Pau Pau Bay/Eleuthera Island Farm

After nine days at anchor in Rock Sound we finally left this morning and sailed 25 miles north to Pau Pau Bay. It is a beautiful anchorage near the Pineapple Cays and South Palmetto Point. We bypassed our first choice anchorage—Ten Bay—because there appeared to be a large, smoky fire on or near the beach and we were afraid we would be asphyxiated. This anchorage is not as protected from SE wind as Ten Bay but it isn’t too bouncy or rolly, knock on wood. We launched the dinghy soon after we set the anchor and took a wild ride over choppy water 1/2 mile to the beach at South Palmetto Point. From there we walked a mile to Eleuthera Island Farm, a fantastic farmers market with locally grown fruits and vegetables and locally prepared food. We bought vegetables, salsa, hummus, and—best of all—passion fruit and passion fruit sorbet. We had to eat all of the sorbet—too bad—because we don’t have room in our tiny freezer. It was delicious. We would love to stay here longer but we are heading back to Rock Sound tomorrow for more protection from the south, then west, then northwest winds that are in the forecast. 

A follow up to my freezer story. The neoprene didn’t seem to help cut down on the frost, there is just as much as always. 

Breeze On is anchored 1/2 mile away behind the Pineapple Cays. There were squalls all around us but we were spared. 

Eleuthera Island Farm