Not that I'm calling Irmi & Barry 'horses' by any means :)
We have had the hardest time getting listed on Trip Advisor. If anyone is looking for us you'll notice we still aren't on there. There are all kinds of rules for who can and can't be listed on there. Apparently since we run overnight trips and don't have specific times listed on our website for trip departures, and a few other things like that we don't meet the requirements. I've emailed, called and tried time and time again to get on there... so if anyone knows the secret loop hole... please, I'm all ears!
All that being said, we're trying to get our guest's experiences available to folks that are considering doing our trips in the future, so I asked Irmi & Barry (our guests on the most recent guided trip, Best of Both Worlds) to do a GUEST FEATURE here on the blog and write a little something about their time with us. In the future I'll just title it, "Guest Feature: insert name here" so you don't have to hear all that again :) The photos provided on this post were from Irmi & Barry, and this is what they had to say:
When we first started planning our trip we always had an adventure trip in mind and this is what led us to the Exumas and to Out-Island Explorers. We originally planned a kayaking trip, but once we got in touch with Dallas & Tamara they indicated that the Best of Both worlds trip would be an excellent choice for us. We were a little reluctant as we had never sailed before. Once we got to Georgetown, Exuma (a couple of days before our trip with O.I.E. started) Dallas, Tamara and the boys welcomed us and took us to Stocking Island. Dallas gave us some sailing lessons in Elizabeth Harbour on the Arawak, a 21’ Sea Pearl sailboat.
Our actual adventure trip started at the docks in Georgetown as we were packing up our gear onto the support boat “Overdraft” and towing the sailboat to Boysie Cay, where the boat was rigged and we started our sailing trip. The weather was excellent, the wind just enough to get the boat going good, but not too fierce that we would run into too much trouble. We made good time on our first day to Lignumvitae Cay where we set up camp. Our next couple of days were filled with camp life and a whole bunch of outings. We broke camp three times and camped on different cays for 2 nights each. Our days were filled with outings in kayaks, deep sea fishing, snorkeling the reefs (unfortunately we didn’t have an underwater camera with us) and we explored the surroundings with the support boat.
At some point the “boys” all went fishing and I decided to stay behind, I had the whole island to myself! Queen for a day on my own island! We went to visit caves, Iguanas, a remote local settlement and a sandbank. Dallas had a menu planned for the whole week and when fish was on the menu he and Tanai ( yeah, Tanai finally got the big one) always delivered. We were amazed how deep they dove as they spear fished, coming back with grouper, jackfish or lobster. We also had a shark visit us at the side of the boat. Nothing could be better than sitting around the open fire after an amazing day in the cays, watching the fresh fish and lobster cook, with the sunset in the background. Truly “mudda-sick” as the Bahamian would say, or totally awesome! (Barry’s take on things)
Thanks so much for a truly amazing time I would highly recommend this type of trip to anyone, who loves the great outdoors, camping, fishing and enjoying nature “untouched”.
Barry & Irmi Critcher, Northern BC, Canada
Barry & Irmi-- thank you for sharing this with us, and thank you for choosing us and our little island for your adventure! It was an honor to meet you guys. I'm already thinking of the trips we'll take when it is 'our turn to really travel' :)
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