We can't believe its been a few weeks since we have updated the blog. Here we sit in St. Augustine getting ready to jump outside and head north. Tropical storm Bonnie is moving away and it looks like we have a few days to make a run north on the outside. Where our next landfall is going to be????? We haven't the slightest idea! But first lets wrap up the remaining time in the Bahamas. We didn't stay very long but we sure did have a great time!
After leaving Wardrick Wells we decided to check out why a number of folks went to Norman's Cay. Well......we still are wondering..... The anchorage is fine. The sunken plane is ok but I'm not sure there is a reason to go there. With all the beautiful places to go to, I think we have to be selective in what we want to see and do.
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| The remnants of a drop kingpin drug plane |
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| Anyone for a rebuild? |
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| Looking into the cockpit |
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| Can you tell these fish are tame? |
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| Normans Cay.....not much there |
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| this is all deserted |
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| But......if we aren't mistaken Corona beer is brewed here! |
From Normans Cay we went up to Highborn Cay and anchored right near the very high-end resort. The swimming was good if you went at slack tide. The restaurant is very nice and yes, fairly expensive. The grocery store at the marina is very good but one should be ready to pay the piper. Like we like to say......... nothing in life is "free". Anyone who believes otherwise is a nut case for sure.
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| Looking good! |
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| Does this look familiar |
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| How about $5 buck each!!?? |
Since we had to make tracks north and west we decided to sail over to West Bay on New Providence Island and then from there jump over to the Berry Islands. The sailing was good and we even got another chance to use the spinnaker. Of course I kept our record in tact by catching more "cuda"! Still nothing but barracuda.
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| Sunset in West Bay |
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| another cud! |
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| "Jaws" the sequel! |
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| So it's time for deep thought |
The Berrys Islands this year couldn't have been any nicer! Fair weather, warm water, empty anchorages and fish! Since we had bait I would go our in the cuts and fish near slack tide and we ended up having more that enough to eat right from the sea. Lets see:
- Yellow tail snapper
- Dog snapper
- Red snapper
- Trigger fish
- and Conch!
We could go on and on about how nice the Berrys are this time of the year. They aren't for everyone but it fit our needs to a "T". One restaurant, Flo's Conch Bar and Chester makes some mean dinners. One should be aware of the rum punch too.......very dangerous!
The time finally came to cross back over to the US. We had an uneventful 170nm sail and pulled into West Palm Beach only to be treated with a nice fresh water down pour. Nati said thank you!
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| welcome back to the states |
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| Check out the GPS speed over ground |
Stay tune for more and exciting ........or maybe not so exciting updates....................
fun to follow your trip. robie
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