In Rock Sound on the island of Eleuthera, in the late afternoon, Friday, March 12th, we crossed to the other side of the bay for better protection against the winds advertised W 20-30 kts. The winds have started in the evening and went up to 32 knots. It blew up late Saturday. Not to worry because we had good protection.
But before changing room yesterday, we filled our gallons of city water and put in the tank. Ouach .. the water was undrinkable. The tank is contaminated. We had not tasted before but take it's a good lesson, we'll check next time. On Sunday we crossed the bay with Zenith and have anchored opposite the town, there were too vague to pass in dinguy. We went to visit this large village. The environment is cleaner, well maintained homes. We walked with the crew until Rigalio Ocean Hole, which is in the middle of the village and is landscaped with a park. It is a kind of salt lake with tame tropical fish almost as tourists and locals come to feed. Jean-Yves Cousteau even came to do an experiment to see how this inland sea was connected to the sea, but has not been successful. There is even a shopping mall at 4 stores: grocery, Nappa, hardware etc.. We bought water for the next few days. We will clean the tank once in Governors Harbour and refuel.
Monday, wash day (by hand), made the mess, preparing stuff for the 5-7 was going on Zenith. There were crew Rigalio, Gusto Del Mar, Xtase 1. Beautiful evening ended around 22:30 hours. All crews had brought some food which has come we do a very good supper, and especially in good company.
Tuesday morning, with a headache (last night, I forgot that we took the sea this morning) that the day began. The captain was right, him .... We started with a wind of 15-18 knots NNW in the nose. There was a chance not too many waves. We sail in 15 to 20 feet of water. In early afternoon, the wind dropped around 8 knots. Rock Sound parties at 9:00 pm, we anchor in the bay, opposite the town of Governors Harbour at 14:00 hours, 25 minutes after the engine. We arrived with Rigalio. Xtase 1 arrived shortly thereafter.
To 15:00 hours, we will ashore for a walk of gratitude. It is clean with beautiful old houses''British''style with white picket fence and beautiful villas latest and many flowers. The landscape is different, the city is perched on a hill, the houses sloping gently toward the bay. There are some stores where we find everything we need.
Wednesday, Yvon was the water carrier. This is not his favorite activity but he had to fill the tank with clean water after emptying and cleaning of the salt water. In the afternoon, we go from sea side see the beach from the old Club Med with its pink sand beach. It has been closed since 2001 following a hurricane. Too bad because it had to be beautiful, the sand is like flour and has the distinction of containing small grains of coral roses and the sea retreating streaks pink, beige, white, it's special. It is huge and the site has a beautiful vegetation. After walking about 1 km, we were fortunate to have a ride in a 4x4 style''Gator''by an American very nice. We are led and return, we meet him again and he brought us to the grocery store. The exercise will be for another time. We're back on Zenith to 15:30 hours after watching the weather, the announcement of winds of 20-25 knots WNW for the next few days that we decided to go to Hatchet Bay after consultation with Rigalio. We do not provide good protection here, it will be Wheeler. We would have liked to have stayed longer but the weather brings us. We leave behind us a Xtase because his girlfriend Natalie to leave tomorrow morning for Quebec and Denis does not pass through the Abacos to return to the U.S. ..
at 16:15 pm we weighed anchor, knowing that we will arrive with the sunset at our next anchorage. Our voyage was made to the engine under an overcast sky and a sea of oil (it's been long time since we had not seen a sea too calm). After 17 minutes at 19:30 hours, light rain, the anchor leaves unfold in 6 feet of water and Zenith immobilizes the coming days. We are in Hatchet Bay Harbour with protection to 360. We hear the wind but do not bother us a wave. We will be able to sleep on our ears ... We find
Gusto Del Mar which is docked next to us. Last night, Thursday, a dinner attended by 3 crews on Gusto Del Mar. Another good dinner and spent a lovely evening friends.
We feel that summer is already at your door with the beautiful weather that you have. It is almost as hot as here. It's not the heat wave here, at least not yet. It's fresh, not bathing from Little San Salvador, it stays between 20 and 23 degrees but it's always a bright sun.
Happy spring! Until next time ...
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