Calm Weather in the Exumas? We Didn't Waste a Second

Bitter Guana Cay and Gaulin Cay, Exumas by boat. This week we explore rugged Bahamas coastlines and beaches, hike limestone cliffs, snorkel a powerful tidal cuts and visit territorial rock iguanas, aboard our Nordhavn 55. This week aboard MV Explorado, we slow down in one of the most underrated corners of the Exumas. With the cruising season winding down and a rare calm-weather window opening up, we ignore the boat-life to-do list and enjoy where we are. We explore the wild shoreline around Bitter Guana Cay and Gaulin Cay South, including quiet beaches, small caves, fossils, flowstone formations, dramatic limestone cliffs, and plenty of Bahamian rock iguanas. With flat conditions, we finally get to snorkel places we normally can’t safely explore. We find what appears to be an old sunken catamaran near Lumbar Cay, cruise the clear waters around Staniel Cay, Big Major, Little Major, and Fowl Cay, and finally snorkel the narrow cut between Bitter Guana Cay and Gaulin Cay where water moves fast. We also climb the limestone cliffs on Bitter Guana Cay for incredible views over the Exumas and our Nordhavn 55, Explorado, sitting in the turquoise water below. If you love Bahamas cruising, Exuma snorkeling, liveaboard trawler life, Nordhavn adventures, endangered wildlife, remote islands, and real boat life after 50, welcome aboard. We’re Jenn and Dave, a Colorado couple trading snow boots for scuba fins aboard our Nordhavn 55, Explorado. WATCH MORE AND CATCH UP WITH US! Broken In Paradise - Broken Dinghy, Bad Anchorage    • Broken Dinghy, Bad Anchorage, Then the Exu...   Off the Map - The Bahamas Most People Never See    • The Bahamas Most People Never See | Boat L...   Storm Mode - 50 Knot Blow at Anchor + Our Fridge Died    • 50 Knot Blow at Anchor + Our Fridge Died |...   Did We Crash? - Nordhavn 55 Tackles Ft Lauderdale's New River    • Nordhavn 55 Tackles Ft Lauderdale's New Ri...   Finally Here - Off Shore Passage From the Bahamas to Turks & Caicos    • 24 Hour Off Shore Passage From the Bahamas...   Did We Crash? - Nordhavn 55 Tackles Ft Lauderdale's New River    • Nordhavn 55 Tackles Ft Lauderdale's New Ri...   SOCIALS INSTAGRAM: /   / mvexplorado   FACEBOOK: /   / mvexplorado   WEBSITE: / https://www.mvexplorado.com/ CHAPTERS (If you care to skip around) 00:00 Intro to Calm Weather in the Exumas 01:06 End of Season? Bahamas Boat Life 02:47 Exploring Bitter Guana Cay 03:34 Gaulin Cay South & Exuma Rock Iguanas 05:21 Snorkeling the Bitter Guana Cut 06:24 Lumbar Cay Snorkel & Sunken Catamaran 08:31 Cruising Staniel Cay, Big Major & Fowl Cay 12:20 Climbing Bitter Guana Cay’s Limestone Cliffs 16:20 Snorkeling a Powerful Exuma Tidal Cut 19:49 Wrap up Aboard MV Explorado