Yesterday very early (0230) we departed our anchorage at the Bell entrance to Lucaya/Freeport. The weather window was brief and closed by afternoon and it's about an 8 hour crossing to the Berry Islands. The day before, on Sunday, the Janecek's crossed, and I wasn't ready. It looked like 2-3 foot seas on the nose. I was right. Our crossing was completely uneventful and it's kind of magical at night, looking at the plotter and radar and keeping an eye out for other boats. We had 1-2 foot seas behind us, which is much more comfortable. Cindy slept and I drank coffee. At daybreak, I deployed a couple of lines and as we crossed the break from deep (2000 feet) to shallow (20 feet), picked up a 20# barracuda. Like a big howkie, it is a challenge to get the hook out and kick him back in without getting nailed by his teeth. Anyway, got into a good protected lee part of the island by 1030 for the big winds that kicked up yesterday afternoon. I took the kayak down and got a great paddle in during the afternoon. Today we're going to explore a blue hole and maybe a sunken DC3 aircraft by snorkel then move to the other side of the island tomorrow when the winds will change.
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| Daddy Brown's Conch Shack at Lucaya |
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| Fish, conch, conch fritters and a conch salad from Daddie Brown. He fried the fish whole. |
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| Beach off our bow at anchor |
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| Looking south from our anchorage |
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| Sunset last evening |
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