Sea of Abaco

Having entered the sea of Abaco we will spend the next week or so in mostly protected waters. This body of water is protected from the west by Great Abacoe Island and from the ocean to the east bu a string of reefs and beautiful barrier Islands.

Friday March 18 thru thru Monday Mar 21st.-
We setteled in at Donnies dock in Black sound and were pleased to meet up with friends from last year. Had a great time biking about enjoying this quaint community and its wonderful beaches. On Sat eve Chris cooked up our St Pats dinner (overdue) and had Donnie over, we rode to the beach to watch the full moon rise over the ocean at dusk . Sunday Donnie invited a few friends for local caught Tuna dinner at his house which was a great treat.

Tues

Off with the tide to head south. The winds have calmed down allowing us to head out to the ocean thru the Whale Passage. This is the only spot in the Abacos where you have to leave protected waters and this channel is notorious for big seas. Anchored in beautiful Bakers Bay on Great Guana Cay, Walked and swam in the ocean then enjoyed another great sunset from our protected anchorage.

Andros anchored at Archers Cay

Seas crashing on Whale Cay as we exit to the ocean

Wed
Sail to Archers Cay on Great Abaco as wind is predicted to shift overnite. Wandered about the sand flats at an exte low tide. The moon is currently at it's closest to the earth for the year and tides have been extreme the past few days.

Thurs
Sunny with a brisk west wind, sailed about, checking out Treasure Cay anchorage we found it very crowded so sail back south anchoring in the lee of Great Abaco.

Fri thru Sun
Another sunny day but the winds have shifted to the north. Sail back to Treasure Cay as the anchorage has now cleared out somewhat. This resort is located on Chris' favorite beach where we spent the afternoon basking in the clear waters and white sands. For a fee of $10 a day boaters are allowed to anchor in the resorts dredged harbor and use all the facilities including pool, showers and wifi.
On Sat we biked a few miles in the hot sun to a nautical flea market where we found a few items we couldn't live without. Chris spent the afternoon baking up a storm; bread, muffins and best of all a blueberry pie from wild berries we picked and canned this past summer. The boat is loaded down with canned raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and venision that we brought from up north and are real treats in the remote islands. Cocktails aboard Stardust with Harvey and Nancy, friends we met in Lake Worth, capped off another great day in paradise.