The amount of times you guys said "wow" Lol! I am Bahamian, living on Eleuthera, and I was thinking: " It's clear seawater, you see that every day"... Then I remember that not many people see that every day. And seriously, I do appreciate it, so wow away!
Wow! indeed. I could watch this every day as a mental trip to paradise. Thanks for the video. I agree with Candace. It's beautiful enough to bring tears to my eyes. Wow!!!!!!!
Norman's looks as amazing as you described it to me the other day. I might have to f8nd a way to get there some day. Nice to meet and sail with you on the weekend. All the best!
Good info on getting inside Norman’s Cay. We’ve thought about going up in there a dozen times, you’ve convinced us to do it next time! Enjoyed your video!
Thanks for watching. It was actually pretty easy to get in. Enter, turn right just before the coral and turn left to the obvious channel between dark coral. Best wishes
Thanks for showing this. People in Florida never see water this beautiful anymore. Its all contaminated by agricultural runoff, even the beaches. When I was a little kid, you could see the bottom in the ICW and catch lobsters under your dock, but you can't see 6 inches through that brown goo they call water there now. If they say the seafood is locally caught in Florida, order the hamburger. While at Norman's cay, check out the gigantic staghorn corals just outside that big rock point on the north side of the entrance to "the pond" where you anchored. Look for conch in very shallow water around the west side of the two tiny little islands at the north end of Normans on the west end of the cut between Normans and the next island to the north. If you get up that way, could you try to get some video of a house on the hill at the north end of Normans? Its not on the water, you have to walk up the road where there are several houses. The one I used to live in is at the highest point at the north end. It looks different on google earth now, but I can't see enough detail to know what the current owners have done with it. You're catching barracuda because you're fishing in the wrong place. The banks are full of barracuda. You fish for mahi, tuna and other gamefish in the deep blue water. Around Normans and the Exumas, thats on the east side in Exuma sound. Crossing the tongue of the ocean is another good spot. Its best right along "the escarpment", The drop-off from shallow water of the banks and the deep water of the sound. Try to run just along the deep side of the escarpment, if you drift back over the shallow side, you'll get more barracuda.
Great video. If you're using hi test line, use gloves if you can. If you get a big fish it will hurt. If it's a smaller fish and a bigger one bites on that, you can loose a finger, or if you wrap the line around your around wrists some serious damage. Friend of mine lost a finger salmon fishing. Happy fishing. And fair winds
Thanks for the great video. I was in the Bahamas in 1981 and never forgot how beautiful it is. Seems like yesterday. Met tons of interesting people too.
Merry Christmas guys, enjoy! Candace, I still think you are the cutest cutie-pie in the world for all your reactions and the expressions of wonderment you manifest at every turn of the corner. You guys sure know how to keep it real!
You should have your wife tune in to Candice’s TH-cam channel. Just getting it up and running, but it’s called Ladies Aboard. th-cam.com/channels/iVMYCKak2GYjAxQrvzZEhg.html
Wow says it all...you can’t really describe it to anyone better, it has to be experienced. You’re reaction says it all and yes, the dolphins. Heading down there in 2 years so thanks for the scoping out and great vids. All I’ve ever wanted was dolphins on the bow and joked that I’ll sell the boat when it happens but those waters are hard to leave. Merry Christmas in paradise and congrats on a dream fulfilled.
Truly an amazing week for us. Between the dolphins and this amazing anchorage. Norman’s cay is not to be missed. It’s amazing. Thanks for join us on the journey.
From Susan and Barry in Bastrop, Texas: Luv you guys! Merry Christmas, Safe and Happy. And Please have a Happy and Save New Years ! May Posiden protect and Keep You both Well !!!!😎😁💕
A wonderful video Norman's Cay looks amazing, it is beautiful. Have a Merry Christmas you could not be in a better place to spend the holidays. Enjoy and have a safe and wonderful holiday. Thank you for sharing, and Safe Sailing.
Another great video. An observation, while wrapping the fishing line around your hand makes it easier to land the fish, if something goes wrong it is also a good way to get a badly cut hand or lose a finger. Just something to think about. Have a Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas guys! Sorry you're stuck in the Bahamas for the holidays. I'm sure you're really missing the snow and the crisp frosty Canadian air. :) :D :) I will be enjoying a hot rum toddy in your honour. Cheers!
Hrmm, sandy white beaches or snowy white driveways? It’s a tough call, Christine! Enjoy the hot rum toddy for us and we’ll toss back a couple more slushy rum drinks for you! 🍹Merry Christmas to you and yours!
WOW! What a place to stay at Christmas! Wish I was in a place like that. But I was shocked you throw the Barracuda back to sea. They are so delicious BBQ! Wish both of you a Merry Christmas in Paradis! :-)
@@LadyKSailing I have never fished them or filet my self, but had it BBQ on beach restaurants in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. And they are my favorite fish. White, delicious almost "Cod-like" meat.
The dolphins were awesome. And as for your final anchorage for the night, WOW indeed!!! BTW, if you are going to Eleuthera, make sure you go to the Cape Eleuthera Marina and then hike about a mile up the street and take a tour of the Island School. It is really cool. Their website is www.islandschool.org and they also have a phenomenal Vimeo video channel. You can also get some great footage of bull sharks and nurse sharks in that marina. They always come in when the fishermen clean their fish. Check it out. In the meantime, keep up the good work and keep those videos coming. All the best, Jim Andersen, Cat Boat Adventures, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
great navigating! have never had the nerve to enter the pond, use caution exiting once trades pick back up. Be sure to snorkel the plane but bring your wallet if you go to McDuffs$$$ Great anchorage to be stuck in for Christmas
Hi. Yes we saw six feet all the way about an hour before high tide. You should be okay but if you can find someone to follow in that would be ideal. We had a four foot draft boat ahead of us calling out depths in the vhf.
Power questions: what percentage of time did you running the auto pilot ? Were your solar panels sufficient and if not, how long did you run your engine to charge up?
Hey. Actually it’s rare that we use the autopilot. Typically only when motoring. We’ve got 550 watts of solar and run the generator only when it’s been cloudy all day. We have unique power needs however. Most people would not use as much as we use but that’s because we have so much gear related to the TH-cam channel
Merry Christmas to you both. We are Canadian and are presently in Nassau for a few more days then heading to Exuma (not sailing). When we saw the footage of the 4 cruise ships in Nassau, it was like the picture we took because we can see them from the Hilton Colonial where we are staying. We ran into a couple yesterday in Nassau who have sailed from Canada too and are spending the next 6 months sailing around Bahamas, working off their boat. Love following your journey! Be free and be safe!
Hey hi welcome to the Bahamas. So happy you could be here to experience it too. We know a lot of the other boats around right now. Ungava, adventures await, and Bella cay are all Canadian boats in Nassau right now. Was it them by chance? We travelled with those boats half the way here. Great people. Maybe we will see you soon! Say hi if you do.
I am curious what that person was doing out there in the first place if losing his electronics made him completely lost. Did he not have his charts, compass, and the ability to navigate that way still? Are some of these would-be-sailors actually just relying 100% on electronic navigation aids these days? Simply put, just basically armchair sailors who couldn't care less about their own safety or what they are doing. I wouldn't trust the lot of them in a bathtub.
I enjoyed the dolphins best but could REALLY have done without the use of the Lord's name in vain. Beware of foul language if ya got kids watching with you. Perhaps they could try not to do it in the future.
The amount of times you guys said "wow" Lol! I am Bahamian, living on Eleuthera, and I was thinking: " It's clear seawater, you see that every day"... Then I remember that not many people see that every day. And seriously, I do appreciate it, so wow away!
We cannot say “wow” enough. Honestly. Every day we spend in the Bahamas, there is a new reason to say “wow”. This...is better than paradise. 🙌🏼❤️
That was the best happy reaction to seeing dolphins yet...... Merry Xmas
Wow! indeed. I could watch this every day as a mental trip to paradise. Thanks for the video. I agree with Candace. It's beautiful enough to bring tears to my eyes. Wow!!!!!!!
Great background music to play onboard...Kenny loves the Bahamas also!!!
Seeing dolphins skimming along the bow of boats never gets old no matter how often you see it in videos. I wonder why they like it so much?
Norman's looks as amazing as you described it to me the other day. I might have to f8nd a way to get there some day. Nice to meet and sail with you on the weekend. All the best!
I'm crying with you Dice I love you ! ❤️❤️
You two really inspire me...I do have a plan, and hopefully I will be able to follow in your wake someday.
Welcome! Wonderful. Hope to see you out here some day :)
Dolphins, barracuda, rescue, Nassau, Norman's Cay, narrow entry (reef)... Great stuff. Merry Christmas
It’s interesting to learn how things really are on some passages, waves, little wind, etc. I like how you are showing this as well.
Good info on getting inside Norman’s Cay. We’ve thought about going up in there a dozen times, you’ve convinced us to do it next time! Enjoyed your video!
Thanks for watching. It was actually pretty easy to get in. Enter, turn right just before the coral and turn left to the obvious channel between dark coral. Best wishes
Thanks for showing this. People in Florida never see water this beautiful anymore. Its all contaminated by agricultural runoff, even the beaches. When I was a little kid, you could see the bottom in the ICW and catch lobsters under your dock, but you can't see 6 inches through that brown goo they call water there now. If they say the seafood is locally caught in Florida, order the hamburger. While at Norman's cay, check out the gigantic staghorn corals just outside that big rock point on the north side of the entrance to "the pond" where you anchored. Look for conch in very shallow water around the west side of the two tiny little islands at the north end of Normans on the west end of the cut between Normans and the next island to the north. If you get up that way, could you try to get some video of a house on the hill at the north end of Normans? Its not on the water, you have to walk up the road where there are several houses. The one I used to live in is at the highest point at the north end. It looks different on google earth now, but I can't see enough detail to know what the current owners have done with it. You're catching barracuda because you're fishing in the wrong place. The banks are full of barracuda. You fish for mahi, tuna and other gamefish in the deep blue water. Around Normans and the Exumas, thats on the east side in Exuma sound. Crossing the tongue of the ocean is another good spot. Its best right along "the escarpment", The drop-off from shallow water of the banks and the deep water of the sound. Try to run just along the deep side of the escarpment, if you drift back over the shallow side, you'll get more barracuda.
Great video. If you're using hi test line, use gloves if you can. If you get a big fish it will hurt. If it's a smaller fish and a bigger one bites on that, you can loose a finger, or if you wrap the line around your around wrists some serious damage. Friend of mine lost a finger salmon fishing. Happy fishing. And fair winds
St.Catharines here. All I can say is " Wow ". Beauty . Merry Christmas to you both. And have a safe and happy New year.
Thanks for the great video. I was in the Bahamas in 1981 and never forgot how beautiful it is. Seems like yesterday. Met tons of interesting people too.
Don't know if anyone else mentioned how good the stack pack looks. Nice job Miss! It looks great.
Merry Christmas guys, enjoy! Candace, I still think you are the cutest cutie-pie in the world for all your reactions and the expressions of wonderment you manifest at every turn of the corner. You guys sure know how to keep it real!
Thanks so much for watching and joining us on this journey
I showed my wife your emotional moment..Very inspiring!!!! I think that is what it means "Be yourself, no matter what"
We love u guys!!!! :), :)
You should have your wife tune in to Candice’s TH-cam channel. Just getting it up and running, but it’s called Ladies Aboard.
th-cam.com/channels/iVMYCKak2GYjAxQrvzZEhg.html
@@LadyKSailing OK, I will. :)
Seeing the dolphins was unreal! Merry Christmas
Wow says it all...you can’t really describe it to anyone better, it has to be experienced. You’re reaction says it all and yes, the dolphins. Heading down there in 2 years so thanks for the scoping out and great vids. All I’ve ever wanted was dolphins on the bow and joked that I’ll sell the boat when it happens but those waters are hard to leave. Merry Christmas in paradise and congrats on a dream fulfilled.
Truly an amazing week for us. Between the dolphins and this amazing anchorage. Norman’s cay is not to be missed. It’s amazing. Thanks for join us on the journey.
Early morning crew checking in. Always excited to receive a new video notification!
Hey hey! Thanks for watcing
Those dolphins are like, Merry Christmas dudes!!!!! Wishing you the very merriest Christmas ever!!!! 🏖️🏝️☃️🎄🎁🐬
So, so pretty...enjoy! Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas! That water is just so beautiful. I agree...wow!!
I'm envious but extremely happy for you guys! Christmas in paradise. I hope you guys have a great Christmas exploring Norman's Cay. :)
Great video!
You two are amazing.
Thanks so much ❤️
From Susan and Barry in Bastrop, Texas: Luv you guys! Merry Christmas, Safe and Happy. And Please have a Happy and Save New Years ! May Posiden protect and Keep You both Well !!!!😎😁💕
DOLPHINS!!!! That is so awesome!!
We love you guys we're turning the word wow from this episode into a drinking game lol
love the detail of the navigation
Nice video. Happy I didn't unsubscribe after the last live stream. Enjoy the Bahamas and Merry Christmas.
for future reference ....try not to wrap the fishing line around your hand 7:23
Thanks for the update. Looks great.
Thanks for watching :)
Merry Christmas. May all your dreams come true.
Merry Christmas and thanks for watching
Merry Christmas to you two. Thanks so much for your vlogs and letting us track your exciting voyage from Canada!
Merry Christmas. Thanks so much for watching ❤️
The dolphins!!!!!! My drreeaammm wwooww amazing amazing 😍❤️❤️❤️love this !!!!
Awesome. Norman's cay has been on my list of places to go for a while. Enjoy, looks beautiful. Merry Christmas to you guys.
Merry Christmas. You’ll have to see it. It’s so beautiful
Well, Merry Christmas in Paradice! Your wonderment about whaat youuu seeee! It is just wonderful, to expence this with you! Adventure on, Sail on!!
Thanks so much for watching!
A wonderful video Norman's Cay looks amazing, it is beautiful. Have a Merry Christmas you could not be in a better place to spend the holidays. Enjoy and have a safe and wonderful holiday. Thank you for sharing, and Safe Sailing.
Thanks so much for watching. Merry Christmas.
Henry V, from London Ontario.. Crystal clear waters and white sand beach, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas. Thanks for watching and joining us on the journey
Miss the cruising. Hope you get back at it.
Merry Christmas. Great video quality.
Thanks you too. And thanks for watching.
Merry Christmas you guys!!
Very impressive guys! Merry Christmas !
I'm your 230 like! Great job guys! Thank's!
Nice place to kick back.. Enjoy..
Merry Paradise Christmas!!!
Another great video....Merry Christmas you two!
Beautiful! Nice video!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from snowy WINTERPEG. 🙂😁👍
That catamaran you traveled with is a newer (and probably better condition) Gemini, similar to ours.
Great video, guys! Merry Christmas!
Again an enjoyable episode. Co captain
Ci captain Candace has come a long way. Loved her innocence during dolphin surfing time
Water Looks Awesome Brother Enjoying the updates man Keep up the Good Work !! Merry Christmas to you And Candice BTW
Thanks bro. Come visit soon :)
Like...WOW...
Merry Christmas to you both.
Thanks you too!
Another great video. An observation, while wrapping the fishing line around your hand makes it easier to land the fish, if something goes wrong it is also a good way to get a badly cut hand or lose a finger. Just something to think about. Have a Merry Christmas.
Good point. I’ll try to find another way. Wonder if the winch could work?
Wow. Lucky you! A very Merry Christmas to you both! Perhaps Santa will bring you a nice fish for Xmas dinner. All with best with much love on Xmas!
Such a Beautiful anchorage, I hope you are shooting some coverage of the area and things to see and do there!
Have a Great Holiday :)
Good vid ya'll, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thanks. You too!
Very envious...
Great video guys and that is beautiful be safe Merry Christmas Happy New year enjoy
Beautiful, my turn next year, great video.
Thanks. See you down here!
Merry Christmas!
WOW! Is right... thank you for sharing... Merry Christmas .....
Merry Christmas - Enjoy Yourselves.
Thanks is. Merry Christmas.
Great video guys keep on rock n cheers folks and merry xmas
Cheers thanks for watching
Merry Christmas guys enjoy Paradise
Merry Christmas.
ebiker. tell snarl I said hi.. come over check out some of the other channels. 10star, droll, and the other 12 channels..
Merry Christmas guys! Sorry you're stuck in the Bahamas for the holidays. I'm sure you're really missing the snow and the crisp frosty Canadian air. :) :D :) I will be enjoying a hot rum toddy in your honour. Cheers!
Hrmm, sandy white beaches or snowy white driveways? It’s a tough call, Christine! Enjoy the hot rum toddy for us and we’ll toss back a couple more slushy rum drinks for you! 🍹Merry Christmas to you and yours!
it sounds like a "wow factor". look it too.
WOW! What a place to stay at Christmas! Wish I was in a place like that. But I was shocked you throw the Barracuda back to sea. They are so delicious BBQ!
Wish both of you a Merry Christmas in Paradis! :-)
Hey thanks. Are they good? We always heard their a pain to fillet. I’ll check into more and give it a try thanks. Merry Christmas.
@@LadyKSailing I have never fished them or filet my self, but had it BBQ on beach restaurants in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. And they are my favorite fish. White, delicious almost "Cod-like" meat.
The dolphins were awesome. And as for your final anchorage for the night, WOW indeed!!!
BTW, if you are going to Eleuthera, make sure you go to the Cape Eleuthera Marina and then hike about a mile up the street and take a tour of the Island School. It is really cool. Their website is www.islandschool.org and they also have a phenomenal Vimeo video channel. You can also get some great footage of bull sharks and nurse sharks in that marina. They always come in when the fishermen clean their fish. Check it out. In the meantime, keep up the good work and keep those videos coming. All the best, Jim Andersen, Cat Boat Adventures, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
not The Christmas island but certainly a Christmas island. Happy Hollydays to all :)
See you in Georgetown Feb 6th!
great navigating! have never had the nerve to enter the pond, use caution exiting once trades pick back up. Be sure to snorkel the plane but bring your wallet if you go to McDuffs$$$
Great anchorage to be stuck in for Christmas
Thanks! Yes when the weather calms we will go see the plane. Can’t wait!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Do you guys draw 5'8" ? We do, so I'm asking for future trips to see if Norman's pond is doable
Hi. Yes we saw six feet all the way about an hour before high tide. You should be okay but if you can find someone to follow in that would be ideal. We had a four foot draft boat ahead of us calling out depths in the vhf.
That was uncalled for 1:01
Power questions: what percentage of time did you running the auto pilot ? Were your solar panels sufficient and if not, how long did you run your engine to charge up?
Hey. Actually it’s rare that we use the autopilot. Typically only when motoring. We’ve got 550 watts of solar and run the generator only when it’s been cloudy all day. We have unique power needs however. Most people would not use as much as we use but that’s because we have so much gear related to the TH-cam channel
friend of mine has a house on the other side of Normans "Wee Reach" Richard McComb. enjoy your stay
Wow that’s a great place to have a house! Thanks so much for watching
Do you know what kind of shark that was in the beginning?
Who beat me to the first like. Looking good guys.
Good morning :) Thanks!
Merry Christmas to you both. We are Canadian and are presently in Nassau for a few more days then heading to Exuma (not sailing). When we saw the footage of the 4 cruise ships in Nassau, it was like the picture we took because we can see them from the Hilton Colonial where we are staying. We ran into a couple yesterday in Nassau who have sailed from Canada too and are spending the next 6 months sailing around Bahamas, working off their boat. Love following your journey! Be free and be safe!
Hey hi welcome to the Bahamas. So happy you could be here to experience it too. We know a lot of the other boats around right now. Ungava, adventures await, and Bella cay are all Canadian boats in Nassau right now. Was it them by chance? We travelled with those boats half the way here. Great people. Maybe we will see you soon! Say hi if you do.
Lady K Sailing I didn’t even think of getting the name of their boat. If we see you, we will be sure to say hi!
WOW.
nice
Barracuda is good to eat
wow Sailor,
WOW
I picked up the new flag for ya :)
Oh perfect thanks!
That is a baby Baricuda
I am curious what that person was doing out there in the first place if losing his electronics made him completely lost. Did he not have his charts, compass, and the ability to navigate that way still? Are some of these would-be-sailors actually just relying 100% on electronic navigation aids these days? Simply put, just basically armchair sailors who couldn't care less about their own safety or what they are doing. I wouldn't trust the lot of them in a bathtub.
I enjoyed the dolphins best but could REALLY have done without the use of the Lord's name in vain. Beware of foul language if ya got kids watching with you. Perhaps they could try not to do it in the future.