Fri,May 21st- Headed out early under blue skies and a brisk north wind. Great sail the 40 miles to Georgetown/Elizabeth Harbor. Trailed 3 lines and only caught 1 big Barracuda that we didn't keep (to big to eat, seems a shame but the big ones carry ciguatera which can make you very ill.) Lost a big fish but it probably was bigger than we would have been able to get aboard. Anchored at volleyball beach mid afternoon . The harbor is huge with at least 4 anchorages but hardly any crowd at all. We have been told that during the winter there were 400 boats here, now we count about 25 total.
Caves near Little Farmers
Beach at Stocking Island, Georgetown
Sat thru Tues May 25th- Have enjoyed a few sunny hot days moving about this great area. Spent a night at each of the popular anchorages: Hamburger beach, Sanddollar beach and Kidds Cove. Was great to be able to reprovision as our stock of fresh veggies, beer and wine were depleted. I can see why so many boats spend the winter here as the town really caters to boaters. Hiking trails and beaches on Stocking Island were great. It will be interesting to return here some day during the winter when the place is busy with regatta and all the resident cruisers.
Wed- After enjoy ing a great dinner of fresh caught grilled Mahi and sushi aboard Desdemona, a boat we have traveled with intermittently since Abacoe, we parted ways in the morning as they continue south and we are now headed back north. This was as far as we planned on exploring and the time has come to work our way back to Fl. After a day of motorsailing in light winds we anchored off the beautiful Misha Cay (Island Resort owned by David Copperfield) and dined on fresh caught Spanish Mackeral.
Thurs- Lazy day exploring our way to Farmers Cay. Stopped along the way for snorkeling at a few spots hoping for some conk but no luck.
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