Isn’t it interesting how, on one side of a
group of Cays it can be perfectly calm – while on the opposite side, the wind
and seas are raging?
That was our experience today as we left
Lee Stocking Island’s beautiful, calm anchorage, and braved Rat Cut into the
Bahama Sound. I say “braved”, because crossing the cut between the Bank and the
Sound felt like running major rapids in a canoe – the waves were so big, they
came right over the deck of the boat! But it only lasted the few minutes that
it took to run through the cut – at which point, the ocean calmed to large
rollers on the beam (for non-sailors, not a bad point of sail). The wind was
blowing a steady 22 knots (lots of wind for a 36-foot boat) – and we were
making 7.8 knots of speed at the height (the boat is designed to do 6.5 at its
fastest).
All of which is to say that we were really
moving – surfing, in fact! Add to that a pretty cloudy sky and some rain, and I
can tell you that we were both very happy to reach our home port at Monument
Beach within about 3.5 hours – just on time for lunch J.
A friendly neighbor came over to invite us
to a pig roast and scrabble game at
Chat ‘n Chill tomorrow, and we watched the
sun set to the sound of conch shells being blown in unison, all in different
keys! It’s good to be “home”.
This will probably be my last post, as
we’ll be preparing to leave for our colder home in a few days – but it will be
good to be there, too. We’ve missed our friends and family, and are looking
forward to seeing you all very soon! TTFN
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