I guess you cannot have it all when cruising. We arrived on Grand Bahama Island April 5th after five months of visiting the Bahamas, and we just want to get home. Unfortunately, Mother Nature keeps sending cold fronts across from the US and a third one this month has us pinned against the dock at Old Bahama Bay.
It is a lovely Resort with beautiful beaches and a friendly staff, but we find ourselves paying 350% more in dockage, not including electricity and the daily mandatory water fees. The skies are clear but the winds are blowing 20-25 knots and gusting higher! Just outside the harbor, the seas of the Atlantic are raging and waves are crashing with sprays reaching above the neighboring palm trees.
We spent eleven days here two years ago, but last year only one night. When we left the Abacos were knew we might have to wait a day or two, but Carolyn loves the beach and that would have been okay. It appears now that we will be here for at least a week.
The nice thing about being hemmed in is that, you can meet many really nice people. Some of them are heading to the Abacos, and we have spent time with them teaching them a few of the tricks, reviewing their charts and showing them the highlights and “not to miss” places they will want to visit. Others are heading further south to the Exumas, and like us, some are heading back to the states.
Overall, it has been a good winter cruising season for us. It has been windier and cooler this year, but it has been fun. We hope to be back in Brunswick by late April, and then get ready for a few summer projects, at home and on the boat. We are looking forward to seeing our friends back home and have lots of pictures and stories to share.
It is a lovely Resort with beautiful beaches and a friendly staff, but we find ourselves paying 350% more in dockage, not including electricity and the daily mandatory water fees. The skies are clear but the winds are blowing 20-25 knots and gusting higher! Just outside the harbor, the seas of the Atlantic are raging and waves are crashing with sprays reaching above the neighboring palm trees.
We spent eleven days here two years ago, but last year only one night. When we left the Abacos were knew we might have to wait a day or two, but Carolyn loves the beach and that would have been okay. It appears now that we will be here for at least a week.
The nice thing about being hemmed in is that, you can meet many really nice people. Some of them are heading to the Abacos, and we have spent time with them teaching them a few of the tricks, reviewing their charts and showing them the highlights and “not to miss” places they will want to visit. Others are heading further south to the Exumas, and like us, some are heading back to the states.
Overall, it has been a good winter cruising season for us. It has been windier and cooler this year, but it has been fun. We hope to be back in Brunswick by late April, and then get ready for a few summer projects, at home and on the boat. We are looking forward to seeing our friends back home and have lots of pictures and stories to share.
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