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Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v I arranged a dry rental rate. Just a lot easier than keeping track of all those receipts. Getting the CPB sticker was easy on the DTOPS website. $33 I think. Some recommend getting a notarized...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Oh, I know Henning! I certainly could have hired a local fisherman to take me there, but the whole point was getting there totally under my own power, not just simply getting there. Any smurf can do...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Hobbs time was 53.7:eek::eek: I didn't really keep track of how much fuel I burned, but I do know that I did a lot more flying within the Bahamas that I had previously anticipated!! I had the plane...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v OMG, you have no idea how BADLY I'm craving another trip. Not just anywhere in the Bahamas, but specifically back to Long Bay on Mayaguana, and East Plana Cay----the places I failed to reach under my own...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v My entire trip report is now complete! I really appreciate all of you giving me feedback and hope all of you have enjoyed reading my travelogue! May you all have warm weather, sunny skies, tailwinds, and...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Final Thoughts and Reflections If there is ONE think that I would most change about this vacation, its that I should have visited no more than 3 different islands!! Its like I just HAD to see...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v July 29th: I'll be sleeping in my own bed tonight! (scroll to 5:02) https://vimeo.com/105233714 https://www.flickr.com/photos/56841718@N06/sets/72157646897043510/ I get out of bed around...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v July 28th: Bye Bye Bahamas https://vimeo.com/105233714 https://www.flickr.com/photos/56841718@N06/sets/72157647312763005/ Wake up this morning around 9:00 feeling OK, which is a pleasant...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Ohhhhh yesssss! I saw a TON of random stuff that washed up on shore!! However, I bet even the locals HARDLY visit the stretch of coast where I took this photo since you have to drive 55 min (8...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v How long ago did you visit and what time of year was it? I've been parked a total of 5 days there over 2 seperate trips and have not once had another plane on the ramp at any time!! Luckily, that...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Even though the reefs are very large (easily 8 ft high and 20 ft across) they seem rather dead with few colors and not a lot of fish. When I ask the owners about this, they tell me that they were badly damaged...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v July 27th: Last full day in paradise---a day trip to Cat Island and the Greenwood Beach Resort. https://vimeo.com/105069641 https://www.flickr.com/photos/56841718@N06/sets/72157647298178732/...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v You are telling my you flew commercially to Mayaguana??:eek: You, my friend, have a lot of splainin to do, unless this was before you had your PPL:mad2: Haha! I loved Mayaguana, and Shorty was such a...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v July 26th: A morning of relaxation, followed by an afternoon of thrills, with 20 other people in close proximity! https://vimeo.com/105067478 Master link to photos...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v He notices that the wire is very loose and barely making contact on the top end of the outboard motor. He quickly uses a pair of pliers to tighten the wires and is sure that the problem is fixed...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v July 25th: Exploring the lesser known geologic cousin of the Exuma Chain---by boat! https://vimeo.com/105058067 Master link to pics...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v July 24th: From Rum Cay, to the Geologic Cousin of the Exuma Chain. While the Exuma's are well known by everyone and their brother, this chain, on the other hand, is much less know, much more remote, and...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Coming up next: A visit to the lesser known and more remote geologic cousin of the Exuma Chain

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v Once I reach Sandy point, I know that the hardest part of the trip lay directly ahead. When I get to the beginning of the sandy stretch, right along the beach, I make sure to floor it and NOT stop. I keep it...

Re: 18 days in paradise and a Masters Degree in Bahama Out Island Exploration w/ HD v The owner is also a private pilot who flies in 5 or 6 times a year to stay and uses a Polaris ATV to access it!! LOL, I can see why an ATV would be a practical necessity with the condition of the path...