After what seemed like four very long days and nights, we arrived in the Bahamas just after sunrise this morning. I kept referring to the trip as the trip that never ends. If we had been able to leave Beaufort a few hours earlier we would have most likely been able to arrive before sunset yesterday. The conditions weren’t good for leaving Beaufort any earlier than we did. It is something to keep in mind, though, for another time. 
We entered the Bahamas through the Whale Cay Cut. The conditions were benign, as Chris Parker likes to say. We plan to spend some time exploring the islands north of here. Right now we are anchored near the ferry dock at the Treasure Cay airport. George took the dinghy to the ferry dock to clear customs and immigration. We could have also cleared customs at Green Turtle Cay, but we read that you are most likely to get the standard 90 day permit when you clear in a location that does not also have immigration. (Green Turtle Cay has customs only). We plan to stay in the Bahamas more than 90 days and would have to apply for an extension right around the time the permit was expiring. I really didn’t want that hanging over our heads. The past two years we were able to get permits for 120 days in Marsh Harbour but we already decided not to go to Marsh Harbour because we have run aground there both years.
George just returned with a permit for 120 days. Hooray! We plan to anchor out tonight and go to a marina in Green Turtle Cay for the next two nights after that. We will do laundry and wash the salt off of the boat and the enclosure panels. It is sunny and very warm here. Hard to believe we were cold and dressed in multiple layers just a few days ago. I am grateful that the boat is no longer lurching this way and that now that we are at anchor. I am also grateful that Breeze On brought us here safely.
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