As it goes here in the Bahamas at least once a month we get a really good blow that comes through which produces squalls and high winds. The blow will take place towards the middle of the week, so we need to make the most of the first part of the week as we won’t be able to do much across the way in George Town unless we want to get soaked crossing over.
It happens to be Spring Break week, so Tracey and John’s daughter Gianna is visiting. We load the snorkeling gear into the boat and set out to find a new spot to snorkel. The wind was blowing fairly well but it was not uncomfortable as we set out for the ride in the dinghy. After checking out a couple of sites we decided to go to Hoopers Bay to see the sea turtles again. The turtles here have been trained to come to the boat, just put your hand in the water and splash the water around. While we were there a tour boat came up and the turtles immediately went over to them as they had the “good stuff”, sardines.
Now that the turtles were full of sardines and no longer interested in us we decided to find another spot to try to snorkel. We stopped several places however none of them were productive. We decided to head back to the elkhorn spot even though it would potentially be a little sporty in the water. When we arrived, it was not too bad, so we anchored and spent a little time checking it out again.
On our way back from snorkeling we hit up Da Sand Bar for a cold libation and some jinga.
We met some guys at Da Sand Bar that were in town for Spring Break. One of guys Dad was there with them on his motor boat. They were from the University of Alabama so I just called them Alabama. We would run into them several times over two days. Here they are at the Exum Yacht Club where we went for dinner.
David on THESAILINGPIANO On the Water Concert and David’s Sailing Piano Bar did another music on the water night. We got to catch one more night of music before the winds picked up and shifter. One of the YouTube channels we have watched over the last two years, Sailing SV OliLuki – YouTube, rafted up with us and several other Leopard owners.
Now we wait out the blow that is raging through the islands. We saw some pretty high winds here at hurricane hole 2 however the boats in the harbor were getting rocked pretty hard, some cruisers reporting over 40 knots of wind. Unfortunately, the wind will be with us through the weekend but next Tuesday and Wednesday are looking like solid weather windows for us to make a jump North towards Staniel Cay so we can prepare to head over to Spanish Wells on the island of Eleuthera. It is time for us to say goodbye to the place we have called home since January. Cruisers refer to George Town as Velcro because it grows on you, and you don’t want to leave. We have met so many wonderful people that we are truly blessed to call friends. We can’t wait to watch their continued adventures.
