We had a surprisingly nice trip from Hog Cay to Thompson Bay, Long Island. Although the wind was over twenty Sunday morning the seas weren’t as bad as I feared crossing the Nurse Channel. We sailed with the jib and double reefed main most of the day until we turned east into the wind. Passing by Flamingo Cay we saw the boat Veritas that had washed up onto the rocks a few weeks earlier, after we had anchored here on our way to the Raggeds. . The single-handed sailor and his dog called a mayday and was rescued by a nearby sailor. We anchored at the southern end of Water Cay and had a very pleasant night with very little surge. Yesterday we had to time our departure to put us at the shallow Comer Channel either before low tide or after. Our choices were to leave at 5 am or 9 am. We opted for 9 am and a rising tide at the channel. The wind was under 10 knots but still enough to keep us moving over 5 knots with a jib and full main. As we approached the Comer Channel the wind dropped so we dropped the sails and motored the rest of the way to Long Island. A happy hour had already started on cruisers’ beach when we arrived so after we got the anchor set we joined them. We met up with old friends and met some new ones. 
Very thin strip of land separating our anchorage from the Atlantic Ocean at Water Cay.
Calm water on the way to Long Island.
Rainbow greeting us at the entrance to Thompson Bay.
Fresh Vegetables! There will be salads!
Our first errand this morning was to go to Hillside Food Supply. We now have fresh vegetables! Next, we made our first of two dinghy trips to Long Island Petroleum for diesel and gas. We are expecting strong NW winds tomorrow so we will be hunkering down later on.
Very thin strip of land separating our anchorage from the Atlantic Ocean at Water Cay.
Calm water on the way to Long Island.
Rainbow greeting us at the entrance to Thompson Bay.
Fresh Vegetables! There will be salads!
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