Wayne Baumgarten and Debbie Baumgarten

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Early Morning Canals

 

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It’s very still and pretty in the morning. When the island was being developed the developer wanted a lot of water access. To achieve this they created a large network of canals.

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island September 28, 2013

East End Grand Bahamas

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I went up to the east end recently just to check it out. It’s quite strange you get to the end of the road that leads east and then if you come down a dirt road to the water you find something that looks like it’s out of a James Bond movie. In fact there is a bone fishing outfit up here that runs a whole bunch of boats out of this enclosed dock area. The resort is across the water on a small island nearby and this compound is just for the boats. Small power boats and larger fishing boats that run out into the many small islands scattered around the east and fish for snapper and other bone fish. Apparently the fishing is great and this is one of the more popular destinations for the island even though it is very remote. The photo of our Jeep shows it parked a few feet from the eastern tip of the Grand Bahama island.

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island September 19, 2013

My newest oil painting

This one was a lot faster and so far I like it the best.

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island July 9, 2013

Buster – the other love of my life

Young Buster- Adorable, smart and loves us unconditionally.
Adorable, smart and loves us unconditionally.
so cute!
so cute!
At about 6 months old.
At about 6 months old.
traveling in the car..
traveling in the car..
enjoying the view...
enjoying the view…
relaxing in the sunset
relaxing in the sunset
exploring
exploring
chillin'
chillin’
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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island July 3, 2013

Wayne and Debbie at the Flying Fish

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island June 11, 2013

My latest oil painting

Here’s a painting I just completed yesterday. It is actually a copy of a painting that I love by a Russian artist named Leonid Afremov. It’s called Night Loneliness.

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island May 22, 2013

Garden of the Groves

We went to a beautiful botanical gardens called Garden of the Groves on the east end of the island. Buster got to meet the ducks! He wasn’t sure what to make of them! We enjoyed a nice lunch, visited some of the local shops and walked around and enjoyed the beauty.

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island May 20, 2013

Bahama Wayne in his Jeep

IMG_1469We got our new Jeep (used with a lot of miles) and brought it over to the Bahamas on the Ferry. We finally got it through customs and paid the taxes and now have our mode of transportation all set up.

Wayne has gotten fully into the Bahamas mode and is very much looking the part!

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island May 17, 2013

Live Jazz on the Beach

There’s a cute little restaurant on the beach near our place that has live Jazz musicians performing every Sunday. So we went by and thoroughly enjoyed a due of a great keyboardist and sax player, along with some great food and drinks. Here’s a short clip. A little Jazz on the Beach

Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island May 17, 2013

Fortuna Beach

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Debbie, Buster and I went and checked out another beach today. It was really wow-worthy. Of course you expect ample wow-ness when you are going to the beach in the Bahamas, but some are over touristy and medium wow, and others are super-wow. I would put this one at about 9.5 on the wow scale. When I post it’s always a struggle to pick the best photos. I hope you will enjoy this selection.

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Filed Under: General, Grand Bahama Island May 6, 2013

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