Time Out

We’re having an unexpected rest time today, as the weather has turned nasty – a cold front with 23K winds and lots of cloud cover. So we’re hunkered down in the harbour at Little Farmer’s Cay, with each of us in our own cabin, having a “time out” for siestas, reading, e-mail, and I’m writing a blog post.

We spent the last few days, after celebrating Jeff’s birthday and exploring Elizabeth Harbour with Susan, sailing North. We spent a lovely day hiking and hanging out at Emerald Bay, and then sailed on to Lee Stocking Island, which was empty of boats and perfectly gorgeous. Gin-clear turquoise water invited us to swim, dinghy around, and finish the boat bottom cleaning - and the sunsets were spectacular.

A cold front was predicted to come in today, so we left early, around 8:30 a.m., and beat the North wind at 23 knots on large waves due North to Little Farmer’s Cay – a wild ride, but fun smashing into the surf! We stayed mainly dry, though the water came over the bow right up to our dodger (windscreen for non-sailors) – glad it was there!

Now we’re resting up, showering, and planning to go ashore for a lobster dinner at Ocean Cabin – a Bahamian style restaurant on the hill. Should be great. We’ll hang out here until the wind dies down or Friday arrives – whichever comes first. Then we’ll need to head South, back to Emerald Bay, so that Susan can taxi to the airport on Sunday morning. Another great visit with a good friend.