It was a long 52 hour crossing to Charleston. Highlights included a spectacular green flash at sunset, a gorgeous bright moon, some leaping animals (not flying fish but don't know what they were) and Scott catching another Mahi Mahi. The first 50 nm and last 75 nm were much rougher than I expected with the... Continue Reading →
I wrote an entire blog about the week-long drawn out process of preparing for a crossing and the decisions to be made regarding destination, weather, speed of travel, timing of departure, location of departure, and somehow it was LOST! I also wrote about Manjack (Nunjack) Cay, Green Turtle Cay, turtles, rays and BARRACUDAS. My frustration... Continue Reading →
We have found each of the chains of islands to be quite different in various ways. The Abacos stand out with their clear green waters, charming towns with pastel homes, green sea turtles, beautiful trees, lush flowering bushes, lovely restaurants on the beach with pools, and cays that are close by so it's easy... Continue Reading →
While in Rock Sound (southern Eleuthera) we were constantly monitoring the forecast for the crossing from Spanish Wells in northern Eleuthera to the Abacos. Sometimes we begin our monitoring as much as two weeks prior to an important crossing. This particular trip crosses the open waters of the Atlantic so we were looking for small... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in the previous blog, we didn't plan to arrive in Rock Sound as quickly as we did. Poor holding in anchorages forced us to move on south to Rock Sound where there was a protected anchorage with good holding. We had hoped to time our arrival with the Homecoming event that occurred... Continue Reading →
Not often does one see 0.00 knots of wind but this was what we experienced as we anchored by Meeks Patch near Spanish Wells. After a calm cruise from New Providence to Eleuthera it was a breath of fresh air to return to the peace and tranquility of a gorgeous anchorage after... Continue Reading →
We were hoping to "make lemonade out of lemons" which was what we were feeling after docking 6 days early in New Providence due to predicted high winds. We definitely made some delicious lemonade while docked at Palm Cay Marina on the southeast side of New Providence for 1.5 weeks. Yes, New Providence is home... Continue Reading →
Serene: calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil. Serene was just another 6-letter word, one that I had never used to describe myself, until we anchored in the Exumas. Serene was the perfect description of the anchorage at Little Farmers Cay. We were one of only 4 boats anchored there and it was gorgeous. It was a... Continue Reading →
Many cruisers have sung the praises of Black Point and we now can sing a verse, too! Thank you to Fred and Carolyn on Casablanca for suggesting that we bring school supplies to the Black Point All Ages School (Grades K-9). We brought flash cards for the lower grades and novels for the upper grades.... Continue Reading →
