The wind picked up yesterday morning and is forecast to continue for the next few days. We feel nice and secure on our mooring ball in Spanish Wells. We were grateful to be so close to town when we dinghied about 100 yards across the harbor to tie up at the wall. If we had been anchored farther away we most likely wouldn’t have bothered dinghying through the chop to get to shore. Shortly before we left Breeze On we watched the Costa V supply ship come in and tie up to the wall and across most of the channel. The captain didn’t have much room to maneuver, especially at low tide, and we were impressed by his(her?) skill.
The supply ship blocking most of the channel. Nevertheless, the water taxis and other boats managed to get around it. You can see Breeze On in the distance on the right.
Most of the housing in Spanish Wells is quite nice with lot of pretty flowers.
Beach on north side at low tide. There were people in the beach in spite of it being a blustery day.
The shoal in front of us was even more exposed at low tide yesterday. It helps reduce the chop, making low tide the best time to venture ashore.
We walked to Budda’s for lunch, went to the north side of the island for a walk on the beach, and then returned to Breeze On just before it started to rain. Good timing!
The supply ship blocking most of the channel. Nevertheless, the water taxis and other boats managed to get around it. You can see Breeze On in the distance on the right.
Most of the housing in Spanish Wells is quite nice with lot of pretty flowers.
Beach on north side at low tide. There were people in the beach in spite of it being a blustery day.
The shoal in front of us was even more exposed at low tide yesterday. It helps reduce the chop, making low tide the best time to venture ashore.
Nice...why is it called Spanish Wells? I can guess, but when did the Spanish (colonizers?) have wells there?
ReplyDeleteGood question. The Spanish did not colonize here but Spanish treasure ships built wells here and used them to refill the water supply for their ships before returning home to Spain. Some time between the mid-1500’s to 1700’s.
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