I thought I’d go in a more entertaining direction for today’s post! Landlubbers will read this and laugh, but sailors will read this and cry! That’s right, it’s Murphy’s Laws of Sailing! You thought it couldn’t go wrong? It can and it will!
Our visit to Warderick Wells continues with entertaining “credit card captains” (charter boats), and in spite of the uncooperative weather we still get some snorkeling in!
We’re in the Exumas Land and Sea Park, an ecological preserve in the Exuma islands. It’s amazingly abundant with sea life, you’ll never believe how up-close-and-personal we’ve gotten with the most unexpected sea animals! All those photos and more, in today’s post!
We’re taking it easy in Rock Sound, which means miles of hiking in the hot sun! We explore the Cathedral Cave, the Ocean Hole (including some beautiful fish!) and stock up on groceries and rum in preparation for our next island chain. It’s not all sunshine though, we’ve got an injury on board, plus a major diesel leak!
My brother and sister-in-law tried out a week of boat life, and we took them to all our favorite spots. Incidentally, we had some of the worst weather, and the worst dinghy rides, but they were good sports and were eventually rewarded with the most beautiful sunny day in a swimming-pool colored anchorage. My sister-in-law wrote a guest post about their adventures with us, and her thoughts on boat life!
We motored over to Spanish Wells for the next bout of strong winds. It’s a good sized town so we got to do a little exploring and a little stocking up, plus it was a great place to celebrate my birthday! We’ve seen some spectacular sunsets and sunrises while here, so I’m sharing a skyline overload in today’s post!
We’re on the move! For the first time, we tried out our spinnaker sail! However, the wind was just too light so we motored to a new cay and did some underwater exploring. Sea stars, coral, turtles, and a live conch! It feels good to be on the move again.
We’ve been oscillating between wins and challenges lately, getting pinned down by strong weather in a pretty remote location. We’ve been doing our best to explore and be social, but we’re also feeling a little trapped while we’re pinned down by weather!
We jumped down to Miami to ring in the new year, then crossed to Bimini in the Bahamas, and since the weather was still holding, we kept going and are now in the Berry Islands. We’re ready to start exploring!
This is a basic overview of how we do our weather routing! This should give some insight on why we are still waiting for a good weather window to cross to the Bahamas, and whether we may have an opportunity in the next few days!