Abaco Bahamas February 2025

Total Miles Traveled 6062 since departing Green Turtle Bay, KY

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We have been extremely fortunate to have had great weather since arriving in the Abaco’s in December.  One of the boaters that has been cruising here for the last 18 years said this has been the best winter weather that he can remember.  We have taken advantage of the many anchorages, harbors, and places to visit since our arrival.

Anchored at Tilloo Cay

We departed our marina on February 2^nd and traveled 17 miles on the Sea of Abaco to Little Harbor, home of Pete’s Pub.  We just love this little harbor, the pub, food, museum, and visiting the beach.  We walked around the island and were amazed at the many bronze sculptures created by Peter Johnston, founder and owner of Pete’s Pub & Gallery.

Our friends Chris, Christine, Bob and Carol in a heated game of badminton.

The channel leading into Little Harbor is too shallow for our boat draft so after waiting for a rising tide on February 3^rd, we traveled only 3 miles to an anchorage at Lynyard Cay.  This is a great anchorage with a sandy beach and easy access to the ocean side of the island.  Moni likes to search for sea glass along the beach, and beaches along the Atlantic Ocean are the best place to look.

We weighed anchor on February 4^th and traveled about 5 miles to another anchorage at Snake Cay.  We dropped the dinghy and cruised a few miles through the mangroves and saw several stingrays, turtles, conch, and a shark.  I wasn't fast enough to get a pic of the stingrays and shark. 

We returned to the boat and cruised about 4 miles to another anchorage at Tilloo Cay for a few days.  This anchorage provides good protection from the wind and has dinghy access to some of our favorite places to visit: Lubbers Landing, Tahiti Beach, Firefly bar and grill, Abaco Inn, and Sea Spray Marina.

 Wood fired pizza oven a Lubbers Landing.

Abaco Inn with a view of the Atlantic

The Thirsty Cuda at Tahiti Beach, a convenient floating bar and grill that cruises down from Hopetown. 

If you're familiar with the cartoon Far Side, this was the former home of Gary Larson, renowned for his syndicated The Far Side comic panels that featured the tower shaped structure on the left.

Sitting at the Firefly grill overlooking the Sea of Abaco

We were able to capture a rocket launch from Florida while anchored, with our friends Chris and Christine on s/v Simpatico.  If you look close you can see the rocket booster heading back to its rendezvous location while the Starlink package is delivered to orbit.

On February 9^th we cruised 7 miles back to our marina for a couple of days, then on the 11^th cruised 7 miles to the Hopetown Inn and Marina.  The annual songwriter’s festival was in full swing, bringing in talented musicians and songwriters with performances scheduled throughout Hopetown and surrounding Elbow Cay.

We returned to our marina at the Abaco Beach Resort on February 14^th after having a great time at the festival, and to prepare for a few upcoming activities the club had scheduled.  We attended the Royal Marsh Harbor Yacht Club annual general meeting followed by the club’s Black & Gold Masquerade party.  The masquerade party was a new experience for us, but we had a great time with our new friends, Moni made our masks with items we had on the boat, pretty cool.

 RMHYC Bridge

A Junkanoo group entertained us on the dance floor.

The RMHYC Pickleball Open ' 25

We're not players, but it was fun watching members compete for bragging rights.

And an awesome trophy for the winning team!

Our good cruising friends Kevin and Jill (m/v Chasing 80) had a room at the hotel and visited us for a few days in paradise.  We spent a few days here at Marsh Harbor, then rented a golf cart at Hopetown and spent the day exploring Elbow Cay.  We had a great visit and will see them again as we pass through Fort Myers on our way back to Kentucky.

We will start looking for a weather window to cross back to Florida during early March.