Back to New Bight

Last week we were afraid our time at Cat Island would be short. As it turns out we expect to be here almost two weeks. With no W wind in the forecast we decided New Bight would be a good place to be during the strong E winds we are experiencing. Mt. Alvernia provides great protection, keeping the harbor calm enough for excursions to shore without getting too wet in the chop. Yesterday we ventured ashore with Dee and Ron and walked to Olive’s Bakery. Chris, who was manning the shop, gave us free samples of freshly baked tarts—a pineapple tart as well as a coconut tart. They were delicious and we bought two of each. 

Today we plan to go ashore for the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. It is supposed to go from 3-11 pm. We certainly don’t plan to stay until the end and are not sure how much we will actually see. We have enjoyed listening to the Junkanoo band practicing Christmas music each day—it sounds like a marching band. We are not as fond of the thumping electric base we hear each night from one of the places onshore. It continues into the wee hours of the night but, fortunately, the sound of the wind now drowns it out in the v-berth where we are sleeping. 

View of the bottom through eight feet of water. The photo was taken in Old Bight before we left to return to New Bight and just before the wind picked up. You can see the anchor chain at the left. The anchor was just about even with the steering wheel. 

We had numerous brief squalls yesterday but were blessed with a rainbow in the morning. You can see two of the four boats anchored in this huge anchorage. Room for many more. The closest boat is 1/4 mile from us.