Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
23 31.81 N 075 46.03 W
We spent the month of November working our way south along the Florida east coast stopping to visit friends along the way.
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| We stopped in Satellite Beach for a week to visit Rich & Carol Wellman (who recently traded in their Manta cat Great Catsby for an RV). Jim & Lori of Kismet along with Jim & Bentley of Salty Paws, were both anchored near by and joined us on Carina for dinner. |
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| Our next stop was Delray Beach to visit our friends Mattie & Ed Sears. They had sold their Manta cat Piscataqua this summer and offered us their former dock while we visited and provisioned. |
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| Mattie lent us her little Fiat for two days of major provisioning. 6 months supply of cat food, kitty litter, paper goods, food and booze. |
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| South Beach Miami |
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| Dolphin escort along the Florida coast (our spinnaker furling lines in foreground) |
We spent the first two weeks of December in the Key Biscayne and Key Largo area while waiting for a favorable weather window to cross the gulf stream to the Bahamas. That window arrived on Sunday Dec 15th. We had a fantastic sail across the stream and continued overnight on the Great Bahama Banks and Tongue of the Ocean, arriving in Nassau the following morning.
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| Anchored at Hawksbill Cay. We only spent one day 1 day in Nassau before continuing on to Norman's Cay and then onto Hawksbill Cay where we spent nearly a week exploring and sitting out strong winds. |
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| Kathy with the cruising couples of Glory Days, Serenity and Sequence at Hawksbill Cay |
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The underwater sculpture "The Musician" lies in about 15' depth water off the lower SW side of Rudder Cut Cay. ( N23 52.162 - W 76 14.162) It is a life size replica of a grand piano and a mermaid commissioned by David Copperfield (who happens to own the group of islands - Musha Cay, Lansing Cay and Rudder Cut Cay). http://www.underwatersculpture.com/projects/copperfield/ |
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| Anchored at Williams Bay, Lee Stocking Island |
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| We arrived in Georgetown on the island of Great Exuma on Dec. 30. Our friend Ted Bowen and his son Sean flew in to visit us for the New Years. |
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| Another memorable meal |
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| Sunset over Elizabeth Harbor, Georgetown from the Monument |
