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| What a difference a couple days make...Atlantic Ocean..."flat seas"! |
During our northern rim tour of Grand Bahama Island we will
include travel day weather conditions and the date for a reference point.
Weather conditions: Air temp mid 60’s – mid 70’s, wind calm,
seas flat, water temp upper 60’s (brrr!) Approximately 50 miles travelled in 7
½ hours.
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| Bypassing Mangrove Cay-NEVER stop early when the sea is flat...ha ha! |
It was an early departure at 7:00 am from Old Bahama Bay
Marina. We were ready for a travel day
and really ready to pull off the
many, many lines holding our boat to the dock.
Once underway, I looked around and saw 5 other boats! Traveling Soul, Rascal’s Retreat, Moni Jean,
Don Quieote and Entreau…it was nice to have company. The winds settled to a breeze and the water
fell flat within the first hour…so we traveled 7.5 hours today, bypassing
Mangrove Cay and anchoring at Great Sale Cay.
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| Taking "The Side Yard" to shore at Great Sale Cay |
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| We discovered other humans on shore! |
By 2:30 pm we were anchored and the dinghy was in the
water. We ventured around the Cay,
explored a deserted island/beach, found all kinds of shells, sponge & coral
and saw the sad sight of a sailboat. It
is registered in Beaufort NC and the owners Robert & Kathleen left a
message that they would return soon. It
appears to be recent damage.
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| Sailboats don't seem to handle wind...sad. |
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| PJ from Rascal's Retreat runs "aground" |
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| Water so clear you can snap a picture from above! |
Our plan is to leave in the morning (7:00 am) and head
toward Crab Cay. The wind is supposed to
pick up later in the day so the 47 miles to Crab Cay will be better traveled
early in the day. It is a protected
harbor so we can ride out the weather in comfort.
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| Headed over to see our neighbors from Virginia on Traveling Soul |
In the early evening Charlie walked to the bow of the boat
and was astonished by the millions of
stars!! He said they were so
brilliant that it looked like you could reach out and touch them!! It was 11:30 so he didn’t wake me…I’m hoping
we can both stay awake long enough to see it together during our anchoring
marathon! Ha ha!
Have a fabulous day!
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