Northern Route Home - It's Only Just Begun!

Our journey North is just beginning!  Our first stop after Palm Cay was to Frazier's Hog (no pics).  We anchored for the night in a safe area.  We had a long motor sail from Palm Cay and had nice weather all the way.  It was a pleasant night.  We ran into our friends, Jeb and Ursula, on Wisper at the anchorage.

The next stop was anchoring on the banks of the Bahamas.  This photo shows how we were very isolated - no one else close by.  We did see a power boat towards the North of us but it was very far away.  We did this on the way South also, only then, it was a very bumpy night.  This time, there were no swells and we slept very well (actually I slept well almost every night with just a few exceptions!)  It is an awesome experience to be where you see no land and no other people.  It was very peaceful and quiet!  Very private!

After sleeping on the bank, we set out for Bimini.  We were promised smooth weather conditions.....it was so smooth, there was only a little wind, so it made things feel very hot!

Up came the hair!

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First site of Bimini

Blue Water Marina - This was our very first stop in the Bahamas on the trip South!

We will be here till Wednesday when we'll leave the marina at dawn to cross over to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  The conditions will be 2.5 - 3 ft. waves at 5 second intervals with the winds coming out of the South-East coming around to the South (starting to sound like Ed -aren't I?)  This means there will be rolling waves rocking us side to side.  It will be a doable crossing - safe - just not a comfortable one.  I plan on making sandwiches ahead of time and keeping some snack bars in the cockpit so I don't have to be down below when it's rocking a lot!  All part of life on a sail boat!


Next..............I don't even know yet!!