2022-04-24 Glass Window

 With heavy winds (20 knots) expected out of the NE for the next 4 days, we decided to head up to the Glass Window area on Eleuthera.   

We sailed from Alabaster Bay to just north of Mutton point with our spinnaker, which we always enjoy

2022-03-06 Thompson Bay, Long Island Bahamas

 It has been a fairly uneventful week for us.  Not much going on.   Decided to take advantage of a weather window and sail from George Town, Exuma, to Thompson Bay, Long Island.   We knew another strong wind front was coming through, so needed to move and then we new we would have to sit for 3 to 4 days while the strong winds were present.

Nice sunset in George Town at our anchorage.

Little Ragged - strong winds, beach walks

 We had a few days of strong winds, so pretty much just stayed on the boat.  

Saw a max of around 28 knots, while waiting out a 3 day blow

What to do while sitting on the boat:  Watch movies, read books, surf internet and, make cookies of course.   Kris is trying to eat a low carbohydrate diet, so tried a new cookie recipe.  

Georgetown, South Carolina

 We spent 3.5 days in Georgetown, SC.  It has a very protected anchorage, that sometimes is a bit smelly from the paper pulp mill.  Lucky for us, only smelly on the morning we left, as the winds shifted from the south to the west.

You check out the anchorage views here: Georgetown, SC Anchorage (https://youtu.be/gaIrFm_dYN4)

We walked to town, got groceries, visited the hardware store.  Ate at McDonalds (3 mile round trip).  Saturday we walked to WalMart (2 miles each way), got more groceries, stopped at Food Lion and Tractor Supply as well.

 Georgetown was ready for Halloween with a Scarecrow garden in a waterfront park.

Georgetown has some nice areas with mature tree lined streets.

Some of the homes are not in nice shape - there is some poverty in this town

Some of the homes and areas of town are nicer as well

Quite a few places had Halloween decorations out.   

                                                                 

We have our Halloween decoration out as well

Took some time to work on making sure the engines were in shape.  Found a coolant link on starboard, and in the process of trying to fix the leak, broke a small plastic part on then engine.  Non critical, nothing a little super glue won't fix for now.

Super glue and a little clamping action

Fixed (temp) part back on engine

Left Georgetown on Sunday, Haloween day.  Temperatures are getting cold, and we need to head south.  Supposed to be North winds starting around 3:00 a.m. in the morning on November 1, so we moved to an anchorage close to the exit of Wynah Bay to be prepared to depart in the early hours of the morning to sail south.

About 200 miles to sail to get warm.

As we hung out in the anchorage, a feathered friend or fiend joined us.  Friend or fiend will be decided on how much poop we find on the boat.   This guy has no fear of us.  

When the tide shifted, and the boat swung, he moved as well to stay in the sun.  Was on the stern, and moved to the bow.

Don't know how long he will stick around.