Thursday, March 13, 2014


Thursday, March 13th

This island hopping makes you lose track of the days and events.  Time just marches on.  We are in the middle of March and the past three months have just gone so quickly.  Anyway, after we left Hatchet Bay, toured the northern coast of Eleuthera, viewed the Glass Window, we made our way to Royal Island.  Then on Tuesday morning we traveled to Spanish Wells.  We stayed at the marina, filled our tanks and provisioned.  Spanish Wells has a British white influence with fewer black people.  The houses are all painted beautiful colors with well maintained gardens.  Fishing is the way of life here.  Shrimp boats and crabbing boats seem to be the most popular.  The waters are skinny all around Spanish Wells and the beaches are beautiful.  We left Spanish Wells Wednesday morning and made our way back to Royal Island for shelter from the upcoming blow Thursday/Friday.  Royal Island is under development.  There is surveying going on with rough roads running around the island.  The only buildings here now are the few occupied by the maintenance personnel, but the subdivision is in progress.  The dogs have been free to run here and love it. 
Once the winds clock around to the East which is supposed to happen Saturday, we will sail to the Abacos.  That crossing is a long day

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