Green Turtle Cay to Marsh Harbor

After talking to Chris Parker on Tuesday morning we decided that it would be best for us to leave for Marsh Harbor as soon as possible because a bad weather window heading for our area would keep us tied down until sometime next week.
We charted our course on the GPS, a total of 23 nautical miles, and hauled anchor at seven forty five. We knew that in just a few hours we would face our greatest task to date, Whale Cay. This area is notorious for weather and sea conditions and it did not disappoint. For two hours we had four ft seas and fifteen to twenty knot winds. This is a narrow passage between reefs and it opens out to the Atlantic Ocean with all its power and glory. We were glad when we passed through following two other sailboats and shortly after came back into the shelter of the outer islands.


You can see the route passing outside Whale Cay



Outside whale Cay...4' waves

Another hour and a half saw us safely entering Marsh Harbor and our home for the next month or so. We are tied up at our slip at Marsh Harbor Marina and once again the weather and the islands have not disappointed us.

Could not get this in right side up so
turn your computer. Our marina is along the top.

Picture of the bar...also restaurant...also the "office"
and Internet. We are at the end of the dock and
have a nice view of the harbor.

After checking in at the bar Peter spied a local boat with lots of lobsters. Once again he bought 4 for $20. Two of these tails were much larger than those we got on Spanish Cay. That night we had the lobster split and stuffed (TG for Stovetop) and baked in the oven. Yummy!!

Unfortunately you can only eat the tail on these!