The best part of having a sailboat is being able to share our adventure with family and friends. Caroline joined us at New Providence Island on Feb. 23. We were anchored in West Bay during a very windy front coming in from the north. It was so rolly that it was difficult to sleep at night. Once Caroline arrived, we quickly realized that the anchorage was not a great place to stay, so we moved into a marina.
Nassau Harbour Club Marina was recommended to us so we decided to move there until Jim arrived on Thursday, Feb. 27. The marina was very nice with a pool (which Caroline really liked!) and a very nice restaurant. We had a great rest at this marina (especially after 4 nights of intense rolling) and we did laundry, grocery shopping and a bit of sight seeing.
After Jim arrived on Thursday, we headed to Rose Island (about 7 knots away) for a night. After that we sailed east to Spanish Wells on Saturday, Feb. 29. The day started with major burning smells from the engine room. Turns out the new alternator Mark bought in Nassau couldn’t handle the load of our battery system (it’s a car alternator not designed for our batteries). Mark had to disconnect the alternator so we could use the engine to get sails up. It was a rough sail with high winds and waves about 5 – 6 ft on the side. We were all very happy to get into our anchorage at Spanish Wells and with the big wind, we were anchored by 3pm.
We spent today exploring Spanish Wells. Unfortunately, it was Sunday and very few things were open, except for the 2 liquor stores! We had a great lunch and spent some time on the north side beach. It was a very good day.
Tomorrow we plan to visit Harbour Island (where the pink sand is) and maybe spend a bit of time in Spanish Wells. Tuesday we will head back to Rose Island and then we’ll be back at the Nassau Harbour Club Marina to get Caroline on her flight home on Thursday. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 