Well, it has been a very eventful few days. We crossed the gulf stream on Friday afternoon with the forcast of southeast winds of 10-15kts. The actual conditions were winds 10 kts on the nose from the east, so we motored all the way to Memory Rock which is 14 nm north of Grand Bahamas Island. The trip duration was approx. 9hrs and light seas. We anchored there over night to get some rest. We made this crossing with another boat " Blue Pelican" which is registered in Australia and the owners are Jode and Steven. Great people to cruise with. On Saturday morning we hauled anchor and headed for Great Sale Cay( pronounced key by the Bahamians) and anchored on the north east side for protection from the winds. Great anchorage, but it is a small unihabited island and very sparce vegetation. Late Sunday morning left this safe anchorage and headed for Green Turtle Cay, and during the ride the winds picked up, seas became rough and we looked for another harbor to seek shelter. Unfortunately, we all decided to anchor at Allen-Pensacola Cay. Big mistake. It is a small harbour, poor holding on the bottom and early Monday morning a cold front blew through with wind from the west @ 66kts. This wind blew us and two other boats aground. One boat was able to motor off through the loose sand, but us and another boat were stuck hard a ground and had to be towed off at great expense because of our high displacement. On Monday afternoon, at 17:30 hrs with the help of high tide we got off and motored 9 nm to Spanish Cay where we are now. It is beautiful and we needed to relax and unwind. This afternoon we head for Green Turtle Cay and if WiFi works I will update again.
We are fine and doing quite well.
Will write soon,