29 October 2016 | Georgia, USA
29 October 2016 | Georgia, USA
08 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
07 October 2016 | Hotel on West Side of Hwy I-95, Brunswick, GA, USA
07 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
06 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
05 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
04 October 2016 | Photo off Outer Banks near Cape Lookout, North Carolina.
27 September 2016 | Piankatank River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA
22 September 2016 | Current Position - Sassafras River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA
16 September 2016 | Orient, Long Island, New York, USA
11 September 2016 | Ebenecook Harbor near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA
07 September 2016 | Penobscot Bay, Maine, USA
05 September 2016 | Penobscot Bay, Maine, USA
04 September 2016 | North Haven, Vinalhaven, Maine, USA
28 August 2016 | Castine, Maine, USA
27 August 2016 | Belfast, Maine, USA
12 August 2016 | Mount Washington, New Hampshire, USA
06 August 2016 | Canada/USA Border Crossing
04 August 2016 | La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Little Woody Takes Over Vanish
21 February 2013 | Harbour Island, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
Vicki - 22 deg C, A Few Clouds, 10 kn E
2 to 4 foot seas and a light easterly wind made for the perfect day to leave the Abacos behind and head south across the Providence North East Channel to the next chain of islands in the Bahamas called Eleuthera. From our anchorage off Lynyard Cay in the Abacos to Dunmore Town on Harbour Island in Eleuthera, we travelled 60 miles under blue skies and a slightly rolling sea. The books all recommended that we use the services of a local pilot, especially for first timers as the entrance is narrow, tidal and has rocks and reefs on either side with no channel markers. We arranged for Little Woody to meet us at 3.30pm for a relatively small fee and he came speeding up behind us, hopped on board and after a few quick pleasantries, was sitting behind the helm and talking a mile a minute. He said he's brought boats in owned by Olivia Newton-John, Jimmy Buffett, Greg Norman, Harrison Ford and now Vanish and he's been a pilot here for 17 years. It took around 45 minutes to reach our anchorage area and as he left, he kindly gave us a delicious cake cooked by his wife and other goodies and we gave him a gift of a stuffed kangaroo. No, not a REAL one!
p.s. In case you are interested, our poor little home at Byron Bay, Australia has been pounded by high winds for days by another low pressure system but winds are currently 37 knots with gusts to 68 knots. This is the 2nd time this has happened this year. You can check out the weather site at:
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/northern-rivers/byron-bay