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After being in Nassau, the Bahamian capital for a week, AJ suggested I email a friend of his who is a captain on a 62 foot catamaran yacht named Sparrow. After emailing him I was on a plane the next day to Staniel’s Cay.

I was picked up from the airport via Dinghy and was brought to my new home. Being in Staniel’s was a very interesting time. It was such a beautiful place, and I met so many great people from other boats and even my own! A group of us became friends and would go spear fishing everyday and eat the fish that were caught. We had beach bon fires, and swam with pigs. Did I mention snorkeling in ThunderBall Cave where 007 was filmed? Instead of cars you took the tender to get around.

I was super sad to leave Staniel’s Cay.. but we sailed back to Nassau and stopped over night in Norman’s Cay where I had an amazing flat water session. it was a perfect little bay and so much room to kite. It was un real !!! Once we were back in Nassau I bounced back and forth and slept on a few different boats and wasnt really sure of where to go next,.. a friend I had met at Hurricane Hole mentioned he had an open condo and it could be mine for the week.. so I was no longer on boats and moving  into a condo for the remainder of my trip. I no longer had my group of friends from Staniel’s, except one: Jason. Him and I had made new friends and created another family. We did everything together and had the best time ever.

These kids are amazing. they sailed from Martha’s Vineyard to the Bahamas on a 1920′s sloop sailboat. With no bathroom..

at the end of my trip I met a bunch of awesome locals who took me out wakeboarding, and I fell in love with all of them. because of them, I plan on heading back to the Bahamas..

OVERALL: I had a once in a lifetime experience and met the best people in the world. I feel very lucky to have taken that trip, and cannot wait to return. THANK YOU to everyone out there who helped me along the way, without you, my trip would not of been possible. Thank God everything worked out, because heading to the Bahamas with no plan, could go like my trip, really well.. or it could go really bad..

Fun in Barriles

Hanging out with Kris Kinn, Dave Grove and Gary Siskar

LF demo tent

getting 1st place metals!

about to go kite

hugging Grom after winning the bikini contest!!

first day on the beach

kiting Choco Lake

Hanging out with BCS

After competing

launching kites

gorgeous board!

Bikni contest hahah!

Being interviewed

fun and games at La Ventana Classic