FNPS Trip to the Exumas
Diary of an Island Hopper Written by Richard Brownscombe, edited by Laurie Sheldon February 17, 2012 Miami to the Exumas Today we pushed off the dock and embarked on the first and longest leg of our journey - the crossing from the Miami River to Nassau. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a moment of boredom in the 16 hours it took to reach our destination, which we spent eagerly anticipating the next week’s adventures and soaking up our new surroundings. As our boat plowed through the glassy blue, two varieties of flyingfish (Atlantic and Oceanic two-wing) leapt ahead of us, using their long pectoral fins to clear a floating mat of gulfweed. Porpoises darted alongside and under the bow until they finally ran out of their seemingly inexhaustible energy. February 18, 2012 R/V Coral Reef II - our transportation and 10-day home We finally reached the Great Bahamas Banks and felt like we were in a tropical oasis. The carbonate limestone platform is only 25 meters deep,...