Saturday, November 24, 2018

Bahamas Crossing November 2018

11/20/18, Our Crossing was one of the nicest yet. 2-3’ seas and winds NE 10-15  We made it on the bank in 10 hours. Once on the bank for about an hour I notice lightning of in the distance. Kevin stated no worries it just heat lightning, because nothing is showing on the radar. He kept repeating that until one of them let out a big boom about 40 minutes later. Then he check the radar and yup, here comes this massive storm developing and moving rather quickly 10 miles away. I finally got him to at least take down the main, and we continued on. It was all talk at not much action when it passed over us, with lighting and rain, but no change in wind speed.  So once it passed we anchored for the night, around 2230 (1030 pm).
11/21/18 0630, we have pulled anchor and now heading to Crab Cay.  At this speed we will make Green Turtle by Thursday.
11/22/18 We have anchored off the settlement at Green Turtle at noon, then cleared customs and of course went to Ms Emily’s Blue Bee Bar and had a gumbay smash
Friday morning, at 6am,  we rode out a squall with 30+ wind gust.  The anchor held great and no dragging. So at 8am we got a call that our slip is ready so by 1030 we were all tied up at Donny’s Marine for the next two months.  The sun is shining and we are safely in the Bahamas, all is good. Safe journeys and fair winds my friends. Until next time, Serena Rose signing off.