A small Nurse Shark cruising around the dinghy
The Canadian Schooner that we admired so much!
A view of the beach at Nipper's - my favorite spot thus far.
Merrill and Chris on the beach at Great Guana Cay
Feb. 20, 2009 - Pete’s Pub
We finally backed Long Gone out of the slip and headed down to Little Harbour to Pete’s Pub which is located south of Marsh Harbour. It was a windy day and Long Gone surfed her way down to Pete’s. The harbor there has a SHALLOW bar at its entrance (3 ft. at low tide) so we had to time our arrival for mid to high tide which was 4-5 pm. It’s a small harbor with about 2 dozen mooring balls and not enough room to anchor at all (especially the way that Long Gone dances at anchor). When we arrived unfortunately all the moorings were taken. We cruised around for about an hour trying to find a spot but were unsuccessful. To add insult to injury we ran aground on the bar on the way out. Fortunately we were able to twist off, but there were a few hairy moments as it’s a really narrow spot with big coral heads on both sides of the “channel”. It was too windy to anchor at Lynyard Cay nearby so we made the decision to come all the way back to Boat Harbour. We arrived back in the slip after dark (eek).
Our friends and dock neighbors on Sea Grape, a 40 ft. Pacific Seacraft (Lowell and Cecille) from Oriental left yesterday for the Cayman Islands. We really miss them and hope to catch up with them again at home.
Feb. 21, 2009 - Anchored in Fisher’s Bay, Great Guana Cay
Position: N 26° .39’.813, W 077° .07’.22
We decided to go to Great Guana Cay today since we didn’t get to stay in Little Harbour. We had one of the best sails EVER. In 18 kts. Of wind we hit 7.9 kts! We were just flying and it was one of those perfect sailing days. We even got a chance to test out the whisker pole before the winds picked up. Fisher’s Bay anchorage is just lovely and the temperatures were perfect. We were joined by a 60 ft. Canadian flagged schooner who we just sat and gaped at because her lines were just so gorgeous! Later a 100+ ft. motor yacht flying a Cayman Islands flag came in and anchored. It was unusual to see such a large vessel in an anchorage. Her tender was about a 29 ft. center console with twin engines. Must be nice! The photo is of the beautiful schooner that we enjoyed and we thought of Donnie and Vicky - they would look mighty great sailing this beautiful yacht! After we anchored, we went exploring on the dinghy over to a private island where a HUGE house is built. The water was so clear that you could see forever. I just love the water here - I’ve never seen anything so clear.
Feb. 22, 2009 - Went snorkeling at the reef in Great Guana Cay
Our friends on Indemnity joined us as well as Merrill on Ambition, a 41 ft. Beneteau from Montreal Canada. We all went up to Nippers famous pig roast to enjoy the “all you can eat for $20 buffet” (which is a DEAL for here, trust me). After stuffing ourselves with pork barbecue, mac and cheese with all the accompaniments, we went snorkeling on the reef just outside of Nippers. It was the first time that it was actually warm enough for me to even get in the ocean and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Steve and Chris went to the outer reef but I was content to be right offshore. When we came back to the dinghy, we saw a small Nerf shark and this time I had my camera so here’s a photo of him. There’s also a photo of Merrill and Chris on the beach. It was one of the best days here in Abaco for me which was especially nice today because it was my dad’s birthday! We had a toast of rum for him. We motored all the way home since there was no wind at all and arrived back in the slip around 5:30 or so.
We finally backed Long Gone out of the slip and headed down to Little Harbour to Pete’s Pub which is located south of Marsh Harbour. It was a windy day and Long Gone surfed her way down to Pete’s. The harbor there has a SHALLOW bar at its entrance (3 ft. at low tide) so we had to time our arrival for mid to high tide which was 4-5 pm. It’s a small harbor with about 2 dozen mooring balls and not enough room to anchor at all (especially the way that Long Gone dances at anchor). When we arrived unfortunately all the moorings were taken. We cruised around for about an hour trying to find a spot but were unsuccessful. To add insult to injury we ran aground on the bar on the way out. Fortunately we were able to twist off, but there were a few hairy moments as it’s a really narrow spot with big coral heads on both sides of the “channel”. It was too windy to anchor at Lynyard Cay nearby so we made the decision to come all the way back to Boat Harbour. We arrived back in the slip after dark (eek).
Our friends and dock neighbors on Sea Grape, a 40 ft. Pacific Seacraft (Lowell and Cecille) from Oriental left yesterday for the Cayman Islands. We really miss them and hope to catch up with them again at home.
Feb. 21, 2009 - Anchored in Fisher’s Bay, Great Guana Cay
Position: N 26° .39’.813, W 077° .07’.22
We decided to go to Great Guana Cay today since we didn’t get to stay in Little Harbour. We had one of the best sails EVER. In 18 kts. Of wind we hit 7.9 kts! We were just flying and it was one of those perfect sailing days. We even got a chance to test out the whisker pole before the winds picked up. Fisher’s Bay anchorage is just lovely and the temperatures were perfect. We were joined by a 60 ft. Canadian flagged schooner who we just sat and gaped at because her lines were just so gorgeous! Later a 100+ ft. motor yacht flying a Cayman Islands flag came in and anchored. It was unusual to see such a large vessel in an anchorage. Her tender was about a 29 ft. center console with twin engines. Must be nice! The photo is of the beautiful schooner that we enjoyed and we thought of Donnie and Vicky - they would look mighty great sailing this beautiful yacht! After we anchored, we went exploring on the dinghy over to a private island where a HUGE house is built. The water was so clear that you could see forever. I just love the water here - I’ve never seen anything so clear.
Feb. 22, 2009 - Went snorkeling at the reef in Great Guana Cay
Our friends on Indemnity joined us as well as Merrill on Ambition, a 41 ft. Beneteau from Montreal Canada. We all went up to Nippers famous pig roast to enjoy the “all you can eat for $20 buffet” (which is a DEAL for here, trust me). After stuffing ourselves with pork barbecue, mac and cheese with all the accompaniments, we went snorkeling on the reef just outside of Nippers. It was the first time that it was actually warm enough for me to even get in the ocean and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Steve and Chris went to the outer reef but I was content to be right offshore. When we came back to the dinghy, we saw a small Nerf shark and this time I had my camera so here’s a photo of him. There’s also a photo of Merrill and Chris on the beach. It was one of the best days here in Abaco for me which was especially nice today because it was my dad’s birthday! We had a toast of rum for him. We motored all the way home since there was no wind at all and arrived back in the slip around 5:30 or so.
