Mon 5-23 thru Thurs 5-26
The past few days have found us enjoying some great sailing. We have been hopping along the coast of Eleuthra at a faster pace than planned but since we visited this area on our trip south we have been taking advantage of fair winds.
Departed Little San Salvadore as a huge Carnival Ship was anchoring for the day. Had great winds for our sail across to Eleuthra and up the coast to Rock Sound. Since we havn't seen another sailboat in over 5 days we were pleased to drop anchor next to our friends John and Patty aboard Smart Move. We crossed over together from Fl and spent time together in the Abacos. Enjoyed an interesting evening pouring over charts pointing out our favorite spots as they are first time cruisers heading south.
As we work our way up the coast I have enjoyed some exciting fishing each day. The freezer is now stocked with Grouper, Snapper and Jack while releasing a number of Barracuda.Thurs- As strong winds are predicted for the weekend and beyond we push on to current cut. Normally we wait for a fair tide to run thru this narrow passage but we decided to push thru early with the wind assisting us into the 3 kt current.
Fri- Anchor up at daybreak to cover the 63 nm open ocean crossing of the Northwest Providence Channel. Great winds and moderate seas made for a good day arriving at Little Harbor, Abaco by 6pm. Hooked a big fish along the way but after it stripped nearly all my line it proceeded to break my new 50 lb test. Was probably bigger than anything I would bring aboard but it made for an exciting few minutes.
