What an anchorage!! We’re starting day 4 in this harbour and the rolling is non-stop. We moved from our first spot due to the swell coming in and around Strachan Cay, causing the boat to roll side to side. We’re now much closer to the Clarence Town side of the harbour but the rolling hasn’t stopped. It was so bad this morning that our coffee pot tipped over, spilling coffee everywhere.
We went into town on Jan. 9 to buy some fruit. A supply ship was at the government dock when we arrived on Jan. 8 and another was in the morning of Jan. 9. Unfortunately both ships brought other supplies – not produce. We did manage to get these cute little bananas and a few plantains from the agricultural co-op. The fruit sold at the co-op are grown on the island!! We’ll go back on Monday or Tuesday to see what else they might have for sale. We were told that they should have some papaya at that time.
Yesterday we got off the boat for a few hours and that was lovely! We explored the south east side of the harbour and found a very cool deep water area that leads to the ocean. The water was about 45ft deep in the centre of the pond and it was surrounded by shallows. We went at low tide so couldn’t take the dinghy all the way to the ocean. We did get a good walk in along the beach. We’ll explore that area again at high tide!!
Our good crossing weather is starting to disappear. Jan. 14 – 15 is now a no go because the wind strength and direction has changed. There is still a possibility to cross Jan 16 – 17 but we’ll wait to see what happens as we get closer to those dates.
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 