And on north
04 April 2007 | Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Jim Lea
Rounding Cape Eluthera (on Monday) we headed into a very narrow channel with the wind dead ahead, so we furled the sails and motored the last few miles into Rock Sound where we anchored next to True Love, with Frank and Eve from Montreal aboard. So we had a good chat on the VHF. They are also on the same general path as we are, but were heading out for Governor's Harbour in the morning, so I expect we will continue to run into them as we work our way north. Arriving late in the day, we just took a short walk ashore then back on the boat for mahi mahi, rice & beans and cole slaw! Excellent. Then yesterday (Tuesday) we just toured around the village of Rock Sound. The look of the buildings says that we are getting into more prosperous territory, and we expect that trend to continue as we head north. But the village is very pretty and retains some of the appearances of its colonial past. I took lots of pictures which, of course I can't post until I get a good internet connection. In the afternoon, about 8 more cruisers, including Trumpeter, came in. It is an excellent harbour and on the route north from both Long Island and points south-east, but also from the Exumas, where most cruisers seem to spend the winter. Today (Wednesday) we are moving on again, but just a short hop up to Governor's Harbour, a distance of only about 20 miles. At one time, it was the capital of the Bahamas (when the pirates were still in control of New Providence Island, where the current-day capital is located). We will probably stay just one night, as we are starting to look at the weather forecast for crossing from the northern part of Eleuthera to the Abacos as soon as possible, and it is starting to look like early next week may be a good weather window. The crossing is about 60 miles of open water, so will take just one long day. But the weather is still not typical settled spring weather, so we want to be there and not miss a window.