Nassau to Little Harbour Great Abaco Island

Left the Exuma Islands and traveled north to Nassau, New Providence, staying at the Atlantis Resort Marina. 

Disney World at Nassau proved a dramatic change from the remote Exumas.  Atlantis is amazing and there is sooooo much to see and do.  Like kids at Disney, we made all the water slides, tubed the rapids, saw various aquariums and many Disneyesque artifacts/ruins. 

After enjoying the many amenities at Atlantis and admiring the large mega yachts (including Jimmy Buffet’s) we headed north to a Marina in Southern Abaco, Schooner Bay.  







Arriving as the fishing tournament was completing, we were warmly welcomed and invited to a meet and greet for the fish weigh in. 

This community is in development and is patterned after SeaSide in Santa Rosa Beach, FL and aims to be self-sustaining complete with hydroponic gardens.

 The development has a lot of charm and is a great destination for fishermen since it borders the Atlantic’s deep water. 

Leaving Schooner Bay we transited North to Little Harbour Bay on Great Abaco Island. 

The swells on our stern were impressive (some 10') and made for a fun surf as we entered the channel between the Bay and Lynard Cay.  Once rounding into the Bay the land provided protection from the swells and we transited the shallow channel to obtain a mooring ball. 

 The main attraction here is Pete’s Pub and  Gallery.  Little Harbour’s remote and lush surroundings offered inspiration for bronze sculptor, the late Randoph Johnston.  The Johnston’s family has a vivid history since settling this harbor over 50 years ago.  They built a bronze art foundry to cast their renowned sculptures and a third generation Johnston continues the bronze and gold artwork depicting marine wildlife.   After a delicious hamburger, Simon's romp on the beach and exploring the area by dinghy we returned to Panasea.  Enjoying the sunset, grilled Wahoo tacos and finally beating Denis at a game of Texas Holdem.