Central Eleuthrea

Spanish Wells Trawlers

Central Eleuthera

Thurs, April 7th

We spent the morning ashore in Spanish Wells picking up fresh veggies, using computer and checking out a pair of wind generators a local sailor was selling(were old and smaller than we want) but it turns out he is the fellow we took pictures of last year flying his motorized kite.
Set sail south under a gentle breeze to current cut. The cut bisects the western tip of Eleuthera and true to its name the current runs swift with the tides. Spent the afternoon hiking about the beautiful beaches that were home to yet another failed development when hurricane Andrew devastated the area with 200 mph winds.

Rushing waters in Current Cut

Fri-
Anchor up at 7am to hopefully catch the slack water in the cut that lasts for 20 minutes as the tide switches. Our timing was off and we flew thru with about 3 knots of current pulling us along. Even though this is our second transit here it still keeps me on edge as the cliffs fly by and we have to maneuver thru a narrow unmarked channel as we exit. A great sail across to the Glass Window led to a relaxing afternoon exploring ashore.

Ruins of resort at Current Cut

What developer wouldn't love this spot? Defunct Current Cut resort

Ocean crashing into the Glass Window

Glass Window

Lunch stop reminiscent of Lake Champlain

Sat thru Tues
Light southeast winds and sunny skies have prevailed. Since we are in no hurry we have been wandering our way along stopping at a few of the coves along the way. The water temps on the sound are 78 and we have been spending lots of time enjoying the crystal clear waters. The shoreline here is much different from the Abacoes. High limestone cliffs dominate much of the landscape and many of the hills rise to 150 ft.
Rainbow Cay-we spent 2 days exploring and snorkeling both the ocean reefs and the sound side beaches. Campfire ashore with a vacationing family. Dolphins played around the boat a number of times.

Alabaster Bay-Pink sand stretches for 2 miles and the shallow water was like a bathtub. Large Rays would glide by to entertain us. Thankfully none seen while snorkeling even though they apparently won’t bother people.

Waterfront in Governors Harbor

Governors Harbor-This historic colonial village surrounds a large somewhat protected cove. Holding here is poor and a few squalls are predicted so we were pleased to find an old mooring that I dove on to attach our mooring line to. Six other boats pulled in after us, all heading north back civilization. Spent a quiet afternoon wandering about town. The next 2 days were spent biking thru the hilly terrain seeking out the secluded beaches of the ocean side. We found what is now Chris' newest favorite beach "Pink Sand Beach". Biked back there again Thurs morning for the early sun and low tide.

Southern Eleuthra

Possibly Chris' newest favorite beach

Wed April 13th-
Biked to ocean beach called Pink Sand Beach and found what apparently is Chris’ newest favorite beach. The sand really is pink and at low tide as wide as any we have found. Take Away lunch from the Harbor Inn is the best deal we have found yet. Full dinner(much more than we needed for $8 for both of us).

Thurs- Early bike ride to beach followed by another take away lunch (grouper and curried chicken with all the fixings for $8 for both of us). Decided to move on but after sailing in light air for a while with a few rain squalls around we headed back in to Governors again. This time we picked up a mooring off of Ronnies bar where we were able to get wifi sporadically.

Fri- Wind has finally filled in and we had a great sail to Rock sound. To town for a few groceries and propane. We anchored off of the fish fry (A collection of open air shacks found throughout the Bahamas that sell food and drinks. Many are only in operation on Fri nights) and were entertained well into the night by the loud music.