Great Harbour Cay, the Berry Islands, Bahamas

Our first view of the Bahamas was the sun rise over the Great Bahama Bank as we left Miami in the afternoon crossed the gulf stream and passed by Bimini in the dark arriving at Bullocks Harbour before noon.

Eager for the sun rise

The sun rise over the Great Bahama Bank

Glenn's selfie showing his bigger than life mutton snapper 
Black squall line moving over new restaurant, Hammerheads in Bullocks Harbour

Glenn pouts for his chicken souse breakfast as we slow down to take pictures of new signs




Beachcombing the flats

Ripples in the sand

Sea biscuit

Tiniest starfish

The townhouses at Great Harbour Cay Marina

Dorothy's margate

Glenn's second mutton snapper

Woodpecker right by the fish cleaning station

Fragrent and fluffy blooms along the road into town

The stone wall at the entrance cut into Great Harbour Cay Marina


Batelco Office and tower


Boat ramp into harbour
The third keeper mutton snapper

Riding in the back of a pickup truck from the grocery store when locals offered us a ride
Operation dinghy rescue from Treasure Cay home of the swimming pigs when our engine died



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