Dougcole
Guru
Hey All,
I'm planning out our Exumas trip for this coming summer. Though we have spent tons of time in the Abacos, we have not been to the Exumas.
My plan is to Go Lauderdale to Bimini, Bimini to Berrys and then bypass New Providence/Nassau straight to the Exumas. I've been to Nassau before (though not by boat) and I was not impressed. We are not really resort people so Atlantis holds little to no appeal, especially at $4.35 a foot, 50' Minimum.
We only have about 3 weeks for the entire trip, so I don't want to waste time in less desirable areas.
What do you think of going straight from Berrys to Northern Exumas? We can fuel up at Chub Cay. Our fast cruise is 15 knots, it looks like about 70nm to Highbourne Cay, so about 5.5 hours to be on the safe side. The big water stretch is from Berrys to Nassau, so if we needed to we could duck into Nassau.
Thoughts?
Also, any recommendations on best marina in Bimini? There seems to be a lot of choices.
TIA.
Doug
I'm planning out our Exumas trip for this coming summer. Though we have spent tons of time in the Abacos, we have not been to the Exumas.
My plan is to Go Lauderdale to Bimini, Bimini to Berrys and then bypass New Providence/Nassau straight to the Exumas. I've been to Nassau before (though not by boat) and I was not impressed. We are not really resort people so Atlantis holds little to no appeal, especially at $4.35 a foot, 50' Minimum.
We only have about 3 weeks for the entire trip, so I don't want to waste time in less desirable areas.
What do you think of going straight from Berrys to Northern Exumas? We can fuel up at Chub Cay. Our fast cruise is 15 knots, it looks like about 70nm to Highbourne Cay, so about 5.5 hours to be on the safe side. The big water stretch is from Berrys to Nassau, so if we needed to we could duck into Nassau.
Thoughts?
Also, any recommendations on best marina in Bimini? There seems to be a lot of choices.
TIA.
Doug