St. Patricks Day

We are now back in Treasure Cae.  We sailed all the way back on Thursday so to say good bye to our good friends on "Clarity".  We left Lanyard Cae at 8 am and arrived at 3 pm.  Chris was happy we managed to sail at 8 knots and that was with a reefed main and jib.  The wind was squally and there was a good chop on the Sea of Abaco.  The sails went up and down a few times.  So lots of grinding. It was a fast!  We were glad we left the south as another storm was coming.  We just got back from Pete's Pub, just in time when the sky's opened up and wow did it rain.  We caught rain and did some laundry, plus washed the boat from all its salt! It had rained all night with a good flash show as well.

Today we went looking for lobsters and did a little fishing.  Still skunked though, maybe next time!

We plan to spend a few more days and head out to another destination!  Stay Tuned!

Little Harbour

After spending 3 days in Hope Town, it is time to move on.  We are heading to Lanyard Cae. There is a lot of way points to hit and ensure that you do not run aground.  There are a couple of routes to follow depending on what your draft is.  We draw 5 feet 4 inches, so we make sure that we have the tide with us.  Everyday we listen to the weather and ensure that we get local knowledge of all the exits to the Atlantic Ocean.  The Ocean has been rough, we must pass through one of these exits between the islands in order to reach Lanyard Cae.  We had a great sail with the winds from the east 15 to 20 knots. The Island Bar Cut was rough and we did move a few things around downstairs. Lanyard Cae is a huge Island but there is not much on it. Trees and sand.  It is however a great place to anchor when you want to get away from it all. Nicely protected from the winds and the swell.  We explored the beaches and gathered up driftwood for an evening fire and a sing song with Chris playing his guitar.  Sorry did not take any pictures.

There is still one more place to visit while you are in the Abacos, Little Harbor.  This is the furthest south you can sail to.  The Atlantic was quite rough and we could see Little Harbor in the distance, our plan, go by dinghy!  Well we set you with another couple from Sharpies Dream and off we went with Life Jackets On.  It was a long ride!  We held on and did the 4 foot swell across the last opening to the Atlantic before heading to Eleuthra.  There is quite a large sea out there.  We made it and we weren't that wet! but we are watching the sky!  Thunderstorms are coming, but we have time still.  Trick is get back to your boat before the sky's open up!

Proof we made it to the South!

The Bronze Foundry

Bronze Turtle

Bronze Ray

 The Foundry here was open when we came, so we got to see the Artists hard at work. They were in many different stages of making statues.  From making the molds to finishing up to the final product.  One piece was for sale for $120,000.00.  There were busts of famous Bahamanian's, dolphins, star fish, etc.

Time for Lunch!

The full fledged Atlantic Ocean!

Hope Town

From Treasure Cae we sailed back to Marsh Harbor to get some fresh veggies and spent the night in the harbor.  Our next stop is Hope Town going further south.  We are hoping that a mooring ball is available as there is a cold front coming, again.

The entrance way to Hope Town Harbour

The beach on the Atlantic Side

You could almost go body surfing!

Cold front is coming!

The Money Wall at the Edge

"No Keys" is on the right.

The Elusive Yellow Snapper, hard to catch these babies. Guess we are not Fisherman.

A Morning Dove just cooing.

How Groceries are Delivered!

Saturday Afternoon Sailing Regatta

97 Steps to the Top

The view from halfway up.

Kerosene Boilers 

View out to the Atlantic Ocean

View of the Sea of Abaco

Gingerbread Rental

Hope Town is just a beautiful town to visit.  Every home is painted a every hue of the rainbow. The homes remind me of Key West.  Rentals.....well anywhere from $700.00 per week and up to $11,000.00 per week. Yes, that much! There is also multi million dollar homes here. And it seems that everything is for sale!

Treasure Cae Marina Anchorage and Resort

We had a fast sail across the sea of Abaco to Treasure Cae. This is a protected anchorage, marina and a resort.  We came here on March the 1st.  You must pay to anchor here but what the heck......internet, hot water and great people!  There is a lot of sailors that make this area their home for the winter.  Treasure Cae is one of the 10 best beaches in the world!  One thing that amazes us that there is nobody on the beach.  It is laid back and all yours.  I wish I had a polarized lens to take these pictures.  It just takes your breath away from all the colors.

There are lots of Water Birds here.  A large Blue Heron foot print in the sand.

This is the first 1,000 pound sail fish that was caught in the Abacos.  It was caught in 1996.

This is the Bar/Internet Cafe and on Pizza Night the place is just packed!

A Hammer Head Shark

The Marina and Pool

The Anchorage in the far distance.  We are in the Anchorage and use our water taxi to get to shore. The first cold front blew through here yesterday.  Wow 33 knot winds with more wind gusts.  A few boats picked up their anchors and headed into the marina.  Only 1 boat dragged their anchor.  We are on a "private" mooring ball, thanks to Clarity.  They are in Hope Town and will be returning after the cold front passes.  Tuesday another one will be blowing through.  This is a great place to hide and we hope to be out on the Sea of Abaco by the weekend.

Great Guana Cae

The weather is just perfect for a sail.  Once of those days that you just put the sails up and go.  We are heading to Great Guana, to a little harbour to anchor of a day or two.

Our Floating Hotel

Amazing what a few Kaliks, some paint and some time can do!

A Very Large Buoy

The Evil Eye ..... ARRR

We are heading to a Meet, Greet and Eat!  Always fun!

We are now headed to Treasure Cae.........another Northerner is heading our way.  Time to tuck in.