Typically, everyone stops at Great Sale Cay & Mangrove Cay. There is a spot just N of Old Bahama Bay marina, protection is minimal, but if weather got bad you could go inside, unless a W wind closes the entrance. In bad weather, they discount by forgiving the mandatory water fee. Some cruisers just go N from Marsh HBR or Carter/Double brested areas. If you are going to Nassau, Eleuthera, Spanish Wells, Freeport or Marsh Harbor there are big stores including fresh meat. In West End there are only small stores, (walking or borrow free marina bike) but you can get good basic supplies and the prices were not too bad. There is a lady in Customs at the marina who brings in fresh bread if you pre order. Actually, once you are this far, you won't need much food. There is fuel at the marina. Last time I was there the marina "fresh" water was salty (possibly a breakdown), Eleuthera and Spanish Wells also have bad water. No need to check out of Bahamas, in theory, you mail cruising permit back, once you are sure you made it to states. Lee Haefele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip Gundlach" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 3:14 PM Subject: [Liveaboard] Grand Bahama Western End advice needed
> Grand Bahama Western End advice needed > > > We're going to be staging for our jump from the Bahamas to Saint > Simons Island from the western end of Grand Bahama. > > A: One of our contacts along the way in the Bahamas had told us of a > very sheltered small anchorage near West End, but we didn't write down > the name, and can't be sure we're seeing it on the charts. We aren't > marina pocketed, so it will be anchoring out. > > B: In the western end of GBI, are there provisioning and other > niceties available reasonably easily (walking, or other > close-to-anchoring/dinghy docking)? > > Experienced advice on both of those would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > L8R > > Skip and crew, lying Warderick Wells, Exuma, soon to jump off for > either the Berries or western GBI > > Morgan 461 #2 > SV Flying Pig KI4MPC > See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! > Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog > and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog > > "And then again, when you sit at the helm of your little ship on a > clear > night, and gaze at the countless stars overhead, and realize that you > are > quite alone on a wide, wide sea, it is apt to occur to you that in the > general scheme of things you are merely an insignificant speck on the > surface of the ocean; and are not nearly so important or as > self-sufficient > as you thought you were. Which is an exceedingly wholesome thought, > and one > that may effect a permanent change in your deportment that will be > greatly > appreciated by your friends."- James S. Pitkin > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.52/2053 - Release Date: 04/10/09 18:27:00 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
