GEORGE TOWN or BUST! Need advice!

[birdpepper]

Greetings and so, so happy to find this Forum!

Looking to cruise the Exumas starting next month. I am told Georgetown is a good spot to be around other cruisers and that this helps keep things cheap. I am hoping to stay 4-5 months.

Does anyone have any good (and realistic) tips on how to stay down there as long as possible as CHEAPLY as possible?

Needs:
1. Cheap potable water (I try to catch as much as possible but do not want to rely solely on my rain catch).
2. Ways to make money.
3. Is this particular cruising community one that likes to barter? (For example, I clean the bottom of your boat in trade for food).
4. How much can I rely on living off of the sea, wild berries, fruits etc.?
5. Are there good, local "cheap eats" on land where you can get one big meal that can hold you over for a couple of days?
Please share any and all tips, ideas etc. I am all ears. I am determined to make this journey a success regardless of my lack of financial resources.

[LandLocked66c]

Anything is possible. Why not just go out there for a shorter time and get a feel for what is possible. We will be staying outside of Georgetown over x-mas, so i'll know more after that. But we'll be in a house. I'm sure there are more folks on here that know more.

[WanderingStar]

The Bahamas charge for a permit to cruise, also for a fishing permit. The cost of the fishing permit might be better spent in provisions bought before leaving the US.