It’s so nice to get to an anchorage knowing you have several days before the winds change and you can move again. That’s what has happened for us at Lee Stocking. We arrived here with a mostly east wind and that wind will build (and move more south) over the next few days. So here we are – stuck in a super cool spot!! We’re nicely protected from the easterly wind and it’s a very interesting island with lots of trails.
On Thursday Jane, Steve, Mark and I checked out the abandoned Caribbean Marine Research Centre. It’s been closed for years but it looks like it was left in a hurry. They did a lot of fish research here and you can still see all the tanks and water ponds that they used for their research. The place would make an amazing movie set! There’s also an airstrip on the island but you certainly wouldn’t want to use it! We walked around the research centre and along 2 or 3 beaches on the Exuma Sound side – it was such an awesome day!!
Today (Friday) we went on another hike up to the highest point in the Exumas. The view was amazing (see photos below) and the trail was very nicely maintained! We also did another walk out to 2 more beaches – I’ll never get tired of walking on beaches with the waves crashing in!! That’s the best!!
We ended our day with a hour happy on Jane and Steve’s boat. It was the perfect way to end an awesome day. Good eats (thanks Jane!!), good drinks and best of all good company. As we were chatting in the cockpit, another dinghy flew by with 2 men and lots of groceries. We’re not close to any stores so we were super curious about how they managed to get all that stuff. Turns out they rented a car near the top end of Great Exuma Island (the island that George Town is on) and drove down to George Town to get lots of provisions!! A very good idea!
It looks like we will be here at Lee Stocking until Monday. The winds are supposed to calm down by then so we will be able to motor our way down to the Marina at Emerald Bay. This marina is in the north part of Great Exuma Island and they have water!! We need to fill our empty tank that we didn’t fill at Staniel Cay and fill our other 2 tanks as well. Jane and Steve will be staying at this marina for a few days as they visit other friends who are staying in a condo there. Once we’ve filled our water tanks, we’ll continue down to George Town and hang out there for awhile. I’m looking forward to visiting George Town again – it’s a neat place.
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 