At last we have made it t the Bahamas! After major repairs and other stuff, we were able to realize a big part of our dream. I will be posting photos and more stories as we finally have internet after 8 days of nothing, not even cell phones!. Traveling with Mike & BeJay Grackin on
Carolina Moon, has been a great experience.
At Lake Worth, FL, we hooked up with Dan Shaffner on
Lydia Grace, and crossed the Gulf Stream on the evening of March 19, entering West End, Bahamas after a calm and quiet night. After checking in, we headed to Mangrove Cay ( pronounced "key") for a well deserved rest.
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| Entering West End, Bahamas with Carolina Moon |
We anchored on the east side as west winds were forecast. There was a thunderstorm that passed by, but the little island did give us dome protection. From there we headed to Great Sale Cay, were we rafted up with Carolina Moon for a dinner of burgers, green beans and taters. Mike grilled and I had the solar oven cook the beans and taters.
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| Great Sale Cay sunset |
The sunset on Great Sale was gorgeous, forecasting another great day ahead. We left Great Sale for Powell Cay and a three day rest. We were able to get ashore to look for shells, sand dollars and sea biscuits. Found a few, but we were the third party on land that day. On the evening of the second day, the weather took a turn with West winds. Powell Cay is open to the west and we had a rough time staying at anchor. Not unsafe, but really uncomfortable. We finally moved across the sea to Coopers Town for better protection after having the anchor drag three times. It was much better. However, the next day the winds turned NNW and it got a little rough again. We weren't really dragging, but to play it safe, we added the other anchor rode & chain to give us more scope. It worked great. So great that when we left there today, we had a hard time getting it to release. You can see the waves from the wind in the photo.
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| Coopers Town, Grans Abaco Island |
From Coopers Town, we left at 6 am to get to Green Turtle Cay at high tide. We are now in a slip with internet and protection from the North winds forcast today and tomorrow. Weather permitting, we head to Great Guana Cay, having to pass through "The Whale", the passage leading to Marsh Harbor, Treasure Cay, Hope Town and Man O' War Cay.
Will post more stories tomorrow, including Elden's "Fish Story". Tillthen, enjoy the following photos!
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| Sunset on the Atlantic |
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| Beach at Powell Cay |
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| Sunrise at Powell Cay |
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| Elden's first catch of the trip |
