlooks the harbor and is also a landmark on Long Island. The remains of this church is located in Gray’s and is thought to have been built by the the spanish in the 17th century. Built by Father Jerome Sign to Columbus Point Sign Turtle Cove Blue Hole (Dean’s Blue Hole) Turtle Cove Blue Hole also known as Dean’s Blue Hole -
Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Cave outside of Rock Sound Sign to Northside Inn Beachfront Cottages & Restaurant, Eleuthera Steps down to Ocean Hole Blue Hole outside of Rock Sound Building Rock Sound Fish in Ocean Hole, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas [mapsmarker marker=”5″]
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Black Point, Exuma
Take a look at some of the beautiful sites of Black Point, Exumas, Bahamas.
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North Sound, Virgin Gorda
These photographs from the North Sound of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands were taken in June 2003
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Nassau – Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 260,000 (2008 census), nearly 80 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas (330,000). Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for The Bahamas, is located about 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of Nassau city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed directly as an administrative division of the national government.
Limestone staircase was built by slaves to honor Queen Victoria’s help in the abolition of slavery in the Bahamas. Limestone staircase was built by slaves to honor Queen Victoria’s help in the abolition of slavery in the Bahamas. Atlantis Paradise Island Balcony House, Nassau Nassau Fort next to the Water Tower Nassau Governors House Nassau Governors House Nassau Governors House Nassau Library Park Schooner in Nassau Harbor Water Tower Downtown Nassau Water Tower Downtown Nassau [ad#468×60]
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Atlantis Aquarium, Bahamas
Photographs of the giant aquarium in the Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas.
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located on the island of Saint Thomas and as of 2004 had an estimated population of 19,000 (the 2000 U.S. Census found a population of 18,914).
The city is named after Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1650-1714), queen consort to King Christian V of Denmark. It is famous as a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now a famed cruise ship port of call, with about 1.5 million cruise ship passengers landing there in 2004. Charlotte Amalie has many buildings of historical importance and is home to the second-oldest synagogue in the Western Hemisphere.
Blackbeards Castle was part of the larger Fort Christian, which the Dutch actually dismantled in the 1870s. Rooster a common sight around Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas 99 Steps Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas Blackbeards Castle was part of the larger Fort Christian, which the Dutch actually dismantled in the 1870s. Charlotte Amelia, St. Thomas [ad#468×60]
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Tortola – British Virgin Islands
Surfers in Apple Bay, North Shore Tortola Brewers Bay, North Shore Tortola The Callwood family took over the distillery in the late 18th century and has been producing rum for over 200 years in what is claimed to be the longest continuously operated pot distillery in the Caribbean. Sailboat looking out of Maya Cove, Sunsail charter base on Tortola. Maya Cove, Tortola Roadtown, Tortola Sunset from Sebastian’s On The Beach, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Callwood Rum Distillery Sugar Cane Sign [mapsmarker layer=”2″]
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Antiqua, Leeward Islands
Antigua (pronounced /ænˈtiËgÉ™/ an-TEE-gah) is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda.
Lone sailboat; Antigua English Harbor from above Sunday party at Shirley Heights Boats at mooring; English Harbor Pink sand beach; Half Moon Bay Clouds looming over Montserrat; taken from Shirley Heights Water lily in basin; Mill Reef Cruise ship entering English Harbor. Island of Montserrat is in background [ad#468×60]