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3/24/23
27°09'60.4"N
80°11'43.1"W
West End, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
Start: 07:30am
Arrive: 10:00pm
Miles: 7.0
Total Miles: 1027.0
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Finally! We made it to the Bahamas. Not the best conditions to cross over but it was time to go. The predicted southerly shift
of the wind did not happen and the wind and the waves (3ft and not far enough apart.) were in my face, really slowing me down so
it took forever (14.5 hours) and I arrived after dark.
We stayed the next day there as clearing customs required us to miss the tide. Also I needed to rest and
re-charge after the long day yesterday. We saw a manatee and several (largeish) sharks swimming around
the marina.
Back in the Bahamas
A manatee swims around the marina.
That photo was taken by Rick from OdysseyII while tied up to the dock.
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3/26/23
26°58'28.6"N
78°13'13.0"W
Great Sale Cay, Bahamas
Start: 11:30am
Arrive: 9:30pm
Miles: 47.5
Total Miles: 1159.2
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Great Sale Cay is an uninhabited island conveniently located a days run away from West End. Because we needed a tide to get on
the banks we got a late start and arrived after dark. No big deal as there isn't much there to hit except a large island.
As the last hour was done in the dark we used the sunset as a photo op...
(As always, click on the image for a larger view.)
Your Humble Narrator on the Bahamas Banks.
Rick is the King of the World.
Sunsets at Great Sale Cay never fail to please...
Sea Lion Sunset
I can't resist pictures of Synchronicity in this beautiful water.
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3/27/23
26°55'40.1"N
77°47'51.6"W
Fox Town, Bahamas
Start: 9:30am
Arrive: 5:30pm
Miles: 28.8
Total Miles: 1159.2
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We were on the way to Green Turtle, but decided to stop and anchor off of Fox Town as it offered better protection from the wind.
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3/28/23
26°54'03.2"N
77°28'58.7"W
Powell Cay, Bahamas
Start: 9:30am
Arrive: 2:45pm
Miles: 20.4
Total Miles: 1179.6
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We were on the way to Green Turtle, but decided to stop and check out Powell Cay on the advice of one of Rick's friends as a 'don't miss' stop.
New Format! I got a new Anchor Alarm App and it provides this display. This is a screen shot from the app. The orange icon with the
anchor is where I am anchored/moored/in a marina. Much better than typing all that info in...
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New Format!!!
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4/1/23
Manjack Cay, Bahamas
Start: 10:30am
Arrive: 2:45pm
Miles: 11.1
Total Miles: 1190.7
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We were on the way to Green Turtle, but decided to stop and check out Powell Cay on the advice of one of Rick's friends as a 'don't miss' stop.
Stopped by Manjack Cay to check it out. The holding is not that good here, I don't think anyone is going to sleep well tonight...
Manjack Cay
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4/2/23
Marsh Harbour, Bahamas
Start: 10:00am
Arrive: 3:45pm
Miles: 24.7
Total Miles: 1215.4
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We were on the way to Green Turtle, but due to the wind forecast, decided to continue on to Marsh Harbour.
We are in Marsh Harbour!! Sampson has come Home!!!
Marsh Harbour
4/5/23 - We have been in Marsh Harbour for a few days now. I have not been here for almost 20 years, and it is sad to see the
extent of the damage that remains since Hurricane Dorian came smashing through here in September of 2019. There is still visible
damage yet to be repaired, although they have come a long way since the hurricane.
Full Moon over Marsh Harbour
4/?/23 - Another boat issue. A leak developed in the wet exhaust hose coming from the engine, which was leaking a fairly large
amount of water into the bilge when the engine was running. (I have to run the engine every day to charge the batteries.) The problem is
that there is no place in Marsh Harbour that has a replacement hose in stock. So it's on to the Cruiser's Net in the morning to seek help.
Later that day I get a hail from Greg on Lulu - another cruiser, whom I had never met, and he had found a section of the
right size hose on Man 'o War Cay in the scrap barrel of they boatyard there. I took the ferry over to Man 'o War get the hose.
It was exactly what I needed.
4/?/23 - Did a day trip to hometown on the ferry. Very nice, they are farther along in their post-Dorian reconstruction.
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4/19/23
Fishers Bay, Great Guana Cay, Bahamas
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At Fishers Bay - went to Nippers and Grabbers.
Ran down to Marsh Harbour to get the bottom cleaned and new zincs put on the prop. Was able to get that done and return to
Fishers bay on the same day.
Fishers Bay
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4/22/23
Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas
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Went to Green Turtle Cay. Truly an amazing day for me. When I cruised on into Black Sound at Green Turtle Cay,
my friends Rick and Cheryl were already on a mooring and talking with someone in a dinghy holding onto their side, evidently
the guy that manages the moorings. Rick points to an empty mooring and yells out that it has my name on it. So I go over to
pick up the mooring and the manager comes over and passes me up the mooring pennant. I looked at him and it was my good friend
Roger that I met on my first trip to the Bahamas in 2001. I could not believe it! Cruising magic for sure...
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Roger and I and James and Allison on their boat Sea Dog in 2006
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Roger and I aboard Synchronicity at Green Turtle Cay, 2023
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Click the images for a larger view
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4/23/23
Powell Cay, Bahamas
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Returned to Powell Cay to swim and snorkel, but I decided to leave for Great Sale in the morning due to the weather forecast. My friend
Kevin is flying in to meet me at West End on Saturday the 29th and I want to be sure to sure I get to West End by then. There are several
days of very iffy weather predicted for the next few days.
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4/24/23
Great Sale Cay, Bahamas
Start: 11:30am
Arrive: 7:00pm
Miles: 46.3
Total Miles: xxxx
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Homeward Bound. At Great Sale Cay on the way to West End.
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4/26/23
Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
Start: 11:30am
Arrive: 7:00pm
Miles: 46.3
Total Miles: xxxx
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This is a stopping point as we need a high tide to get through Indian Cay Passage.
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4/27/23
West End, Bahamas
Start: 8:00am
Arrive: 1:15pm
Miles: 26.2
Total Miles: xxxx
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At Old Bahama Bay at West End. Here I wait for Kevin to arrive and for the right weather to cross the Gulf Stream and back to the
U.S.
This is Effie, the Bread Lady. She shows up in the marina Thursday,
Friday and Saturdays with a wagon of fresh baked breads and
pies.
They are delicious - sometimes still warm from the oven.
And don't drop your bread in the water at the marina.
There are 8 ft sharks swimming around the docks.
Farewell to the Bahamas - for now...
The Tale Continues on the Homeward Bound Page
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