Day 1---- Wednesday, April 27, 2016

We left Mangoes Marina in Marsh Harbour around 10 am. It's a beautiful warm, sunny day. Winds are light, about 10 knots from the east. We motorsail with both the main and the jib.

By noon, we're through "The Whale" (a navigable inlet from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sea of Abaco. Robert spotted a large turtle-- most likely a Loggerhead. He said the turtle 's head was a large as mine. Damn, I hate I missed it.

The ocean is a beautiful cobalt blue. Seas are nice 4-5 ft. swells with an 11 second period. SWEET!!!!!

Lunch is jalapeño pominto cheese sandwiches. We're drinking lots of water today-- gotta stay hydrated!! We are a "dry boat" (no alcoholic beverages) on offshore passages. I think we probably consumed enough Goombay Smashes on vacation to warrant a few "dry" days!!!! I'm sure our livers appreciate the hiatus!!

After lunch, we decide to throw out a couple of lines and try our luck fishing. Robert uses this time to organize his tackle box, and I read. Maggie naps.

The afternoon goes by slowly and peacefully. We listen to some tunes, keep an eye on our fishing lines , and chat. The wind picks up just a bit late afternoon, so we cut one engine off to save fuel. We're averaging just about 5 knots.

Just before sunset, Robert reels in the lines( not a bite!) and I heat up leftover shrimp curry for dinner. We enjoy dinner in the cockpit watching a beautiful sunset.

Around 9 pm, we settle in for the night. It got cool quickly after sunset. I bring pillows and lightweight blankets up to the cockpit. Robert is taking the 9-1 shift, and I'll take the 1-5. I just doze off and on until around 11 pm, then actually get a good couple hours sleep. We make the switch around 1 am. The moon is just rising as our shift change occurs. It's a beautiful sight--- shimmering on the swells.

Robert sleeps well (at least one would assume by the snoring) for only about an hour before I wake him with a question about a boat showing on the radar. He reassures me, and promptly returns to snoring. He sleeps until 4:30 when I wake him again. I've been watching a boat on the radar, and with my poor old eyes, and it's less than 2 miles from us. It passes in front of us, about a mile and a half away.

I catch a little more sleep. Around 7 am, Robert starts the coffee, and I wake to the wonderful aroma of perking coffee. NICE!!!! We enjoy coffee and granola bars for breakfast while talking about plans for day 2 ---- the conversation was short. Looks like it's gonna be a repeat!!!!