Evelyn and Caroline caught their WestJet flight home on Monday, March 13 at 2 pm. We had the best visit and I know they had a fantastic time exploring the Exumas with us. The boat is way too empty now and we will definitely miss having them onboard. Mark and I spent Monday afternoon getting the boat ready to leave the marina on Tuesday morning. We did more laundry; washed the decks; filled our water tanks and did a bit more grocery shopping.
Early Tuesday morning, we left the Nassau Harbour Club marina and were headed out of the east end of the harbour before 8am. The winds were predicted to be from the west at around 15 knots so we were hoping for a good sail to Spanish Wells. We put all sails up just after we passed Rose Island and had a great sail most of the way to Spanish Wells. We also had the tide with us so we saw some pretty good speeds!! Just after lunch, the rain caught up with us but it only lasted about 30 minutes. This was the first rain we’ve had in a very long time!!
We arrived at the Spanish Wells south anchorage around 3pm and we anchored close to shore. We were expecting strong north east winds on Wednesday and Thursday so we wanted to be tucked in for better protection. Wednesday was a cool, windy day so we just stayed onboard and relaxed. That night we had a fairly good rainstorm and it was a great temperature for sleeping.
Today (Thursday) we decided to head into Spanish Wells. We’ve been here several times in previous seasons and it is one of my favourite towns. There are lots of colourful homes and the community has many little shops and restaurants. We had a great walk around the town and ended our visit with lunch at Budda’s Snack Shack.
In the morning we’ll be pulling up anchor and heading about 7 nm southwest to Egg Island. We’ll anchor there for the night and then cross over to the Abacos on Saturday. Our plan is to hangout in the Abacos, visit with our friends Julia and Brad and then make our way back to West End by the first or second week of April. We’ll jump off from there and sail all the way up to St. Augustine (avoiding the ICW!!).
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 