We’ve spent over 2 months in the Bahamas and have seen some amazing sights. It has been an incredible journey as we explored the Exumas and the Jumentos. One of the best parts of our time in the Bahamas was meeting other cruisers. Our last stop in the Jumentos was Hog Cay. There were 3 other boats in this anchorage and we had the pleasure of getting to know the cruisers aboard each boat when we went ashore to the Hog Cay Yacht Club (a very nice tiki hut built on the island by the residence of Ragged Island). We would gather at the club each afternoon and chat while watching the sun went down.
From Bimini all the way down to Little Ragged Island, we’ve managed to see lots of aquatic life, do some great swimming, lots of excellent walks and also managed to get some pretty awesome tans! We also managed to get through a good amount of booze!🍾😉
Now it’s on to Cuba. Our plan is to sail across from Little Ragged Island to Puerto de Vita on Tuesday, May 2. It should take us about 11 hours. Once we arrive, we will have to anchor near the Marina and wait till morning to start our check in process. First of all a doctor will board our boat, take our temperature and ask a few health questions. Once we pass this inspection, we can head to the Marina. Once tied up, we will be boarded by 2 dogs – the drug sniffer and the explosives sniffer. Once we pass the sniff test, I guess the customs and immigration folks come.
We have about a month to make the roughly 400 knot journey from Puerto de Vita to Havana. We’ll leave the boat at Marina Hemingway near Havana and return home end of May. Should be a fun and interesting month. Hopefully we’ll have some wifi in Cuba so we can update the blog.
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 