Day 28 – Palm Cay

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The featured picture for this post is of the narrow entrance to the marina through the markers. You can see dark spots in the water all around the entrance channel which represent the coral heads to be avoided. Today was primarily a day of rest. Tom did a few morning chores, changing a fuel filter […]

Day 27 – Palm Cay

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A busy, busy day! We could hear the wind last night whirring by the top of the mast and flapping our Bahamas flag, but at deck level the wind was mostly blocked and C Ghost was held secure by our lines to the dock. We got up around 6:30AM and did boat chores until 9:00. Tommy […]

Day 26 – Palm Cay

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The swell that came through our anchorage and caused all the boats to bounce around so much finally subsided around mid-night. We did not expect there to be any surge/swell since the wind was very light and had been so all day long, and it was quite calm in the anchorage the night before. We’ll […]

Day 25 – Rose Island

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Last night the winds calmed as expected making for another great cockpit sleeping night. We discovered in the morning that Rose Island also has a rooster! We were looking forward to a day in the anchorage, especially given the nice conditions. After coffee, Tommy used seawater and soap to get the encrusted salt off the […]

Day 24 – Rose Island

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The little anchorage at Chub Cay was snug, and the winds moderated making for a good night in the cockpit. At 4:30 a.m. a rooster began quietly crowing on shore-far enough away that it wasn’t jarring, but close enough to be a very gentle chicken alarm clock. We were the first boat out of the […]

Day 23 – Chub Cay

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Sleeping in the cockpit was great with a nice breeze and moonlight and stars. We had interrupted but restful sleep and woke naturally as the sky began to brighten 45 minutes before sunrise. Plenty of time for coffee and a quick breakfast. We were on our way by 6:45a.m. Today was an all motoring day. […]

Day 22 – Great Bahama Bank

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Note – We are presently safely anchored in Chub Cay. This is yesterday’s post when we didn’t have any connectivity on the bank. Today’s post will show up later this evening. Yesterday afternoon, a battered 45’ catamaran anchored in the harbor behind our slip. Two youthful crew members, one male, one female, and the captain […]

Day 21 – Bimini

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Note: We’ll be leaving Bimini tomorrow morning and spending tomorrow night anchored out in the middle of the 70 mile-wide Bahama Bank. That means we’ll have no cell or wifi tomorrow night and therefore no way to post a blog entry. You will still be able to see our position on the satellite tracking map […]

Day 20 – Bimini

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It was another very blustery night last night, this time with more rain mixed in. The day/night wind pattern this past week has been very different from what we’re used to. On the Chesapeake Bay and most places we encountered on the ICW, the wind tended to be lighter in the morning, strongest in the […]

Day 19 – Bimini

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Last night the wind gusts were as high as 30kts accompanied by light rain. This made for interrupted but still restful sleep, and we had energy in the morning. Tommy removed and rerouted some of the water tank pump plumbing, as we’ve noted that although it works fine, its normal sound has descended from a […]