The sail from New Providence to Norman’s Cay was the perfect sail. We had 12-15 knots on a beam reach with minimal waves. It just doesn’t get better than that. Doug caught the biggest fish of his life, a 3 foot Barracuda. At Norman’s there were about a dozen boats in the anchorage. We went to shore and were surprised to find the bar/restaurant had been rebuilt. It is really nicely done in Bahamian Style. It was also packed with boaters. We walked back across the airstrip and down the road in the pitch black to our dingy wishing that we had our shake flashlight that we bought in Stuart.We awoke to another beautiful sailing day so we set sail for Compass Cay.
This time we sailed on the outside in the ocean. We had to motor sail, but again it was a great day. We anchored up in a cut outside of the marina. We were the only boat in the vicinity. We were surrounded by white pristine beaches and the bluest of water. It was gorgeous! Phil the lizard catcher had to catch and tame a Ringtail Iguana. Sue held firm though. No pets aboard!At the marina Phil swam with the nurse sharks. They had grown since our last visit! The marina here has been expanded and rebuilt. Still it was very quaint. This is a favorite area once again.
We stayed for another day at Compass and explored the beaches…at the marina we got the weather report for the upcoming week. Wind! A lot of wind! So we left early the next morning for Farmers Cay en route to George Town.
We are now holed up here at Farmers Cay. The weather turned and we are having 20-30 knot winds from the southeast and huge waves. The passage to George Town is not in the cards as we would have to sail in the ocean. So, Andrew will have to fly into Little Farmers Cay onto this tiny airstrip. It should be a scenic flight down the Exuma chain. We are anchored in the bay and will be able to watch him fly in.
The guys went out fishing yesterday while I had quiet time doing the laundry and reading! Simple pleasures… They caught snapper, grunt, lobster, bar jack and conch. So I made some awesome fish chowder and we had movie night. We are rocking like crazy and the wind is howling. We will home school this week while we wait for another weather window.
