March 22nd- Spanish Wells, Eleuthera to Tiloo Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
We motor sailed over to the Abacos today. We made good time and went a little further up the chain and anchored off Tiloo pond. We checked on the turtles. They look happy. We were happy. I could live on this island. There are no roads, utilities, or access to anything. Maybe not. It’s still a pretty spot.
That’s Evergreen out there.
March 23rd- Tiloo Cay to Man-O-War Cay, Old Scoplys Rock, Abacos.
Had a short sail today to Man-O-War. We anchored off the island for the evening. I find this area tricky to set our anchor. I tried a few spots but no luck. Lots of rocks. We then got Evergeen’s bow over a patch of sand near the beach. We dug right in. I’ve done this multiple times but Lynne pointed out this is our closest beach anchoring yet.
March 24 and 25th- Man-O-War Cay Harbour, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
This morning we hauled up the anchor and moved Evergreen over to a mooring in the harbor. We always enjoy Man-O-War. We toured the island a bit but also got a bunch of work done. I spent a day on deisel engine stuff. The Admiral stocked up on supplies. We also filled our water and fuel tanks. The new marina is really nice. They just reopened after being wiped out in 2019.
Evergreen moored at Man-O-War Harbour.
March 26th- Man-O-War Cay to Manjack Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Another easy day motor sailing along the islands. The infamous “Whale ” was as calm as I’ve ever seen it. There seemed to be a ton of boats at Green Turtle so we decided to anchor over in Manjack Cay. Ofcourse Manjack Cay is pronounced “Nunjack Key”.
March 27th through 29th- Manjack Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
We stayed for a few days to wait out some weather. While here we walked the art trail. We also dinghied to different parts of the island on a calm day. This was our number 1 spot for turtle watching. We drifted up an estuary and saw many. Later we went up the shallow bay and hung out at the beach.
Some scenes from Manjack.
March 30th- Manjack Cay to Crab Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
It has been windy out here lately but we decided to move on anyway. Evergreen soared along under sail today. The wind direction is heavily influenced by the Easterly Trades. We’re currently moving west so that makes life a little easier.
By the time we sailed the short distance to Crab Cay the wind had increased so we decided to call it a day. The next day was also windy with lightning and squalls. So we stayed an extra day. We toured around with the dinghy during a lull in the weather. There are lots of tiny islands and shallow bays off Little Abaco Island. No pictures due to weather.
We had this nice double rainbow after a shower.
April 1st- Crab Cay to Foxtown, Little Abaco Island, Bahamas
Evergreen had another brisk sail today. Frequently we were sailing over 7 knots. This is quick for an old sailboat.
Today’s anchorage is Fox Town. It’s a small fishing village. We were able to grab a few things from the grocery store. Lynne managed to find a fresh loaf of bread. Besides the grocery, there is a restaurant and fuel dock. It’s a very secluded place.
We were told we could get water from a faucet by the fish house. We lugged some water back to Evergreen. Unfortunately after testing with a TDS meter we found it was not potable. We still used it for dishes and bathing. There might be other water options but we have enough.
April 2nd and 3rd- Foxtown, Little Abaco Island, Bahamas
Today we spent some time prepping Evergreen for ocean passage. Many things get tied down. I also rigged a downwind pole for our Genoa. Tomorrow’s sailing looks like it will be mostly downwind, hence the pole. This is the first time I’ve rigged Evergreen like this but tomorrow will be around 22 hours. Mostly downwind. If all is well, we will head out of Foxtown Friday morning. We expect to be in Fort Pierce, Florida, Saturday morning.
Some scenes from Foxtown.
A few pigs wandering around. Most were small.
One of several large piles of conch shells.
Evergreen anchored at Foxtown.
One more pig for the road.