It was a short sail over the shallows, up to Tilloo Cay and a quiet anchorage for the night. On arrival, a large Trigger fish came swimming around, and we had a school of smaller silver fish show up soon after anchoring. It was great to have the space around us this close to Hope Town!
The next day we caught up with our friends who were anchored near Tahiti Beach, just south of Hope Town harbor. It was blowing a fairly brisk 20 knots when we met up for a beach walk that afternoon but it made for a very pleasant and bug-free wander.
It was surprising to discover that at least 50% of the island was private, and you couldn’t drive through it without codes for the various electronic gates. There was still enough accessible sightseeing done by golfcart, to make a fun day out though!
As always, we’d been looking ahead for a weather window to head from the Abacos up to our hurricane hole in Brunswick GA. So after a couple of nights with friends, we did a quick stop in Marsh Harbor for fuel and fresh veges, then Angel Point the next night. It helped break up the long day to Great Sale Cay, which would be our last anchorage in the Abacos.
The weather window arrived and we left at daylight, so we could avoid the “sunken forest” of dead heads that had been blown into the water there from hurricane Dorian.
Once again, we had an excellent and fast passage using the Gulfstream to spirit us North. Sailing breeze was good for an assist, and we arrived at the dock in Brunswick around 8.30 pm after a 35 hr passage.
Now it’s time to decommission the boat for the hot,sticky, and windy season, and make a list of maintenance and repairs to do over the summer.
Once the weather came right, we had a really good second half of the season….
I think we’re on tap to do it again next year!
sssooooooooooo ends a lovely season sailings! Can see why you loved the Bahamas so much!
love,
da mom
Sounds like you had a great sail back to your home port. Good to hear you’re returning back to the Bahamas next winter. Hope to see you soon.