Abacos

We are now in the Abacos, or the northern part of the Bahamas. Several things to report this morning. Saturday, Sunday and Monday we traveled from the Exumas back to northern Eleuthera and then crossed to Great Abaco Island and anchored at Lynyard Cay Monday night. We had a weather window and wanted to get across the big open water, becuse it looked like that window was going to shut the rest of the week, and we really want to get things set to cross back to Florida in 10-12 days. We new the wind was going to howl yesterday, and it certainly did. We anchored in a spot that was as protected as possible, but it still howled. It rained and the winds were pushing 40 mph yesterday afternoon and evening. We were only 3-400 yards off the beach, but the waves even in that short reach were significant. It rained all afternoon and evening hard, probably a couple of inches, so spent the bulk of the day inside, doing some minor chores. I also spent time on the phone with Wells Fargo. Somehow our Visa card got scammed for $700-800 with more transactions pending. They were great on the phone and took care of it, but that card is no longer functional. Today is pretty flat, so will move up the Sea of Abaco 7-8 miles to near Hopetown. We never got there last year and it is suppposed to be a neat spot, with some stores, we need some sour cream and eggs. It also has several restaurants and might go out for a meal.

View from our anchorag this AM looking at the spray from waves breaking on the east side of the cay

more spray, the island height is at least 30-40 feet

Cargo vessel we dodged on the crossing from Eleuthera to Great Abaco

We left in the dark, this was sunrise at sea