Spanish Wells and the trip north to the Abacos

We spent 4 nights in Spanish Wells and had a great time!  Everyone we met was really friendly and the highlight was getting to see George, Ivanhoe and his son Evan.  We ended up having lunch and then Ivanhoe even made dinner for us at his home.  It was GREAT!

Spanish Wells waterfront

colorful homes overlooking the harbor

can you tell it has rained?  All green!!

"Lady Marie" fueling up to head out next week

The island is very picturesque with colorful homes, gardens and views.  It is definitely a working harbor but the fishing boats rival any in the world.  They take great pride in fixing them up and some of the bigger boats are co-op owned and the people working them make them shine.

Budda's Lunch Wagon and liquor store

Home of the $4.75 burger!

mv Independence

work boats everywhere

and the mother ships

These guys are almost ready to head out again

The ferries come in at all hours of the day and night and some dock parallel and some don't……its a good thing they aren't any bigger that is for sure.

notice our wake as we went by the bow with Dingh-go

size does matter……

Doing a U-turn right near our mooring

Last Thursday we had a window that would allow us to head for the Abacos.  The wind was behind us blowing 17-22kts and the seas were anywhere from 4-6 feet with an occasional 8 footer.  It was bouncy but not wet and we pulled into the Little Harbor cut by 4pm.  From there we just motored up to Pelican Harbor for the night.  We knew we needed to move the next day since another front was coming through so up to Marsh Harbor we went.  Nati got a nice rain bath on the way up so now we can clean a few more things on her.

Morning in Pelican Bay

Our front has now arrived!

This last photo was taken by sv Arctracer as we were going behind a 400 foot cargo ship.  Thanks for the picture guys!

Nati sure doesn't seem very big on this day!