Jan 24th, 2008 dawned calm and beautiful--just like most other days in the Bahamas, but on this day White Pepper was preparing to travel to Georgetown which was the culmination of 6 months and untolled money and effort. We had made an easy 18 n. mi. motor from Farmer's Cay to Lee Stocking Island on the 23rd. The Garmin 545 chart plotter failed just off the cut. Fortunately, I had programmed the Garmin 48 as back up and it brought us into the anchorage as the sun was setting.
The 24th stayed calm with a light southerly flow ahead of another norther. We arrived at Conch Cut at 2 pm-slack water. Using the Maptech way points we negotiated the dog legged entrance into the area called Elizabeth Harbor without a hitch. The harbor is more of a roadstead. There is Stocking Island and Elizabeth Island running 5 n.mi from the NW to the SE. Two n. mi. to the west is Great Exuma Island. Georgetown is on the SW coast of Great Exuma Island about 5 n.mi from Conch Cut.Finally we were at the anchorage. There were at least 150 yachts anchored all along the lee of Stocking Island. (note confusion with Lee Stocking Island 21 n. miles to the north).There was plenty of room. We were able to find a comfortable spot off Rocky Point and had the anchor down at 3:30 pm. Strangely we both felt very tired. It was more of an emotional tiredness than physical. We decided not to wrestle with the dingy, but rather take a nap, wake up for sundowners, have a light dinner, and go to bed early. It's been a long trip.
The 24th stayed calm with a light southerly flow ahead of another norther. We arrived at Conch Cut at 2 pm-slack water. Using the Maptech way points we negotiated the dog legged entrance into the area called Elizabeth Harbor without a hitch. The harbor is more of a roadstead. There is Stocking Island and Elizabeth Island running 5 n.mi from the NW to the SE. Two n. mi. to the west is Great Exuma Island. Georgetown is on the SW coast of Great Exuma Island about 5 n.mi from Conch Cut.Finally we were at the anchorage. There were at least 150 yachts anchored all along the lee of Stocking Island. (note confusion with Lee Stocking Island 21 n. miles to the north).There was plenty of room. We were able to find a comfortable spot off Rocky Point and had the anchor down at 3:30 pm. Strangely we both felt very tired. It was more of an emotional tiredness than physical. We decided not to wrestle with the dingy, but rather take a nap, wake up for sundowners, have a light dinner, and go to bed early. It's been a long trip.
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Best of Luck and a speedy recovery to Jan! Will keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers.
JA
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