Another windy day but at least the sun was out and we were under no pressure to do anything or be anywhere. However, a storm forecast means that most of the good anchorages were getting full and yachts in marinas stayed there.

On leaving Treasure Cay our intended destination had been Hopetown and how pleased we were to find one free mooring ball available in the harbor. Must be our lucky day! Closer, closer and just about to pick up its line with the boathook, we find it has 'private' written on in the smallest letters. Damn it!!

A few calls on the VHF and we locate space in Seaspray Marina at the end of the island. It is an hour away. The long shallow entrance is not boat friendly, the tide is falling and we need to get a move on! We arrive in good time with inches to spare.

It's cold and we're all in double layers of warm clothes - is this really the Bahamas? This end of the island is least visited by cruisers but it is popular for land based folk and the letting business is huge. Houses of all shapes, sizes and pastel colours sit in the cold sunshine waiting for their occupants to arrive.

We walk ashore taking the long, winding road to the far point of the island leading to this photo overlooking the Tilloo Cut entrance into the Atlantic.

It looks idyllic but the palm fronds are bracing themselves against the northerly blow.