The outer Islands
We This blog is different from the others. We had some really great photos that we wanted to share with you but didn’t have much to talk about so we hope you’ll enjoy them. We stayed 3 weeks at anchor in Thompson Bay, Long Island waiting for a good weather window to cross a 49 nautical miles stretch in the open Atlantic. We wanted to enjoy it and not be bashed around with big waves and heavy winds. The crossing was a bit rough in the beginning but got much better as we progressed. We have arrived in the outer islands which quite remote and sparsely populated. We have to make sure that we’re well provisioned in food, water and fuel since there is very little to be had in this island chain. We’re finally seeing the Bahamas that we’d hope to see. Beautiful beaches, clear pristine water, sea life, small mountains and absolutely wonderful people. This morning leaving Albert Town, on Crooked Island there was very little wind, not enough to put up sails. No matter because wi...