![]() ![]() Manufacturing business that they do not teach in school. I think Kelly got quite an education about the process and all of the other incidental stuff that goes along with a garment He was quite knowledgeable about the textile business and Jeff finally made it and we headed off to our tour. ![]() Surprised how smooth our flight was considering the winds that we felt on the surface. The sea breeze was quite still and Kelly and I were both quite To Small Hope Bay for some lunch and a walk around the beach. Leaving his 172 creeping along at a top speed of only 70 kts - Jeff said he could swim faster! With Jeff delayed we headed Most unfortunately for Jeff, he could not get up to 9000' and had to settle for the 30 kt headwind Jeff was going to meet us to give us a personal tour but he was waylaid in FLL and (imagine) hit severe headwinds on the trip Kelly got to see some of the blue holes that surround AndrosĪnd, being a diver, commented on how cool they would be to see. We managed to keep in contact with ATC in Miami until the hand-off at 2000' to Nassau - we were onlyġ0 miles out and under the cloud deck so we finished the trip VFR. We sported only 10-15 kts of headwind but were able to keep up a healthyġ45 kts over the ground. Of the wind which was reaching 30 kts much lower. The forecast winds held true today: we climbed to 9000' to (oddly enough) avid the worst The cloud bank was solid until we broke out over the ocean, then it scattered an w=dwindled down to nearly nothing We were vectoredĭown to the Keys before making the direct turn to Fresh Creek. With the reduced visibility, I almost felt IMC heading out over the Everglades. The forecasts were for unusual MVFR over Nassau so we decided To leave the crud behind (those darn high pressure systems). Although the wind was really whipping out of the east, it seemed The Androsia Batik Factory has its factory on Andros Island so for a girls day out, it was perfect.įetched Kelly from Fort Myers on a scuzzy Wednesday morning. Kelly Hayden is a recent FSU graduate with degree in textiles and she wanted to learn more about the industry. To one of my favorite places in the Bahamas, I was delighted to have a Bahamas newbie with me. dinner was filled with our finger foods, conch salad and grazing.Ģ012 Stop 1 - Andros Island: Fresh Creek:Returning But then the conch fritters, ahh, yes, those tender, meaty conch fritters - THE meatiest My personal favorite for the conch salad, Stella Maris added a twist To relax before the band, conch salad and conch fritters. Upon arriving at Stella Maris, we were greeted by the staff and given a short time Our lunch was over all too quickly and it was back to the planes for the Specialties and truly enjoy the island experience. This did not start out as a full on food tour but it quickly became apparent that we all liked to eat, sample island In addition to the conch, the flyers got a variety of lumch items including THE best gouper fingers known to man We learned about conch pearls and how to tell the age The conch, a little conch information and interesting bits and pieces. The put on an amazing and very informative demonstration about extracting Then shortyly thereafter arrived at Big D's. We made a quick stop along a road side stand for some fresh coconut water, a refreshing break, We opted for a moreīig D's was stop number 3. We all went indifferentĭirections, exploring some small piece of paradise that revealed hidden treasures to the lucky beholder. ![]() This part of the trip was probaly the prettiest, theĬrystal blue waters of the Bahamas dotted with coral reefs and little islands jutting out of the water. We loaded up fr the hour long flight down the EleutheraĪnd Exuma chains to Exuma where we were to have our 3rd conch sampling. Morning we boarded the water taxi for the trip back to the airport.
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