Monday, April 14th- As predicted the skies have dawned partly cloudy and the wind has setteled down overnite to about E@12kts. We head out to cross the NE Providence Channel for the 60 mile trip to the Abacoes in the middle of an armada of about 12 boats. The seas are rolly with a 4 ft swell and we sail with the assist of our engine to keep our speed up. By the time we reach Little Harbor inlet the wind and seas have built and many of the boats are concerned about the conditions in the inlet. We are spread out over many miles and reports from the first boat are favorable letting all relax a bit. We are happy to anchor by 3:30 after what was a tiring day.
Treasure Cay
Tues- We head north to find a protected harbor as the next few days are predicted to be unsetteled. Our plan was to pick up a mooring at Hopetown but the sailing was excellent and we kept running north covering 30 miles in the protected waters of the Sea of Abaco to anchor in Treasure Cay. Where we spent the afternoon on Chris' favorite beach. Ended a pleasant day with Scott and Donna from Saltine over for happy hour.
Wed- Lots of clouds with showers off and on much of the day. We spent the day relaxing and catching up on chores.
Thurs thru Sat- With the inclement weather around but still lots of sunny breaks we spend our time Biking with Scott and Donna, an impromptu boaters get together on the beach, Sitting around the pool, and another happy hour this time aboard Saltine. Saturday brought rain most of the day and Chris spent the day baking. She really outdid herself with pie, rolls, cinnamon buns and cookies for my birthday. No wonder we gain weight while cruising. Squall during the night had us up as the winds howled and the anchor dragged a bit. Thankfully we were able to wait until the storm passed to reanchor. we really hadn't dragged far but were closer to the seawall than I was comfortable with.
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| Birthday/Easter treats |
Sunday and Mon- The skies have cleared and we decide to take advantage of the moderate breeze to pass thru the whale cut. To head further north we have to take a short hop into the open ocean to round the Whale. This can be a dangerous passage if the seas are running and even with moderate winds it still is a wet and rolly passage. Thankfully we had reserved a mooring at our old friend Donnies in Black Sound and as expected the place was full and their is no room to anchor. Happy hour at Pineapples where we enjoyed their conch fritters and rum punch. Spent the days enjoying long walks on the beach and wandering around town.
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