We headed out at sunrise and Blackpoint was our goal. Traveled with our new friends on Hey Jude. Made good time and covered the 50 miles or so in about 7 hrs! Anchored up in black point sound and spent a couple days there. Picked up a couple of loaves of lorraines moms ciniamon raisin bread and eventually headed the 7 miles up to big major to anchor. We had 3 great days feeding the pigs, and snorkeling thunderball grotto! Much more fun in the sun with warm water. We explored the area with the dink, even ran up to Sampson cay! Had a Kalik at the yacht club and had a wonderful time.
Our friends on Stargazer and Tis Good arrived and we set off across the Exuma Sound for Eluthera. We arrived in Rock sound and spent 2 days there. Had a great meal the first night at a beach restaurant called Pascals. Next day went in to town looked around and set off for the black hole, found it and then our group decided to walk to the ocean beach, after about a mile we got to a high point and realized it was at least anothe couple of miles and turned around. Then a van pulled along side us and offers a ride to and from and the lady driving said she had a beach side Resturant so we said done deal! Turned out great! Super food, great view and the owner Rose was a wonderful person with a great life story!!
Next day we set out north for current cut about 50 miles north. We had a gear sail with 20 knots on our stern and no swell in exuma sound! We made it thru the cut with no problem and anchored on the north side of current island and spent a quiet night.
Next day under overcast skies and squalls we sailed north across the new providence channel destination little Harbour abacos! The trip was 10 hrs of large swell and rolling seas. We had to motor the entire distance since we had very minimal wind dead on the stern. Only good part of this trip was the fact that we did not encounter any storms and I caught my first mahi mahi!!!!
We arrived safely in little Harbour, anchored off of lanyard cay, and we treated to a wonderful arrival dinner at Casa Blanca our new friends caliber 40!
Another round of pig fun at big majors
Staniel cay yacht club is as good as the exumas gets! This is a dot from the front porch of the bar!
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Blue hole in Rick sound Eluthera. This is 700 feet deep and connects to the ocean!
A ocean fish in the blue hole that's downtown Eluthera
The three girls from stargazer, tis good, and discovery, on the deck at roses's Resturant on the ocean at rock sound!
The band of 6 at Roses's
The famous Rose!
Chillin at big major!!
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