Tuesday, March 18th
Saturday we left Royal Island at daybreak with 12 other
boats, hauled the sail and spent 10 hours with 18 plus knot winds and 7 to 10
ft. seas. Our destination was Little
Harbour, Abaco. We ended up dropping our
anchor across the harbor from Little Harbour off Lynyard Cay. The tide was too low for us to get into
Little Harbour. Saturday was supposed
to be the only day the weather permitted traveling, however, so much for that Bahamian
weatherman Chris Parker’s prediction.
Not! However, our perfect sailor
April spent the day on the sole in the salon pinning herself up against the
settee sleeping. With yet another high
wind front coming on Tuesday, we sailed on Sunday into Marsh Harbour,
Abaco. Sunday was a beautiful day with
enough wind to carry us along and without the high seas. We are anchored in Marsh Harbour among a
hundred other boats. Good thing we came
early! We walked around the settlement
yesterday. It is pretty here. Today we are confined to the boat as we ride
out the storm. We have talked to the
boatyard here and think we will get our shaft work done before we leave. It probably is our last chance to get the
work done before crossing back to the mainland, and Bill wants it resolved
before we cross. And this is not a bad
place to spend a couple of weeks.
Thursday March 20Welcome spring! I am in an Internet café in Marsh Harbor and the connect is funky so if something weird happens as in my pictures recently . . . The weather is in the 70's and the wind has gone. April has been doing some serious lizard hunting. We are off to find the vet today for some tick repellant - there are many ticks here and the Front Line is gone.
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