Honah Lee 2

 It seems that every weekend there is a major blow that pins us to an anchorage a lot longer than planned. Last week, heavy winds were forecasted for Sunday. We wouldn’t be able to move until the following Tuesday or Wednesday because we needed to wait for the sea to calm down. It had been 5 days already that we were in this small town on Cat Island and looking at possibly another 5 days. Not a lot to do in this  area nor did it have many restaurants, groceries, fuel or water to fill out tanks.  There was a one day window to cross a big exposed section of the Atlantic to another island that is much bigger with lots of services, hiking trails, farmers market and more.  The decision was made. We would do a 10 to 12 hour day and get to Long Island before the next big blow.  Always before heading out, we check long term weather, the direction of the winds, currents, tides etc. This time of the year the winds are mostly south-east so when anchoring we look for areas ...

It’s been three weeks since our arrival in the Bahamas. The weather is definitely better than Canada; warmer and sunny but the winds and rough seas have been brutal. On arrival, there was a heavy wind warning coming within the week so we made a hasty retreat from the Grand Bahamas Island to Hatchet Bay in the Eleutheras. Hatchet Bay is an area that we already knew from last year that offers all around wind protection. The entrance to the Bay is nerve wracking because on both sides are high rocks and is a very narrow corridor.. Luckily we already knew this so it made it a little less stressful. The first wind storm wasn’t as bad as predicted. Our anchor held nicely and we managed a decent nights’sleep. A second storm was coming in a few more days with heavier winds. We decided to stay put. The winds kept escalating..... looked on our anchor monitor... shit we’re dragging 😱 our neighbor is decidedly much closer than before and he’s not on his boat. We needed to pull up our anchor and mo...