Friday, March 7th
This past week has been busy. We left Rock Sound, Eleuthera on Monday and
followed the shoreline North along Palmetto Point and the Pineapple Cays. We tried to anchor in Ten Bay – twice –
unsuccessfully. I putted the boat around
the harbor while Bill changed anchors, removing the CQR and attaching the
Fortress FX 11 to our windless. The
Fortress is recommended for the Bahamas as it is supposed to hold in grassy
sand bottom. It weighs nothing – we have
used it for our dinghy anchor. Anyway,
it held and we enjoyed the beautiful beach and a swim in Ten Bay. Tuesday we pulled anchor and made our way to
Governor’s Harbour. The anchoring there
was also a chore, but we finally found enough sand to hold. The supply boat came in while we were
anchoring. Wednesday Bill hauled fuel
and water aboard from ashore. We checked
out the island, had lunch in the local café then reprovisioned. We also checked out all the shops and chatted
with the natives. Thursday morning we
headed North again for Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera.
A westerly was predicted for Friday/Saturday and we were moving for
protection from the wind. The trip was
very rough but we were at the entry to Hatchet Bay by noontime. The entry to this hurricane hole is very high
and very narrow – manmade into what once was a lake. Bill throttled WishBone to the max and took
her into the bay while I closed my eyes – yikes! Today is Saturday and we were
woken up in the night with high winds.
This morning our anchor pulled in 34 knot winds, again yikes, and we
ended up reattaching our CQR to the windless and have that as our ground tackle
again. So today and again tonight and
tomorrow we sit out yet another blow.
They are coming around once a week.
We are hoping with spring on the way, the weather will be nicer to
us.
March 11th
We left Hatchet Bay after the blow and cruise along the northern coast of Eleuthera taking in the caves and Glass Window - a hole from the sound through the island to the Atlantic Ocean. We anchored in Royal Island and were there until this morning. The dogs loved it there. They had woods and bushes to play and run in. This morning we sailed to Spanish Wells, but will leave tomorrow morning to return to Royal Island to sit out yet another blow on Thursday. We have done laundry, got fuel and water so we will be set for the few days of weather.
This is from the boat anchored at Royal Island. I actually saw the "green flash" on the sunset the other evening, but of course it was over and done before any picture could be taken. What a sight!
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