Cat Island to George Town

Our plan while we were at Cat Island was to stay at Old Bight and enjoy the Rollezz Resort. We were going to spend the day snorkeling and sitting in their lounge chairs on the beach. The morning started out cloudy and didn’t appear to be clearing up so we changed our plans. When we first started cruising Ray would talk to us (me especially) about the need to be flexible when cruising. It has since become a private joke between us. I am a person who likes to have a plan. Flexibility has never been my strength. I think I have improved, though. Since the weather was not good for either sitting on the beach or snorkeling we changed our plan and sailed five miles north to New Bight. After dropping the anchor Ray, Dawn, and I hiked up to the Hermitage while George stayed behind and ran the water maker. On the way back to Breeze On we stopped at Hidden Treasures and made reservations for dinner. We all had lobster (which had to be shipped in by plane) and it was delicious.

Yesterday morning we left early for the 55 mile sail across Exuma Sound to George Town. Just before we cleared the tip of Cat Island a dolphin joined us for a bit. Such a treat! During our sail across Exuma Sound the wind was near 20 knots & made for a wild ride. We were heeled over and traveling at 7-8 knots with a double-reefed main. It is regatta time here in George Town and there are hundreds of boats in the harbor. We found a spot to anchor that happened to be near our Cambridge friends, Fred and Ruth Ann from Shooting Star, and they joined us for cocktails before dinner.

Since it is still quite windy and the big harbor is choppy, we made reservations with Elvis’s Water Taxi to take Dawn and Ray to shore where a taxi will take them to the airport for their flight. The time with them went by so fast and we will miss them.