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The Exuma Islands

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Bahamas – Ports of Entry (Customs) = 1. Bimini (Alice Town), 2. The Bahamas, 3. Nassau

Bimini = 50 miles

Nassau = 180 miles

Bimini = 50 miles

Nassau = 180 miles

(130mi from Bimini)

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Marinas = Bimini, Chub Cay, Nassau

Bimini = 50 miles

Bimini Sands $2.85 + Big Game $3.25 + Resorts World $7.00

Chub Cay = 145 miles (95 from Bimini)

$4.50, 2 night min

Nassau = 185 miles (130 from Bimini)�(35 from Chub)

Yacht Haven $2.64

Ave $170/night x 30 nights = $5100

700 miles x $6.00 = $4200

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Bimini Sands Resort & Marina (4.3*) = $2.85 + Elec ($30 night)�Bimini Sands #2

Resort World (4.4*) = $7.00 (dockage) +$45/night (resort) + $35/night (Elec)

Customs @ Alicetown, but will come to most marinas

Resorts World, Bimini Sands, Big Game

Big Game Marina (4.2*) = $3.25 (Marina) + Elec ($35 night)

Best Marinas in Bimini

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Bimini Restaurants / Bars

Bimini Things to See & Do

Shark Dive Bull Run

Snorkle Tuna Alley

Tour Dolphin House

Wreckage SS Sapona

Bimini Wall underwater rock formation

Drinks @ Island House

Shopping @ Bimini Craft Center

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The Exuma Island Chain – Things To See & Do

  1. Bimini = Customs, Resorts World, Bimini Healing Hole, Lost City Atlantis, Shipwreck Sapona, Shark Cage Dive
  2. Chub Cay = Stop-over or Customs #2, Chub Cay Resort & Marina
  3. Nassau = Stop-over, AquaAdventure WaterPark, Blue Lagoon Island, BahaMar Casino Gardens, Queens Staircase,
  4. Highborne Cay = Iguanas, Golf Cart Ride, Zumas Restaurant, Beach Bonfire
  5. Long Cay = Big Swimming Sandbar
  6. Norman’s Cay = Fyre Festival, Carlos Lehder Airfield
  7. Shroud Cay = Land/Sea Park ?
  8. Hawkbill Cay
  9. Hall’s Pond Cay
  10. Bell’s Cay
  11. Little Cay – Stone Lighthouse
  12. Compass Cay = Swim with Sharks, Rachels Bath
  13. Exuma Cay
  14. Sampson Cay
  15. Fowl Cay
  16. Big Major Cay = Pig Beach
  17. Staniel Cay = James Bond Thunderball Grotto Cave, Pablo Escabar, Staniel Cay Yacht Club
  18. Bitter Guana Cay = Iguana Beach
  19. Black Pointe = Issac Beach, Emerald Sunset View
  20. Little Farmers Cay = Sunset Bar/Grill, Ocean Cabin, Little Farmers Marina Great Reviews (4 slips ?)
  21. Big Farmers Cay
  22. Cave Cay / Allen Cay – Giant Iguanas
  23. Musha Cay = David Copperfield Private Isl
  24. Rudder Cut Cay – David Copperfield Piano Snorkeling
  25. Darby Island
  26. Young Island
  27. Bock Cay
  28. Normans Pond Cay
  29. Stocking Island & Lee Stocking Island = Ghost Town from NOAA, Chat/Chill (by boat only)
  30. Great Exuma = Rocky Dundas Cave, Land Sea Park #2 ?, Georgetown, Santana Bar, Stingrays, Emerald Bay
  31. Little Exuma
  32. Long Island = Deans Blue Hole

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Marinas = Bimini, Chub Cay, Nassau

Bimini = 50 miles

Chub Cay = 145 miles

Nassau = 185 miles

Ave $170/night x 30 nights = $5100

700 miles x $6.00 = $4200

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Nassau = Stop-over, AquaAdventure WaterPark, Blue Lagoon Island, BahaMar Casino Gardens, Queens Staircase,

Nassau Yacht Haven Marina (4.5) = $3.00

3. Nassau Things To Do Nassau Things to do #2

Stop-over, AquaAdventure WaterPark, Blue Lagoon Island, BahaMar Casino Gardens, Queens Staircase,

Atlantis Marina (4.5) = $5.00

Palm Cay One Marina (4.5) = $3.00

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Distance = About 150 miles from Nassau to southernmost Exuma islands (Georgetown)

Total Distance = (185 + 150) x 2 = 670 miles

Miami to Nassau = 185 miles

Nassau to Georgetown = 150 miles

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Fuel = 700 Miles / 2mpg = 350 Gallons

350 gallons x $6.00/gal = $2100

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Marinas = 20 nights x $150 ($3.50) = $3000

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Highborne Cay Marina

$2.50-$3.00

#4. Highborne Cay Things To Do

Iguanas, Golf Cart Ride, Zumas Restaurant, Beach Bonfire, Xuma Beach Bar

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Long Cay Sand Bar

Little Norman’s Cay Sand Bar

Normans Cay Marina

$7.00/ft Ouch !

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Maybe stop at MacDuffs for Lunch ?

Long Cay & Little Normans

Not much to See & Do

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#7. Shroud Cay Things To Do

No Marina – Rocky Dundas Cave ?

Exuma Land & Sea Park

Hawksbill Cay = No Marina

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12. Compass Cay – Swim with Sharks

Snorkeling @ Sea Park�Hidden Cave – Rocky Dundas

Compass Cay Marina

$4.00/ft

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#17. Staniel Cay Things To Do�Pig Beach, Thunderball Grotto, Pablo Escobar Plane

Staniel Cay Yacht Club,

Compass Cay Things To Do

Rachels Bath, Rachels Bath 2, Swim w/ Sharks

Pig Beach

Thunderball Grotto

just north Staniel Cay

Staniel Cay Yacht Club

$3.50-4.50/ft

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Staniel Cay Yacht Club

$3.50-4.50/ft

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#20. Little Farmers Yacht Club

No prices�Great Revies

Only 4 slips

Sunset Bar/Grill

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#29. Lee Stocking Things To Do�NOAA Ghost Town

Chat & Chill Bar – Feed Stingrays

Rudder Cut Cay – David Copperfield Piano

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Allan Cay – Giant Iguanas

Great Exuma

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#30. Great Exuma Things To Do

Rocky Dundas Cave, Land Sea Park #2 ?�Georgetown, Santana Bar, Stingrays, Emerald Bay

Emerald Bay Marina (4.4 stars)

$2.25-$3.25/ft

Exuma Yacht (3.4 stars)

$1.50-2.50/ft

St Francis

$1.45/ft

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Santana’s Bar Grill

Georgetown�1. Santana’s Bar Grill�2. Chat & Chill Bar + feed stingrays

3. Chat/Chill Sunday Pigroast

Great Exuma

Swim Stingrays @ The Chat/Chill Bar

#30. Great Exuma Things To Do�Georgetown, Exuma Beach Resort – Latitudes Restaurant

,Santana Bar, Stingrays, Emerald Bay, Shirleys Fish Fry, Splash Bar/Grill

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#32. Deans Blue Hole on Long Island�Deans Blue Hole #2

Georgetown to Deans Blue Hole = 50 miles ???

Flyin Fish Marina

Tina’s Hurricane Hole

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The Exuma Island Chain

  1. Bimini (M) = Customs, Resorts World, Bimini Healing Hole, Lost City Atlantis, Shipwreck Sapona Marina = 2 nts (4/2 & 4/3) Marina = 1 (4/28)
  2. Chub Cay (M) = Stop-over or Customs #2, Chub Cay Resort & Marina Marina = 1 nts (4/3)
  3. Nassau (M) = Stop-over, AquaAdventure WaterPark, Blue Lagoon Island, BahaMar Casino Gardens, Queens Staircase Marina = 2 nts (4/4 & 4/5) Marina = 1 (4/27)
  4. Highborne Cay (M) = Iguanas, Golf Cart Ride, Zumas Restaurant, Beach Bonfire Marina = 1 nts (4/6)
  5. Long Cay = Big Swimming Sandbar
  6. Norman’s Cay = Fyre Festival, Carlos Lehder Airfield
  7. Shroud Cay = Land/Sea Park ? Anchor = 2 nts (4/7 & 4/8)
  8. Hawkbill Cay
  9. Hall’s Pond Cay
  10. Bell’s Cay
  11. Little Cay
  12. Compass Cay (M) = Swim with Sharks, Rachels Bath Marina = 2 nts (4/9 & 4/10) Marina = 1 (4/26)
  13. Exuma Cay
  14. Sampson Cay (M)
  15. Fowl Cay (M)
  16. Big Major Cay = Pig Beach
  17. Staniel Cay (M) = James Bond Thunderball Grotto Cave, Pablo Escabar, Staniel Cay Yacht Club Marina = 4 nts (4/11-4/14) Marina = 1 (4/25)
  18. Bitter Guana Cay = Iguana Beach
  19. Black Pointe = Issac Beach, Emerald Sunset View
  20. Little Farmers Cay (M) = Sunset Bar/Grill, Ocean Cabin, Little Farmers Marina Great Reviews (4 slips ?) Marina = 1 nt (4/15)
  21. Big Farmers Cay
  22. Cave Cay (M) – see David Copperfield piano @ Rudder Cay Marina = 1 nt (4/16)
  23. Musha Cay = David Copperfield Private Isl
  24. Rudder Cut Cay – David Copperfield Piano Snorkeling
  25. Darby Island
  26. Young Island
  27. Bock Cay
  28. Normans Pond Cay
  29. Stocking Island & Lee Stocking Island = Ghost Town from NOAA, Chat/Chill (by boat only), Allen Cay Iguanas Anchor = 1 (4/17)
  30. Great Exuma (M-5) = Rocky Dundas Cave, Georgetown, Santana Bar, Stingrays, Emerald Bay Marina = 3 (4/18-4/21) Marina = 1 (4/24)
  31. Little Exuma
  32. Long Island = Deans Blue Hole Anchor = 2 (4/22-4/23)

Total Marina Nights = 22 ? (22 x $3.50/ft x 43ft) = $300

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