We left Harbour Island early yesterday morning at the end of a parade of boats—one ship and four large motor yachts. The wind was light and seas were calm which made for a good passage through the Devil’s Backbone. As we rounded Gun Point, just before arriving at the entrance to Spanish Wells, we noticed other boats anchored in the Gun Point anchorage and it seemed well protected from the then moderate S wind. We decided to give that anchorage a try. It remained calm throughout the day and only became a little rolly before sunrise this morning. Yesterday afternoon we took a dinghy ride into town to dump garbage, eat lunch at Budda’s Snack Shack, and buy some vegetables at the Food Fair grocery store.
George driving the boat through the narrow part of the Devil‘s Backbone. The beach is closer than it appears! George is steering the boat with the autopilot fob he is holding in his right hand. That is how we drive the boat most of the time.
Early morning sun on Spanish Wells as we enter the harbor.
The water was so calm and clear this morning we could see every blade of grass on the bottom 11 feet down.
This morning we left Gun Point and motored through town to anchor on the W side of Meek’s Patch. George ran the water maker and I did laundry and made seed crackers in the solar oven.
George driving the boat through the narrow part of the Devil‘s Backbone. The beach is closer than it appears! George is steering the boat with the autopilot fob he is holding in his right hand. That is how we drive the boat most of the time. I took a photo of the chart plotter just after we had passed through the narrow part of the Devil’s Backbone.
Yesterday‘s view from our anchorage. On the horizon in the distance, you can barely see a sailboat. It is the Hermetica and is 174’ long!
Early morning sun on Spanish Wells as we enter the harbor. The water was so calm and clear this morning we could see every blade of grass on the bottom 11 feet down.
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