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

2022-04-17 Pau Pau Bay, Goveners Harbor and Alabaster Bay, Eleuthera.

 We left Rock Sound, sailing north, up to Pau Pau Bay, just north of the Pineapple Cays on Eleuthera Island.   Nice sail, with flat seas.

Nice sail with flat seas

2022-04-10 Still at Rock Sound, Eleuthera

 We are still in Rock Sound.  Have been doing some boat projects.  

Windlass maintenance, and some electrical projects.   We went ashore and got groceries, stopped at the hardware store and had a nice lunch out.

Pretty fancy signage :)

2022-04-02 Pipe Cay Snorkeling, Shroud Cay Mangroves, and brisk sail to Rock Sound, Eleuthera

 We left Big Majors, and went back to one of our favorite anchorages on Pipe Cay.  

Took some time do work on a trail.  Collected trash along the beach, and took it back to mark the trail a bit.

We found the trail from this marker - marked the start of the trail 

2022-03-27 Black Rock to Fowl Cay to Pipe Creek to Marina Channel to Big Majors

 Lots of moving this week - all due to weather.

We had a good time at Black Rock Settlement and due to Kris's back injury, stayed and just hung out on the boat for 3 more days.  After a couple of days of not moving much, Kris felt good enough to walk into town.  We checked out the blow hole, which had a lot more water this time, and had a nice lunch out.  The local friendly cat kept us company throughout lunch, as well as  2nd grade student who was on lunch break from the local school.  Made for a good lunch out.

Charm at anchor at Black Point

  

2022-03-20 Black Point on Great Guana Cay -- Lots of Manta Catamarans

 We had a nice sail from Cat Island, back to the Exuma Chain, and anchored at Black Point Settlement on Great Guana Cay.

Our friends on Bedouin are here, so we went in and had a good Cheeseburger dinner with them at Lorraine's cafe.  It is nice to splurge once and a while, and Lorraine's has good food, at a good price so doesn't feel like wasted money.  Lorraine's was here last time we were in the Bahamas 8 years ago, so it was nice to see that some things hadn't changed that much.  Her cafe is much larger and has been updated, so also nice to see she is successful and prospering.

Lorraine is hosting a SSCA get together in the next few days.  The SSCA which is the Seven Seas Cruising Association is a neat group - we are not members, because you have to pay $75/year and we are cheap.  However, this get together was open to all, so we were able to participate in the activities.

We enjoyed a happy hour with free snacks, and did a early morning walk to a blowhole and back.

View of anchorage 

Lorraines Cafe

Some of the group that walked to the blowhole

The blowhole was not impressive, as the seas were calm, so not a lot of action.  We have seen it when it is blowing, and it is fairly impressive.

We passed on a more expensive dinner on St. Patricks Day, and would have done a beach party, but Kris managed to hurt her back, so did not do that (more on that later)

One nice thing, is that there were also 6 other Manta catamarans here as well.  Tiki Hej, Breathe, Our Time, Hahalua, Galileo, Bilancia and us.  Had a great time seeing other boats and getting to know the other Manta owners.        

Thanks to Jason on "Breathe", as I copied this photo he posted on the Manta site.   Some of us Manta owners enjoying the evening at Lorraine's Cafe.

Unfortunately, picture taking always seems to take  back seat when we get busy, so not much to view for this week.

Very pretty rooster, but he would not stand still for the photo

Several cats on this island that are friendly.  

We also did laundry onshore for the first time since leaving dock last February, so a full year.  It is very nice to have a washer on board, but I wanted to give the comforter and mattress pad  a wash in a machine with a little more room.

We also worked on a small boat project.  We wanted to add a new electrical line for some of the navigation supplemental instruments, so we ran the wire, and then while Kris was organizing some wires in the cabinet behind the TV, she reached a bit far, and the folding stool (not fully locked - her fault), slid out from under her, and down she went.  Only fell about a foot, but cracked her side just below and on ribs on the way down.  That was Friday, and now Sunday, and pain is fading a bit, but it will be a couple more days before she can move around, so we will most likely hang out here until that happens.  So for now the electrical project is just kind of going slow, and the boat will stay a bit torn apart for a while.

Torn apart cabinet awaiting the project finish.

2022-03-13 Cat Island, private anchorage, North winds, The Hermitage

 

Have had a good week in our very private anchorage.  There are other boats here, but we are anchored off on our own.  The beach is beautiful, and the water clear.  Taken some long beach walks, and Kris went kayaking up Joe Sound into the mangroves.