Coco di Mama to Rock Sound

All right, I am willing to give the Coco di Mama anchorage another chance. We had a peaceful night after the wind and the waves finally died down last night. Under the right conditions it is a nice place to anchor. The Coco di Mama Resort did not appear to be open. The four colorful buildings were lit only by outdoor lights in the evening and we never saw any people on the property. 

We left the anchorage this morning on our way to Rock Sound. We bypassed Ten Bay, an anchorage we like a lot. We are traveling quickly along Eleuthera for a couple of reasons. We wanted to get to Rock Sound with enough time to get some errands done ahead of the next cold front. Also, we want to be prepared to go to the Exumas in order to pick up our water maker part in Staniel Cay. 

The wind was light all morning so we motored to Rock Sound. The predicted wind did not pick up until we arrived in Rock Sound. The wind and chop made arriving and departing from the dinghy dock a little challenging. We wanted to put the dinghy on the side of the dock that would allow the dinghy to blow away from the dock. As we approached I noticed that the only ladder on that side was swaying in and out. The piece of wood that holds the bottom of the ladder had broken off. I got out of the dinghy on a sturdier ladder on the other side of the dock. George tried putting out a stern anchor to hold the dinghy off of the dock on that side but finally gave up and went back around tied up to the other side.  Then he climbed up the swaying ladder. Fortunately, he made it without mishap. We walked the short distance to Dingell’s gas station and bought 10 gallons of diesel. While we were there we made the arrangements to have our laundry done tomorrow. We will drop it off at Dingell's early in the morning and pick it up at the end of the day. George called Rosie’s Restaurant to make reservations for dinner tomorrow. Garth and Sue from Jabulani raved about Rosie’s when we saw them in Hope Town. I am looking forward to it. 

Rock Sound