"Next Adventure"
| Vessel Name: | Satagraco |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Hunter 460 |
| Hailing Port: | Fairplay, Colorado |
| Crew: | Paul & Karen Harris |
14 December 2017 | Green Turtle Cay
Green Turtle Cay
After a 12/3 departure in the wee hours of the morning we dodged crab pots along the west coast of Florida and sailed on. After a couple overnight stops we made a 26 hour run from Marathon to West End. With a nice breeze and help from the Gulf Stream we ran 8-9 knots all night. Our smoothest and fastest crossing yet. Sadly had to sit in West End a few days but then we moved on and arrived in Green Turtle Cay. 9 days-we were happy. Andrew, the ever great dockmaster greeted us. The weather has been cool but we are enjoying it. Improvements around the area included a PAVED road all the way to town WOW. Family will join us for the holiday and then we will do some more exploring ourselves. We look forward to this winter sailing season.
30 November 2017 | Port Charlotte, FL
Heading out
After a summer sitting behind the house and surviving hurricane Irma, the boat is ready to go. I don't think she has ever been this clean. You could almost eat out the lockers. Because she was beyond naked for the hurricane, we pretty much started from scratch. We actually have our spare bedroom [...]
21 June 2016 | Port Charlotte, FL
Done for this season
Well Satagraco and her crew got to the house and her dock. Thanks to tropical storm Colin there was plenty of water in the canal system. We had an uneventful overnight sail from Marco Island. Leaving in the evening and sailing overnight probably gave us a little cooler temperature.
20 May 2016 | Port Charlotte, FL
ALMOST THERE
We left Green Turtle Cay (sadly) and spent a couple of days crossing the banks and anchoring in a couple more cays. We wanted to enjoy all the beautiful water while we could. We positioned ourselves in West End and had a lovely crossing of the gulf on 5/13. We had to motor across which after [...]
09 May 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Well we waited a little longer and enjoyed the Green Turtle Cay Heritage Festival. The event covered 3 days but we decided to go yesterday (Saturday). We were told it was the Big day. After riding our bicycles into town we joined the festivities. We found some lunch--grouper burgers and watched [...]
23 April 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
During one of our recent dingy trips to different beaches and coves we found a bottle with a message in it. How often does that happen? On a little spit of land not far from the end of Green Turtle Cay the Atlantic sits on one side and Gillium Bay is on the other. All kinds of items come ashore [...]
Enjoying the Bahamas
We left the Bluff House at Green Turtle Cay with another boat (Spindrift v.2) and spent several nights anchored in Nunjack Bay. While the ocean beaches on Green Turtle Cay are lovely the one over on Nunjack was equally as nice but less inhabited. We saw sea turtles and sting rays as we dingy road around the little bays. We met the owners of a large portion of the island who have lived there for 25 years. They are gracious enough to let us all use the beach access, the trails they have made and their picnic area. We befriended the chickens (Fred the rooster and his group of hens). The water was a great temperature and we certainly enjoyed ourselves.
After hopping back to Green Turtle Cay and docking we spent yesterday at Great Guana Cay. We took Brendle's Ferry (with complimentary rum punch) to Nipper's to listen to the George the Barefoot Man concert. More rum punch and all kinds of other items to drink! While there was a mix of young and "older" we dubbed it "spring break for Seniors". There was one group there sporting their senior spring break tee shirts. Music, rum and ??? dancing continued on the ferry ride back. Well lets put it this way: there is a group of ladies who probably did not wake up until late today and may not remember the trip home yesterday. Some of us hope to be in our 20's again and some try to be in their 20's again but some of us realize it is just a state of mind and we will just think we are in our 20's again.
Our weather will be stormy for a few days so we will stay put here in Green Turtle. Several others are doing the same. Hopefully the weather will settle again soon and we will go around the Whale passage and further south. Part of the family will join us next week which will be fun. Never a dull moment when the grandkids are involved.
Well off to town to find a few supplies!
Sorry no picture today--internet is too slow!
