We be here, Mon!

Monday, Dec. 10

If we actually dropped off the face of the earth I like where we landed. We be here, mon.

Crossover day was Friday and we pulled up the anchor at 5:00 am to go out Lake Worth Inlet
with Ed and Joyce from "One Love". It was dark and a little intimidating as we ventured out
into the Atlantic Ocean. The forcast was for 2 -4 foot waves with occasional 5 footers and
that is exactly what we encountered. We traveled slower than we are capable of but it was
nice to have the company of another boat, especially as experienced as Ed is.
The ride was a bit rolly but not too bad - we don't have anything to compare it to. Lake
Erie is often worse. No one else was crossing with us as they were waiting for calmer weather.
We went through the Gulf Stream fine but it did carry us pretty far north as we were trying to
keep some wind in our sails to help with boat speed. We went through 4 brief showers over
by the Bahamas but no bad winds. The trip took eleven and a half hours and we came in at
West End.
Landfall was special. We came in at 4:30 and the harbor looked very Bahamian, with turquoise
clear water. We had just enough time to clear into customs with C J who helped us complete
the forms and was very helpful. The dock fee was only $55 instead of the $150 we were
expecting which a special blessing. We went over to the marina restaurant for our first rum
drinks and fantastic cracked conch dinner by the water. What a perfect welcome to the Bahamas.

70 miles