Left this morning at slack tide to go out the cut it was uneventful. Pretty rolly all day. Went out a little to the deeper water and trolled 2 poles the whole way and switched lures- nothing. Our luck has not been great in fishing department. Would love for anyone to chime in on some tips or hotspots in georgetown or nearby. (ik ik no one will give their honey holes away but maybe steer us in the right direction lol… i promise i wont tell 😂) Made it an anchored up with the other hundred boats around us but shallow and on the far end. Will probably stay here for the blow the next couple days 🙌🏼🌊 I was wave jumping on the bow and watching the video back is very humbling cause i felt like i was flying 😂😂

Woke up this morning & went to get on the dinghy to take hadley mae to shore and we had a suprise visitor. Scared the bejeezus out of me as he swam right up to my leg as i was stepping in. He hung around all morning- the yachts behind us were chumming the water all night so i’m sure he’s used to getting a free meal here often. We left for another long day south- had some light rain for about 30 mins and that was it. Got to Rat Cay right before sunset and anchored up- it was glassy we were sitting on chain until we went to bed. We were awakened around 2 am by howling wind and the boat swinging . Had some unpredicted 30+ kt winds & lightning storm kick through. Had a cute little beach but parts were very rocky to get to shore while others sandy and easily accessible.

We left Norman’s Cay this morning in an attempt to make it as close to Georgetown as possible before the blow this weekend. But not before diving the plane wreck!!! It was so cool. Grace is flying out of Georgetown on the 3rd so we’ve got to make it down there by at least then. Todays cruise was pretty uneventful- i cleaned out the oil from the motor compartment this morning and don’t have toooo much more from todays ride. We’re still unsure exactly what’s going on there 😅😅 We made it to Staniel Cay where we anchored up near two super yachts- as we were cooking dinner their tender came over to tell us we were anchored right on top/near their anchor and they were leaving so we stayed up waiting for them to leave so we could move the boat a little bit for them. oopsiessss. We will be waking up tomorrow and getting right back to another long day😴

Left Nassau this morning after a fun packed few days! I really enjoyed it contrary to everyone’s opinions on stopping there. We had good wind this morning threw up the sails and boom the halyard on the jib snapped. We are unsure what fully happened and had a long day ahead so we put the sail away and continued on with the main. It was pretty choppy and cloudy all day but we made it across the yellow bank. We also had a coolant/oil leak but topped that off and continued on again and will check in with that tomorrow. besides all that we had a good day and finally made it to the Exumas! Ready to start adventuring down here and hopefully meeting more cruisers!

We left our little anchorage on the west end of Nassau to head to the east side of the island. I personally loved this anchorage. The water was gorgeous. It was away from all the hustle and bustle of the city. Visibility distance was very far. The Ocean Atlas statue is a short dinghy ride away and a super cool dive/snorkel! There’s also waves to surf- i saw them but assumed there were a lot of rocks/coral but a local said they are surfable.. maybe for someone with a little more experience 😅 Soooo many starfish here too. We left and went around the north side and entered the harbor. You must radio and be granted permission to enter the harbor but it was super easy to navigate and a couple anchorages right in the harbor. They’re good holding but obviously it’s a super busy place so you’re constantly rocking from all the wakes from tour boats and they do not slow down through the anchorage- but it’s not terrible. Just a short dingy ride to the pig beach, a dingy dock, atlantis, margaritaville, straw market, rose island. etc etc etc.

We left little harbour early this morning and went out ocean side to head towards Nassau. Boy the waves were big but the period was so far apart so they weren’t terrible except for the fact they were hitting us on the side so lots of rolly back and forth. I trolled the entire way with 2 different squid and didn’t get anything. The cruise itself is a pretty straightforward path. We saw a few other “Sea Peoplers” and passed right by them- we were able to tell from live tracking! That was super fun. We anchored on the west end of the island and it was so calm and quiet. The water was stunning.

We left Hoffmans Cay and headed down to Little Harbor. We anchored just outside the cut, once e got close Jay came out on the dinghy offering to help us navigate to the inside of the island. We stayed on the outside since it was just for the night. The sail down was simple but there are a lot of shallow areas. We dinghied into Chester’s restaurant the “Flos Conch Shack” we called the day prior for a group of about 15 of us and made a “reservation”. He was super welcoming, the water is gorgeous, tons of turtles, lots of conch shells!

Moved over a cove for the blow coming in. Still not a ton of protection, she’s getting a little rolly. I’m kinda excited to experience some “rolliness” 🤣 I’ll check back after to see if the vibes are still as high LOL EDIT: it wasn’t bad at all. Anchor held fine and got some wind and rain which was nice.

We took the back side which gets very shallow but we knew we could make it as it’s the same way we came in. We towed the dinghy for the first time and that went well. Had issues with autopilot and recalibrated it and seems to be doing a little better. This was my favorite little spot yet! Blue hole cliff jumping, pretty beach, gorgeous water, a fun little swing and campfires with friends 🩷