It is our last day in the Exumas. We are planning to sail to Eleuthera tomorrow. It looks like a really nice day for sailing. There is some weather coming next week, in the form of a front that might stall over us bringing squalls and thunderstorms with high winds in them. There is also
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We wanted to explore a reef more on the ocean side of the island. We had seen a trail to the nearby beach but we had not hiked it and were not sure if you could swim from the beach to the reef. Also, it is kind of comforting to have the dinghy nearby unless
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Today, we decided to make the move to Cambridge Cay, part of the Exuma Land and Sea Park. The main island is called Little Bell’s Cay. This was not very far from Big Major, a little northward in the chain. It is near a nice big cut , Conch Cut, in case we want to
We decided to stay at our anchorage another day. It was good holding, no current and well protected from the strong East wind. We invited Alice to come to dinner. We spent most of the day on boatwork, cleaning, figuring a system for our riding sail and checking other systems. We also were having technical
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We went to town to provision and get water and fuel. We found the bakery today. We had seen the spot yesterday but because it was closed, it was not obviously the bakery. It is a shelter where the bakery moves in and sets up. We got a small banana blueberry bread. We went to
The winds calmed in the night but by morning were strong from the east. We were sheltered from significant waves but it was not smooth. David had plans for an oil change, a transmission fluid change and topping off our fuel. We started with a big breakfast, our Sunday brunch. In the morning I noticed
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At the end of our half day, we still felt we had so much to see in the South. We had not seen Hamilton’s caves or the museum. and Gordon’s Beach looked spectacular. We decided to do the museum, take some side roads and go to Gordon’s for lunch to enjoy the beach. Gordon’s is
In the morning, after swinging a good bit during the night, we put up our anchor riding sail to try and assess its efficacy. Our anchor riding sail is raised along the backstay and pulled to one side. The principle is that you are sailing your stern downwind to keep your bow from swinging. We
We waited for near high tide and better visibility and then dropped our mooring and headed south. It felt good to be on the move again, even a short move. I watched the water from the bow. We could see the reefs and they were marked although the first buoy was in the middle of
It was sunny in morning and we were anxious to get off the boat. By mid morning, the last of the wet seat cushions had dried. It was a bit windy but winds were from the northeast so it was calmer on our side of the harbour. We launched Fat Tuesday easily and then launched
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