At Andros you check in at Morgans Bluff, used to be that you went to the tavern there and called Customs, they drove over and picked you up. The settlement is several miles from the anchorage, to see the sights here requires bicycles, or hitchhiking. Hitchhiking is normal in Bahamas, you wave at drivers and they give rides. Only problem I have had is some drivers were drinking beer. Funny story was that I had guests and they started waving at cars, I had to explain that unless they wanted a ride, they had to wait to wave after the car went by. West end is at the entrance to Abacos, on Grand Bahama, 51nm from Lake Worth/West Palm Beach. The marina entrance is very easy, the posted waypoint is between the seawalls facing FL. Old Bahama Bay Marina there did not charge me to tie up for Customs, but you may want to overnight there. You CAN anchor out, but the holding is really bad, and the current is strong. If you overnight, there is a mandatory water charge. This is an upscale resort, but it was salty water, may have been a temporary problem. If entering by southern route, Bimini is probably easiest for Customs. BImini is 42nm from Miami, it is important that you have latest chart, as the harbor entrance was moved, AND, some of the bouys may be missing. Anchor in the harbor, dingy to one of the marinas and ask for Customs paperwork there. Fill it out before going to Customs, which is within a few hundred feet. There is a guy on a bike asking if you need him to find you anything, like frozen lobster, he seems to be OK. There are a couple of small grocery stores and I think restaurants.
Lee Haefele On Oct 10, 2011, at 4:29 AM, alock...@aol.com wrote: > We were thinking about going to Andros & checking in. West End, I think? > > What is there to see & do? > > -Anita > s/v Why Knot > > > In a message dated 10/9/2011 4:49:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > gmbeas...@mindspring.com writes: > Some people check in on Andros and there you don't have to pay for a marina > because I don't think there is one, but you have to have a dinghy to do that. > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
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