We woke up this morning with a plan, but before we discuss the plan let's regress. We returned from Long Island in the Bahamas to George Town on Saturday January 22nd and anchored at Red Shanks. Then the weather went "south" when a cold front stalled and became a trough, and we were stuck in Red Shanks since Saturday because of the wind. Last night I was awakened by an eerie calm that came over the boat as the wind died down and the boat stopped dancing around. This is where the plan from this morning comes into play. Our plan was to weigh anchor, go to Kidd Cove which is the closest anchorage you can get to George Town without running aground. Phase 2 of our plan was to go into town for a few items, return to the boat and head up the coast to The Marina at Emerald Bay. Before we discuss The Marina at Emerald Bay phase, let's go back to the part about weighing the anchor and getting underway to Kidd Cove. Sorry, not gonna happen. Long story short, the engine decided to go on holiday and would not start. After an hour of trying this and trying that I called Rick on M/V Broulee for some input. Before I could hang up the mic after our discussion, Rick was standing on our back porch asking what I had tried and what I didn't try. After about an hour of collective thought and turning wrenches we managed to diagnose the problem and had the engine running. Damn batteries gave us some false readings. We managed to get to George Town, which was very busy because all the other boaters that also had been pinned down by the winds from the previous days. Using a dinghy in windy conditions is just asking for a saltwater shower. We finished our business in George Town and cruised up to The Marina at Emerald Bay to reprovision the boat as we head north back to the Exumas and anchorages we missed on our trip south to George Town. So here we are at the marina again to get some water, food, wash some clothes and yes, those free showers.
Above photo - this group passed us today as we were pulling the anchor at Kidd Cove. The theme for the party was James Bond & Thunderball.
Above photo - breakers on the reefs as your leaving Elizabeth Harbour.
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