After leaving Rick and Clayton in Satellite Beach, I continued down the Intracoastal Waterway to West Palm Beach and crossed to the Bahamas on November 27. The trip started out a little rough from Lake Worth Inlet, but got smoother as I crossed. Instead of 3-4 foot seas with an occasional 5 foot sea in the morning, by the time I got to the Little Bahama Bank, the seas were only 1-2 feet.
I spent the night at Mangrove Cay, then moved on the next day to Great Sale Cay and spent several days there waiting for better weather. The next stop was Green Turtle Cay to clear customs and officially enter the Bahamas. Weather again kept me in Green Turtle Cay for several days, so I did not arrive in Marsh Harbor until December 5.
I spent about a week in Marsh Harbor restocking the boat with fresh vegetables, fruit, fuel, and water, did the sight seeing thing to see if things had changed much (and they haven’t), and then decided to go the Great Guana Cay on the 14th.
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| Shark Trash in Marsh Harbor |
From Great Guana, I headed to Linyard Cay to stage for a crossing to Eleuthera. I plan to do this crossing tomorrow. I should not be a difficult crossing as it is only about 60 miles, but it is all open ocean, so I will have to be careful. Looks like I will have several boats in company, as the anchorage here at Linyard Cay is pretty crowded. I plan to spend at least a couple of weeks in Eleuthera before heading to the Exumas for more adventure.
I hope everyone has a great holiday season.
Cliff Baker
S/V NAVIGATOR
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