It certainly didn’t feel like we were stressed after returning to the boat end of December, but there was always that pressing thought “got to get across!”. Now that we’re here and we have over 2 weeks to get to Nassau, we’ve definitely transitioned into island life. It’s warmer, sunnier and we have no real pressure to do anything except watch the clouds!!
When we arrived in Ginn Sur Mer on Sunday, Jan 13, there was only one other boat here – a catamaran. We anchored in a good spot that would accommodate us swinging around (the winds are always changing and same with the current). By Monday morning, we were all alone. It was super quiet. This spot is very protected so although it was windy, the water was nice and calm.
By late afternoon another sailboat came in – it was a large ketch. They anchored past us and were all settled when a third sailboat came in…another ketch!! Not only another ketch (making this anchorage now ketch cove or a ketch convention – I was calling it both😁) but a Whitby 42. Go figure! We actually know this Whitby 42 because it was for sale (for a few years) in the Reynolds yard. Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to go chat with them because they left early this morning.
Today has been a super relaxed day. Mark has been working on repairing the threshold of the aft head. The wood was quite messed up from years of use so he built a new walnut threshold. He started the fitting process yesterday and today he’s varnishing the wood. We’ve both been enjoying our wonderful wifi and the sunny, warm weather! It’s great to sit in the cockpit with a good book!!
One thing I haven’t mentioned yet (I don’t think) is that we bought a portable gas Honda generator this summer. We learned from last year that a cloudy, less windy season leads to major battery charging issues! The new generator supplements our wind and solar units. We used it for the first time yesterday and it worked like a charm! Batteries were nicely charged and we could even heat up some water!
We’re very happy to be in the Bahamas! We’ll spend a few more days here because the wind is not conducive to moving south. We’re also hoping that Julia and Brad will be crossing Thursday/Friday so we can have a good old happy hour with them before we move on south and they head north to Hope Town.
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 