Underway for the Bahamas from St Thomas. The downwind slide in nice weather.
A perfect place for this crew at Rum Cay
At this time the Caribbean is well over the horizon for us. We are currently in the Exuma Chain of islands making our way to Nassau and then to Florida. This is a beautiful cruising area and a total change from the Caribbean. The water is so clear you can see down 20 feet as clear as a glass of water. 20 feet by the way is deep water in these parts. We cleared in at Great Exuma Island in the port of Emerald Bay. Very fancy marina with great service but a very lumpy harbor with a bad surge.
The first stop we made was at Rum Cay but there was no one there at the time to clear us in so we did at Emerald the next day.We spent a night there and what a delightful stop it turned out to be. Someday I would like to stop there and spend some time just hanging out with the locals.
Very friendly and warm people. This is a small island in the outer or what are known as the Far Bahamas. These Islands are adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. A stop was made at Sampson Cay for some weather. Good spot in any weather. The Banks do not afford much protection for a 6' draft vessel when the wind comes from the west. Not many choices to say the least. We spent a lumpy night anchored off of Shroud Cay with a brisk southerly. Not much sleep that night. Next stop and the last in the Exumas is Highborne Cay. This is a very nice marina and Island. Has one of the best beaches in all of the Exumas. As I write this I am struggling with the WIFI here.
Our next stop will be Nassau for a night and then to Florida to get Wings ready to be loaded on the ship for her trip to the PNW. It has been a very interesting adventure for us and this boat.
She has been a great boat and has been a good home as well.
