Busy Time

The last two days have been quite busy on Breeze On. Yesterday morning we raised the anchor at Man Island and motored three miles S to an anchorage adjacent to Dunmore Town on Harbour Island. We dinghied ashore and to wash two loads of laundry at Super Carl’s Laundromat. The place isn’t fancy but it is certainly efficient. In the afternoon we went ashore again to eat lunch at Briland Wave. Our first choice had been Angela’s Starfish Restaurant but that place appeared to be closed. The food at Briland Wave was quite good, but two wraps—with small salads and chips—cost almost $70, and that was without the beverages. Yikes. After lunch we went next door to the Pigly Wigly and scored a lot of produce! I was quite excited about that. 

Once we returned to Breeze On we raised the anchor again and motored 2 1/2 miles further S to the Cistern Bay anchorage. Shortly after we dropped the anchor a ship with a cargo of large trees came by. I wonder where it was headed. 

Although we like the Cistern Bay anchorage, our stay here coincided with an event at the nearby Other Side Resort, where they began playing very loud music in the late afternoon. After we went to bed—with earplugs—the evening culminated with fireworks. They woke me up but George slept right through them. This morning we dinghied over to an area that is known for sea turtles. It is a popular spot for the numerous tour boats that visit the area.  Once the tour boats left (and stopped feeding the turtles) a few turtles became interested in us. We had no food for them but they were quite persistent anyway. 

At around noon we raised the anchor once again and sailed N in the harbor towards the Devil’s Backbone. When we reached the top of the harbor we dropped the sails and fell in line behind a megayacht, following it through the passage. This time George was driving and—since we didn’t have any swell from the N—the conditions were much calmer than they were the other day. We were also grateful that we didn’t encounter any rude captains on large motor yachts. 

We are now back on a mooring ball in Spanish Wells and may be here for a week. We are waiting for a weather window to enable us to sail to the Berry Islands and then on to Lucaya on Grand Bahama. While we are waiting we are expecting another week of frequent fronts with many wind directions. This location enables us to stay put through all of the various wind directions.