Norman’s Pond to Warderick Wells, The Bahamas Tuesday, January 13, 2004 We awoke to clear skies. Had breakfast and read before leaving on a high tide. Winds had died down substantially to about 15 knots northeasterly and we decided to head south. We offered to lead the way out after consultation with Airborne. High tide … Read more
Warderick Wells to Compass Cay, The Bahamas Thursday, January 22, 2004 We decided, at long last, to leave Warderick Wells. We’d been there eight days and really should move on … there’s lots more to see! And, besides, we had finished the projects we had started. We settled up with the office … turns out … Read more
Look from your door, and tell me now The colour of the sea. Where can I buy that wondrous dye And take it home with me? Compass Cay to Staniel Cay, The Bahamas Thursday, January 29, 2004 Not that we want to hurry our trip south, but we thought a week at Compass Cay was … Read more
Staniel Cay to Black Point, The Bahamas Monday, February 2, 2004 Staniel Cay had been nice, but it was time to move on. We selected the settlement of Black Point on Great Guana Cay as our next stop. Again. Wind was mostly on the nose so we ended up motoring most of the short, ten … Read more
Black Point to Compass Cay, The Bahamas Friday, February 6, 2004 Have we written about cold fronts yet? “Cold” fronts pass through the Bahamas during the winter. Yeah, we know, pity the poor Stines in this, one of the coldest, snowiest winter on record back home. Anyway, one was forecast to pass tomorrow and Black … Read more
Compass Cay to Black Point , The Bahamas Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Since the winds have returned to “normal” (SE 10-15), we decided that today is the day to begin heading back south with Black Point as our destination. Sandy got in a quick walk before leaving. Since we needed water, gas and diesel, we … Read more
Black Point to Georgetown’s Hamburger Beach , The Bahamas Friday, February 13, 2004 While the winds wouldn’t be favorable today (actually on the nose at SE 10), we decided to head for Georgetown. In company with Simple Life, we picked up anchor by 6:30 am for out 52 mile trip. The day was sunny and … Read more
Kidd Cove, Georgetown, The Bahamas Monday – Wednesday, February 23 – 25, 2004 Yoga, again! Then, we decided that we’d like a change of scenery so we moved the boat to the anchorage at Kidd Cove, near town. We needed to do laundry, for one and the location is convenient for running the laundry back … Read more
Red Shank, Georgetown, The Bahamas Thursday – Wednesday, February 26 – March 3, 2004 We’d been wanting to see the anchorage at Red Shank Cays. Since a major front is predicted later this week, we thought this might be the time to see this well protected anchorage. So, we raised the anchor and off we … Read more
Red Shank to Georgetown’s Hamburger Beach , The Bahamas Friday, March 5, 2004 Even Sandy was up early today – 6:30 a.m. — and she’s got her nose in another Sue Grafton novel! We decided It was finally time to leave Red Shank. The winds abated slightly and were forecast to moderate still further. We … Read more