Spanish Wells to Royal Island
We made
final preparation for moving to Royal Island for the night. Dwayne and Frank borrowed a couple of wagons
and headed off to get diesel since the marina had no fuel dock. Carla and Carol went to buy groceries since
this might be the last “super market” we see until we get to Nassau in three or
four weeks. Carla also filled our water
tanks with 50 gallons of water at 50 cents a gallon. We cast off at 1100 with the help of Frank
and Carol.
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| Off to Get Diesel |
We were able to sail to Royal Island which was a pleasant change to motoring. The winds died down considerably over night. The forecast is for winds from the east 10 – 15 knots through the rest of the week. This would be perfect for our journey south along Eleuthera’s western shore.
There were
over a dozen boats already anchored at Royal Island when we arrived at 1
PM. A dozen more showed up before
nightfall. People were glad to get back
on the water after being holed up for 4 days due to high winds and waves. The anchorage will be mostly empty tomorrow
morning. Some will be heading north to
the Abacos, some west to Nassau and others like us south to follow the coast of
Eleuthera or head for the Exumas.
Spanish Wells and Royal Island are a crossroads in the central Bahamas.
We continued
to prepare for our trip south by changing the engine and lower unit oil in our
outboard motor. We got the job done
without making too big of a mess in the cockpit. We put the outboard back on the dinghy and
ran it for a while to make sure all was in order. We also filled the dinghy fuel tank with gas
and put the oars back in the dinghy so we had an alternative form of propulsion
should the outboard cease to run. We
don’t want to be adrift in the ocean.
Carla
prepared a wonderful steak and potatoes dinner.
We finished the day reading and listening to music. Tomorrow we can sleep in as we have to wait
for slack tide to pass through Current Cut which is our gateway to Eleuthera.
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