Rock Sound to Cat Island

We left Rock Sound before sunrise to start the 60 mile trip to Cat Island. The wind was fairly light so we motored all but one hour of the ten hour trip. As we passed the southern tip of Eleuthera we saw the spot where Princess Cruise Lines moors their ships, although there was no ship there today. When we were running our errands yesterday we tied our dinghy to the dock at the Frigate restaurant. We stopped to ask the bartender if that was okay—he said it was—then we stopped for a drink when we returned. Princess used to offer land excursions to Rock Sound and the Frigate was one of their stops. I asked the bartender what day the cruise ship customers were coming and he said they don’t come anymore. He told us there had been an excursion bus accident a few months ago and Princess has cancelled the excursions. I feel so sad for the people injured in the accident and also for the people of Rock Sound who have lost the business. The people of Rock Sound work so hard and are so welcoming to cruisers. 

We passed Little San Salvador Island (also known as Half Moon Bay) today where we did see a cruise ship at anchor. We arrived at Cat Island before sunset and George had enough time to check the steering system. He found that it was just a little loose indicating the line had stretched some. Otherwise, the steering worked just fine. 

Cruise ship at Little San Salvador (Half Moon Bay)

Pompey Rocks, Cat Island