March 16-17, 2023 Governor's Harbor

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Day 2 in Governor's Harbor
Brent went into town to take a walk (and visit the gas staton & laundromat). I was in the salon when I heard a loud engine noise. I looked around just in time to see a seaplane land in the 80 ft wide space between us and the next boat. That was some precision flying!  He "slammed on the brakes" and coasted up to the beach. Must've been someone pretty important because a crew appeared with a set of steps and a car was waiting.  As the plane left again the co-pilot saw me watching and signaled "Sorry!"


Sam & I took a walk to see some sights. 
The Anglican Church looked old and quaint and was beautifully landscaped.

The Haynes Library, dedicated in 1897, is the oldest building on Eleuthera. Think of all the storms it's seen!

It was Friday night, so that meant it was the weekly community Fish Fry.  We opted for the grilled chicken with peas & rice.  We sat at a picnic table on the beach with two other cruiser couples and had a fine time swapping stories.  There was a DJ playing a mix of American and Bahamian music, leading a conga line, a limbo contest, etc.  We had a laugh when "Who Let the Dogs Out" came on and Sam barked along on every chorus.

Sitting on the beach at dinner we saw another SpaceX  launch.
And the harbor showed us a constellation of anchor lights.

We think we will have a weather opportunity to cross to Florida late next week, so in the morning we sailed the 30 miles to Current Cut to begin positioning to take advantage of that weather.  We timed our arrival to the tide and slid gracefully through the cut.

Since we couldn't make it all the way to the Berrys before sundown, we dropped anchor just on the far side of the cut. Turns out it's a very roll-y place, so sleeping may be difficult, but it's just one night. We'll head back to the Berrys....again.... tomorrow.

Later.....
Well the anchorage turned out to be VERY rolly with a violent swell tossing the boat. The swell was running out of the south and managed to make a seemingly impossible turn around the far end of Current Island.  Then it swept 5 miles up the coast to charge at us.  We found it impossible to rest in the violent motion.  So we hauled up anchor and departed on a midnight run to the Berrys, literally sailing into the subset.  

The transit to the Berry's had higher winds and seas than predicted, but that just enabled us to make a faster passage.  Big cruise ships  were all around- at one point we could see 12-  making lazy circles at 3.5 kts while their passengers slept before tomorrow's adventures.  A Disney Ship even put up a fireworks display.  (Hard to get a decent picture in those conditions!)

We arrived at Sugar Beach on Great Harbor Cay around  3 AM and slept until 7:30. We're not in a hurry to go anywhere today.


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