Driftwood

From our walk this afternoon…

On Da Beach

Suzan played with the band yesterday at the appreciation party for Nurse Glory. She's the nurse who patched me up last year after I fell on the dock.

Green Turtle Cay

We're in Green Turtle Marina for a few days… that smoke in the background is from a brush fire on the big island across the Sea of Abaco. 

Fuel

Approaching the fuel dock today. We took on enough fuel to get us back to Florida. Yes, it's time to leave the Bahamas to begin making our way home. It's always bittersweet, but we've enjoyed our time here. We expect to cross in about a week.

Good Morning, Hopetown!

Good Morning, Hopetown

Saoirse

Hanging out with our friends from Saoirse today, lunch at On Da Beach and some grocery shopping.

SpaceX

Tonight's SpaceX launch! Heading right over us in Hopetown!

Update: we have never been in this "downrange" position before when witnessing a SpaceX launch. From this vantage point, we were able to see the booster separation, and the payload fairing separation, as the vehicle passed over. Then, we got to see the boost back burn as the booster worked its way towards a landing on the recovery vessel. Very cool.

Showers

Stray showers in the area last evening.

Translucency

The waves were stunning today!

Beach

From our walk this morning.

Rain

It's a rainy day in Hopetown today. 

Attitude

The Bahamians deal with adversity here all the time, most notably from hurricane Dorian a few years ago. Their recovery efforts are ongoing.

Dead End

From our walk to the graveyard today.

Stormy Weather

Rain is coming. Time to hunker down!

Sensei

As seen from the lighthouse.

Cats

Some local stray cats living at the marina.

Hopetown Harbor

View of the harbor from the lighthouse.

Lighthouse Interior

Following the spiral, up to the top.

Lighthouse

The Elbow Reef Lighthouse at dawn. A cold front came through yesterday, bringing rain followed by cooler temperatures. We're expecting mid 70s today.

Equinox

Today the sun "crosses" the equator, coming back towards us!

Predestination

The Beach

The whole island on the Atlantic side is a beach, and is sparsely populated, so we often have it to ourselves.

Elbow Cay

We toured around Elbow Cay on our scooters today. The island is about 5 miles long, so it's great to have some transportation. 

Jib Sea Sole

We had a fun afternoon at On Da Beach with the band Jib Sea Sole. 

Hopetown

Sensei is in her slip in Hopetown. This is our favorite stop along the way.

Onward!

Hopetown

On our way to Hopetown today!

Sandbar

From our walk yesterday. Suzan took this picture out on the sandbar at low tide.

Spanish Wells

The palette remains unchanged.

Groceries

Today is grocery day, and they have a good store here. It's also watering day, so we took on 100 gallons of water. Feeling replenished.

Docking

All of the slips in Spanish Wells were spoken for at the Yacht Haven, so we had to improvise by tying up to the fishing pier. Staying flexible, specializing in recovery.

Spanish Wells

From our run to Spanish Wells today. Smooth seas due to light winds, so perfect!

Friends

We got to spend some time with friends from Restless and Yee Yee.

Good Morning, Shroud Cay

Shroud Cay

We're meeting up with friends at Shroud Cay today. It's windy and the anchorage is rolling, but we are hoping that it calms down later today. We currently have NE winds at 10-15 knots. It should veer more east tonight which should help.

Boo Boo Hill

The view from Boo Boo Hill.

Boo Boo Hill

We hiked up to Boo Boo Hill today. Cruisers drop off a piece of driftwood with their boat name to commemorate their trip.

Corned Beef

As we use up our supplies, we get to the good stuff!

Lizard

These little guys are everywhere along the trails… anyone know what kind of lizard he is?

Mooring

The area where the water is deep is very narrow, so moorings are the only way to be here. Here you can see distinctly the sandbars on either side of the channel. (The lighter blue areas are shallow sand.)

Dawn

Sensei, this morning in O'Brien Cay. Courtesy of Steven Cook.

Warderick Wells

Just arrived!

Starlink

This post, and most others have been brought to you via Starlink. This system has been excellent throughout our trip, delivering broadband speeds to all the remote places we go. So cool.

Goodnight, O’Brien Cay

Sundown Coming

Time to wind down for the day…

Good Morning, O’Brien Cay

Snorkeling O’Brien Cay

Snorkeling O’Brien Cay

Goodnight, Cambridge Cay

Cambridge Cay