Turf to Surf

  We have been here a month already…. Rick and Sue arrived on January 18th…by way of water taxi from Treasure Cay. We rented a cart for the week to explore the island. Downtown….quaint little town with a lot of history….Settled by American loyalists and their slaves.  They are still rebuilding after hurricane Dorian levelled the island in 2019. Tour of town including a supply stop. Long walks on beautiful beaches, mostly to ourselves. Lot’s of laughs, games and cocktails.  Mexican train dominoes…a gift from our guests. Happy hour at the Tranquil Turtle.  Rum punch and the local Conch and Grouper. A visit to Coco Beach where the turtles and stingrays swim up to visitors hoping to be fed their favourite treat…squid.  Not knowing, we brought Romaine…they wanted nothing to do with it….☹️ Farewell to Rick and Sue….great visit as always. A very quiet marina…. Until high winds had all these boats seaking shelter from forecasted 40 knot gusts…..the wind has been relentl...

  We left Titusville Marina on January 6th….beautiful cruising day, lots of dolphins 🐬  We anchored out by Pelican Island for the night… Docked into Fort Pierce Marina for two nights waiting for high winds to pass before moving on.  A nerve racking 15 minutes of “seek immediate shelter tornado warnings in the area” alarms on our phones…scary, but it passed us without incident. Onto West Palm Beach…. Beautiful area, impressive homes….Stupid money 🤑.  We are anchored for the night and set for a 5am departure for our crossing to the Bahamas, West End on Grand Bahamas Island. We arrived by noon….no pictures of our crossing as I spent most of it drugged and below decks feeling green 🤢.  It wasn’t a bad crossing, just a little rolly.  Many boats pulled in after us that day as it was the only weather window permitting the crossing in a while. We spent 4 nights here, pinned down by high winds and rough seas.  It is a very nice area, so we make the best of i...