Monday 21 March 2016

Bimini at last!

The conditions for our Gulf Stream crossing were ‘power boat perfect’ which means calm seas and NO wind.  We were happy to finally be on our way even if it did not include sailing.

The highlight of the trip for Kim so far was catching a 20lb mahimahi (we call her Suzie II after our first mahi in 2014 – which was a larger version).  Both freezers and the fridge were pretty full when we left Florida so the 17 meals that she provided required some creative storage.  We caught her trolling while under sail on the NW Providence Channel on the way to Nassau. Of course we had sizable 15-20 knot winds and moderate seas but that added to the challenge and satisfaction of the catch!
The pressure is off Kim now that the freezer is full of fish.

Catch of the day for dinner
 It has been very windy since our arrival in the Exumas, which is our favourite part of the Bahamas, but the sun shines endlessly and it is nice and warm.  Windy conditions whip up waves and plenty of salt spray so we are always wishing for a rain cloud to rinse the salt from the boat. Highborne Marina provided a rare stay at a dock for two nights as it was difficult to find a calm anchorage.  As always we have met a number of cruisers from the US to keep us company along the way.
These “dock” birds would sit and stare at you in the cockpit until you were guilted into feeding them.
 

Just another secluded beach.  This one is on the sound (ocean) side of Highborne Cay.

We are currently anchored at Normans Cay where you can snorkel on a DC3 plane that crashed in the bay during the drug running days of the 80’s.  There is a Beach Club on shore where we can have two burgers and a coke for $75 US. Yikes ! We think we hear our mahi calling….

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