It’s been a while since the last blog post. I didn’t keep notes this time so I’m going to have summarize our nautical travels. Sometimes pictures are better than words and I have a few to post. When last we left our intrepid explorers they were preparing to leave Marsh Harbour on April 13th, so I’ll start there.
April 13th- Marsh Harbour to Manjack Cay, Abaco Islands Bahamas
We left Marsh Harbour to cross back through the Whale Passage to Green Turtle Cay. We were able to sail much of the way. There were fairly large seas at Whale Passage but no waves breaking on the reef.
About a day before leaving Marsh Harbour Lynne developed a potentially serious eye problem. We needed to get back to the USA to get her checked out. We were able to book an emergency appointment in Vero Beach we just had to get there. We made the decision to bypass Green Turtle and keep moving on. We found we’d soon have a window to cross the Gulf Stream in a few days.
We ended the day at Manjack Cay, a beautiful spot for the night.
I try to contribute a few shells to this natural fence when we’re here.
Evergreen anchored off Manjack Cay.
April 14th and 15th – Manjack Cay to Allen’s/ Pensacola Cay, Abaco Islands Bahamas
Another beautiful day. We are hardly using the diesel engine due to the favorable winds. Our next stop was Allen’s/ Pensacola Cay. It’s actually two islands that were joined together by a past hurricane. We spent two days here since we had to time the crossing right and this place is another favorite of ours. The eye issue still weighed heavily but the weather was perfect. I had planned on snorkeling here to clean Evergeen’s hull and check a few things but we repeatedly had a shark circle the boat. This was probably due to people feeding the shark. No swimming for me.
Some scenes from Allen’s/Pensacola Cay.
Signage pointing out the path to “The Naming Tree”.
The Naming Tree. Boaters leave signs with their vessel name. I wonder what kind of tree it is?
Of course we made a sign.
Shallow water. No sharks.
Evergreen anchored off Allen’s/Pensacola Cay.
April 16th- Allen’s/Pensacola Cay to Great Sale Cay, Abaco Islands Bahamas
Today we moved on to Great Sale. This will be our jumping off point for the US. It’s a remote spot so we don’t have any last minute coverage for weather updates but everything looks good.
Evergreen anchored off Great Sale Cay.
April 17th and 18th- Great Sale Cay, Bahamas to Fort Pierce, Florida
Back to the USA. I think the trip took around 20 hours. We were able to sail during the day on the Bahama bank but the wind died out at night. This left a sloppy sea for our crossing. Due to ships and bouncy conditions we both stayed awake all night. The trip wasn’t hard, just a little uncomfortable.
Sunset.
April 19th- Fort Pierce to Vero Beach, Florida
We rested up and then “put the pedal to the medal” for Vero Beach. Lynn’s eye exam is today so no sleeping in. We made it to the marina, grabbed a mooring, and she took an Uber to the eye doctor. The appointment went well. No surgery needed. Eye is healing on it’s own. Good news!
April 20th to May 5th- Vero Beach, Florida
During this time we stocked up Evergreen for the trip north. As I mentioned in my last post we lost my Grandfather. At that point we rented a car and drove to New Jersey for the funeral. We soon returned to VB and got Evergreen ready to go. I can’t add too much. It was a sad time.
Some scenes from Vero Beach.
Coming back from our New Jersey trip. We’re both smiling but about 20 minutes before this picture was taken we slammed into a piece of road debris which smashed in the bumper on the rental.
Ollie playing with his girlfriend Maggie.
View off the back porch.
Evergreen moored in Vero Beach. We are tied to another boat but no one was on it.
May 6th- Vero Beach to Melbourne, Florida
We are going to try to keep moving forward every day if the weather cooperates. We might take an extra day in Georgia. Also we’re planning on spending a few days in Beaufort South Carolina.
Tonight we are anchored on the side of the Melbourne bridge. Not very scenic but it blocks the wind and there is a spot to bring Ollie to shore.
Sunset at Melbourne.
May 7th- Melbourne to Titusville, Florida
Florida is experiencing an early heat wave. Evergeen’s thermometer read 93 degrees fahrenheit. Not much wind. It may get hotter.
In the past we’ve taken a mooring at the Titusville marina. Today we decided to anchor on the side of a sandy little island in the lagoon. Ollie immediately jumped in the water upon reaching shore. The anchorage is exposed to any breeze but we need it!
The sandy little island. Google maps calls it Horseshoe Crab Island.