Checking in at Nassau

Blue Hole on Hoffman Cay

Hi everyone.  We have been out of communication for a few days as we explored the out islands from Bimini to around Hoffmans Cay in the Berry islands north of Nassau.  We anchored out with 3 other boats at the south end of Hoffmans Cay and enjoyed some diving, conching and, of course, sundowner parties.
One afternoon we took the dingy to a secluded beach and hiked inland to see a blue hole - amazing!

Janice trying out her underwater camera

We dove on a reef close by the anchorage on the Atlantic side


Some of the amazing sights we saw while at Hoffmans Cay include magnificent clear waters where you could clearly pick out the starfish on the sand bottom 20 feet below, glowing fish swimming by the boat at night.  The stars actually are visible on the horizon, something we never see at home.



We had a wonderful lunch at Flo's

Lunch
Bahamian style.  Half of us are  Canadian.

Conch House and Bar on an otherwise deserted island and afterward a lesson on how to open the conch we collected at a nearby island. The conch are plentiful and we collected a dozen in less than 5 minutes - we were expecting more of a challenge.
 I cooked the conch last night and it was edible but not as good as what we ate at Flo's - I will add more seasoning next time! Click on this link to see our YouTube video on....
How to shuck a conch

We all departed for Nassau yesterday and are provisioning and catching up with emails before we head out for points further south, Allans Cay on Thursday. Today we walked through town and then joined friends for conch salad and lobster at Potters Cay.  One stop at the Post Office shows how mail is sorted, pretty simple doing it by islands.

Mail sorting bins

View from Flo's Conch House and Bar, a 5 mile dingy ride south.

Cave at the Blue Hole