We’ve had a very relaxing stay at Great Guana Cay, spending most of our time in the north anchorage at Black Point Settlement. This large anchorage was perfect for the wind direction we’ve had all week but we did do an overnight stay at Little Bay (which is the anchorage on the south side of Black Point).
One of the great aspects of cruising is meeting fellow cruisers. Back when we were at Cambridge Cay, we met 2 couples – one from North Carolina and the other from Ottawa. The couple from North Carolina were on a boat named Moon Pie. The Ottawa folks were on Bagatelle. Both had the same boat – a Beneteau 361. It was fun to chat with these cruisers and we also gave the Bagatelle couple a tour of our boat (they want to upgrade to a larger sailboat with a centre cockpit.)
Another cool thing about sailing in the Bahamas is that it’s easy to see the same boats – over and over again. We moved over to Little Bay on Monday and as we got close to the shore, we see Bagatelle anchored!! It turned out that this sailboat is actually owned by 3 couples so we ended up meeting the second owners. We spent a bit of time with this couple (who are also from Ottawa) on Monday, exploring a bit of coral and then walking to the beach on the ocean side where you can find lots of sea glass. The winds changed overnight and we decided to head back to the north anchorage at Black Point on Tuesday. Bagatelle also made the move back to the north anchorage.
On Wednesday morning we took the dinghy to the beach to do some maintenance and repair on the dinghy outboard. As we were getting ready to head for the beach, I noticed Moon Pie was right beside us!!! So that afternoon we had happy hour on our boat with the couples from Bagatelle and Moon Pie. It was great fun to chat and learn more about everyone!!
Today (Thursday) we sailed back to Big Major! We had a great sail (even if it was short – only 9nm) and got into the anchorage a little after 11am. We’ll be hanging out here until Evelyn and Caroline arrive on Monday!! Very excited for their visit!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 