[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahama Trip
Bob Weber
ruba1811 at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 15 10:39:48 EST 2006
Chris, your not getting off the hook that easy. Inquiring / dreaming /
freezing minds want to know. My first question is where did you depart
from? Bob W.
>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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>Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:24:09 -0500
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>Thanks Chris. I'll echo the prior comment that you have great gift for
>writing. I really enjoyed your Baja log. I'll go back and re-read the
>intro.
>
>Two more questions just popped in my head. Did you have a depth sounder,
>and did you find that you wanted/needed one? Did you ever find it buggy
>(ie. would no-seeum netting be of any use)?
>
>Bill W.
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>Dear Bill,
> I've lost a lot of info because of the dead hardrive, however
>I'll do my best.
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>We did not need the sleeping bags (summer weight) and gave them to a
>returning powerboater and picked them up later in Ft. Lauderdale.
>
>Boy was I glad I had:
>45watt solar panel
>A good sunshade and side panels
>Lots of food (it cost a fortune to buy anything there)
>Several spare sparkplugs (the fuel was dirty and salt filled, it really
>fouled the plugs)
>Plenty of water containers (water is hard to come by)
>A fixed VHF with a masthead mounted antenna and a handheld to talk to the
>boat from shore.
>A copy (out of print) of Peter Benchley's "The Island" to read out loud and
>scare the hell out of the listeners!
>
>I had two danforths and a great rock anchor which was the old yachtsman
>foldable anchor (you know the one tatooed on Pop-Eye's arm). All the
>anchors had 10 feet of chain and 150 of 1/2 inch 3 strand. I also always
>anchored with a minimum of 2 anchors and almost always dove down to hand
>set
>if necessary. (watch the currents they are strong and switch back and
>forth) also expect a large and very territorial baraccuda to check you out
>as you do the chore. I used a plow type in the Baja and it worked fine
>also.
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>I did not have a dingy with a motor, only a small 3 person max inflatable
>that we rowed around, lots of excercise but it would have been nice to have
>had a little 3 hp lightweight aircooled outboard. (not sure where I would
>have put it).
>
>It might be of help if you check out the "Baja Prelim" in the archives.
>The
>trip to the Sea of Cortez was similar in the prep and type of equipment I
>used for the Bahamas trip.
>
>Oh yeah, Go to Great Stirrup Island in the Berrys. Anchor on the south
>side and then hike north, but dress up as if you were a tourist off a
>cruise
>boat. If you time it right on the north side of the island is a big beach
>owned by the Disney and Carnival lines. They have big BBQ's on the beach
>(free of course to the guest on the ships) Just exit the scrub jungle as
>yo
>u are zipping up your fly. Then mingle, eats lots of BBQ and food and
>charge your drinks to cabin B 326. (Just kidding about charging the
>drinks).
>My brother and I had a great time and ate and drank ourselvs full. Then
>the
>local serving lady filled a bag with left over food and Ice for our boat.
>We tried to play dumb but she just laughed and pointed out that "Dem
>cockelburs in yo socks, de grows on the sout side of de island.
>
>Chris G
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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> > Wow Chris. I wish I had that much time. This trip is doubly special
>for
> > me because it is the last bonding experience with my son before he goes
>off
> > to college. I will probably not have as much time with him collectively
> > for the next 4 years as I will have on this one trip. I was hoping to
> > stretch it into a three week trip (let alone 3 months) but alas, my son
>has
> > a summer job as a camp counselor at some far away camp so I'll be
>limited
> > to two weeks; besides the fact that I would probably lose my job if I
>took
> > longer.
> >
> > I plan to follow your footsteps to Bimini and then on to the Berry
>Islands.
> > If time, weather, and the mood strikes us we may sail over to Providence
>to
> > visit my wife and two daughters who will be there for a week while one
>of
> > my daughters works as an intern at Dolphin Encounters. A story, and the
> > genesis for this whole adventure, which I will not bore you with. One
> > cardinal rule that I do plan to follow is to not have a scheduled
> > itinerary. I'll leave that for the cruise ships.
> >
> > Since you have been there, done that, I have a few of questions for you:
> >
> > What things did you not take that you wish you had?
> >
> > What things did you take that you found you did not need?
> >
> > Is my Fortress danforth anchor (I've got two plus a small one for my
> > dinghy) adequate for anchoring in the Bahamas, or did you find need for
>a
> > plow type?
> >
> > Is an outboard for the dinghy an essential piece of equipment? I have
>read
> > that they are, but most of the people that say so were large boats with
> > deeper drafts than the Rhodes22.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill W.
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> > Bill,
> > I missed your original statement about a trip to the Bahamas.
>Your
> > Idea/itinary sounds good. I've made the trip on my previous Rhodes and
> > liked it so well in the Bahamas I stayed for 3 months. I Sailed to
>Bimini
> > then Berry islands (some cool stuff there)-Providence to Eluthra back to
> > Profidence Then South through all theExumas, back to Providence and
>south
> > again to Georgetown then Back north to the northernmost islands
>including
> > Walker Cay then over to Freeport and finally to Gun Cay for the return
> > trip. You can contact me backchannel if I can be of any help.
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> > Chris Geankoplis
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> > Medford, OR
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