Monthly Archives: March 2015
We’ve Left The Bahamas
After a 28-hour sail from San Salvador to Mayaguana, we dropped the anchor in Abraham Bay. We actually sailed under full canvas for over 24 hours on the same tack, unbelievable!!! After arriving in Mayaguana, we ate dinner, slept for about four hours then pulled up anchor and left the Bahamas around midnight bound for the … Continue reading
San Salvador
When we last left off we were in Long Island waiting for weather to cross to Conception. We made it to Conception and had a wonderful few days there. Conception Island is part of the Bahamas National Trust, equal to a national park back home, and it is beautiful. From Conception we motor sailed to … Continue reading
Waiting
We are at the north end of Long Island waiting for a weather window to cross to Conception Island and then on to San Salvador. We had a wonderful time in Thompson Bay but it was time to move on. With strong winds in a favorable direction we pulled up anchor and headed north. We … Continue reading
Departing
We went for a long hike yesterday. We walked north along the Queen’s Highway, took a right at utility pole 108 and hiked across the island to the eastern shore, it was a great workout. We took the dinghy to this protected basin in the northeast corner of the bay: The view looking east from … Continue reading