No visit to Eleuthera would be complete without a stop at Spanish Wells and Harbour Island, which are both located at the north end of Eleuthera. We had a great sail from Alabaster Bay to Spanish Wells and had no trouble getting through Current Cut. Passage through this narrow cut requires timing with the tides – we hit it perfectly and had a helping current that added 2.5 knots to our speed!
We decided to stay at a marina and checked in on Tuesday, March 26. The marina is very nice with an on-site restaurant and a pool! It wasn’t very full when we arrived but some very windy weather has filled the place! The marina is pretty central to the town and we have walked the whole place. It’s a really clean, pretty town (really makes George Town look bad) but man it’s tough to walk – too many golf carts and cars zipping by on narrow streets with no sidewalks!!
Harbour Island is on the opposite side of Eleuthera from Spanish Wells and to get there, we had to take (in this order) a water taxi, a taxi, and another water taxi! Lots of fun. Dunmore Town is on Harbour Island and we spent about 4 hours walking around the place. It was very interesting with lots of touristy places. We had lunch at Sip Sip – a very popular beach restaurant that only serves lunch.
We’ve had a good time here at Spanish Wells and have enjoyed the marina but it’s time to keep heading north. We’ve had a few days of big north winds and some stormy weather but it looks like we’ll have a good weather window to jump to the Abacos this weekend. So next stop – Lynyard Cay!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 