Highbourne Cay to Nassau
We left
Highbourne Cay at 0900 which was near slack tide. The wind was from the south at 10-15 which
was favorable for our run north to Nassau.
Frank slept well and he is feeling up to skippering his own boat with
Carol as crew. Hakuna Matata led the way with Foreign
Affair not far behind. We sailed
most of the first 25 miles and motor-sailed when the winds weren’t keeping us
moving along at 5 knots or better.
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| Bahamian Fishing Boat with Dinghies in Tow |
We dropped our sails when we entered the coral head field so we could quickly alter course without worrying about tending to sails. Not having the genoa up also greatly improved our ability to locate coral heads. We meandered our way through the first coral field in about an hour and picked our way through the coral heads guarding Nassau harbor in about the same length of time. We made it through the coral with no problem. Nassau harbor was busy when we arrived. We were in our slips by 1600.
Carol began
calling doctors and medical facilities in Nassau to determine how best to
obtain care for Frank. The choices were
somewhat limited compared to back home but significantly greater than anywhere
else in the Bahamas. “All the money and
the best doctors in the Bahamas are in Nassau.
It is the capital.” So said the marina’s security guard.
The marina
itself is adequate but a far cry short of luxurious. The staff is friendly and the basics are
here: toilets, showers, electricity, water and a laundry. We are a very short walk from a shopping
center which has a “real” supermarket just like in the States. We were advised by security not to be on the
streets in the area much after 10 pm. He
said, “There are three types of people in Nassau: those that work from 8 to 5;
those that party from 5 to midnight; and those who work late from midnight to
dawn. You don’t want to meet those who
work from midnight to dawn.” The marina
is gated and has a guard on duty who makes his rounds with a time-clock and
buzzes people in at the main gate after 5 pm.
We locked our dinghy to our boat.
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