tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528260278301274462.post7939079193540115594..comments2020-03-30T17:43:31.345-04:00Comments on Simply Exuma...: Relocation Part 3: Surviving vs Thriving on the IslandOut-Island Explorershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09533774574290594704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528260278301274462.post-29848075125201197342016-04-03T01:07:56.541-04:002016-04-03T01:07:56.541-04:00Just nother thanks for taking the time to record y...Just nother thanks for taking the time to record your thoughts. Never know who might benefit out here on the www! My mothers people are from Mobile (and they all went to that other school) and the other side from NC, where we live in the mountains. I was born Grand Bahama and lived there w my family for several years then returned to the states. I've been back several times but after my mom died 12 years ago from Leukemia (aml) I went down to get my Bahamian passport, because it was important to her. Since then I've gotten the kids theirs, who have been to Abaco only once. <br /><br />On that trip in 2003 or 2004, I went to Exuma and rented a sea kayak and got dropped off in B.Terre. I loved it, but after many days alone I saw a couple sail in from the sound and drop the hook. I was back near square rock by then. I was fascinated with their program, I just hadn't given much thought to traveling by boat before. They had gallons of water and ice! I've been a farmer for my career, and I did not grow up yachting, or doing anything along those lines. Actually leaving North Carolina winter and being plopped down there was pretty adventurous for me, but you know the reality of paddling those waters in winter, outside of the fronts. water and sun were biggest part, and sand fleas. <br /><br />Anyway, I went home, learned to sail, and got our kids out on many offshore and inshore adventures. They're 17 and almost 21 and so my wife and I are thinking about moving down at some point, and perhaps buying an affordable lot around Michelson or something, and building a very basic home. I have always wanted to give back in the Bahamas and contribute to island agriculture in some way. Haven't figured out how yet, but we'll see what the needs and resources are when we end up there. Besides running a larger farms w sustainable practices, I've also worked in Cuba, leading programs there for several years related to agriculture. That's the right model for Bahamian climate, but the culture is much less conducive to farming in the Bahamas. In Cuba it is the first place for privatization and a farmer can make good money, and was seen as a substantive way to support the revolution all along anyway. In '91 they starved when the USSR collapsed, so they figured out organic vegetable production in their climate and have drawn a lot of attention w their success. <br /><br />Long comment, mostly wanted to just say thanks, and all the best to your family.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528260278301274462.post-28574238410607035162015-08-31T15:10:57.935-04:002015-08-31T15:10:57.935-04:00Thank you so much for the comment! I'm glad to...Thank you so much for the comment! I'm glad to hear some of this may have helped. That book comes highly recommended, thanks for sharing it. We'll be keeping most of our storm prep 'prepped' in case Fred or another storm find their way close to us this time of year. Glad you guys were in the clear too. I'm waiting to get some more info to email to you, hopefully it won't take long :)Out-Island Explorershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533774574290594704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528260278301274462.post-51061899648573221792015-08-30T16:55:16.416-04:002015-08-30T16:55:16.416-04:00Thank you for writing this series of posts on movi...Thank you for writing this series of posts on moving to Exuma. I've been following your blog and FB page for a couple months.<br /><br />I've been traveling all over looking for a place I think I would enjoy living for a change (I have lived in Europe, Canada and a few places in the US, currently in FL) <br /><br />We visited Exuma last month (July) and I really enjoyed it and it's definitely at the top of my list of places to visit again and research further as a possible option.<br /><br />Your posts have been very enlightening and helpful for someone who hasn't ever lived in that kind of environment, only as an outsider looking in. Some of the points you brought up in your 2nd post would not be things I'd have thought of until/unless they actually happened.<br /><br />I also just finished reading "Life on a rock" by K.A. Albury, which was an easy read and also an eye opener in some ways about life on a remote Cay. I recommend it to anyone considering a move like this, and it is just a fun read anyway. http://www.amazon.com/Life-Rock-K-A-Albury/dp/1439210063<br /><br />Thanks again. Glad you (and we) didn't get much of a storm from Erika even though it can be frustrating after doing all the prep work. Mikahttp://www.beachfrontsolutions.com/noreply@blogger.com