March 9th to13th- Rock Sound, Eleuthera Bahamas.
The crossing from the Exuma Cays to Eleuthera was pleasant. On our way around the point we joined up with S/V Luckiest, S/V Clara, and S/V Cana. They were coming from Cat Island to Eleuthera. We all anchored together in the Sound and celebrated with sundowners.
The first day or so we had some weather and stayed aboard. Eventually things calmed down and we moved Evergreen near the town. We stocked up on all the necessities in Rock Sound. We visited the caves again with our cruising friends. We also went over to Wild Orchids for dinner with the crew of Clara.

The Cathedral Caves.

Rock Sound anchorage.
Last year I helped Warren mount a Bahamian flag in the harbor. This year he deputized me as assistant mayor and I performed the task again. I am told the Bahamian government will look on me favorably, should I need to seek political asylum.
He took a stop motion film with my phone. Here is the abbreviated version.

I really do enjoy this kind of thing!

Warren- artist/ cinematographer.

Bye Rock Sound. We’ll be back.
March 14th- Rock Sound to Glass Window Bridge, Eleuthera, Bahamas
We planned on slowly heading north along Eleuthera but due to another weather event we found ourselves pushing along and bypassing some of our favorite spots.
Our sailing quartet met up again at the bridge for a bonfire on the beach. This was just an over night stop as this anchorage is wide open and preferable for settled weather.
March 15th- Glass Window Bridge to Royal Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas
We all left in the morning and timed our passage through Current Cut.

The ferry at Current Cut, sporting a new paint job.
We poked around Spanish Wells but couldn’t find the right place to put Evergreen. Our other cruising friends had booked docks in the harbor. We decided to head over to the harbor at Royal Island. This is a great place to anchor when the weather gets rough.
We managed to tuck Evergreen way up the harbor in a very protected spot.
March 16th to 18th- Royal Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Our stay at Royal was very relaxing. It’s a private island (resort) so landing is discouraged. After a few days we couldn’t resist the urge to check out the uninhabited portion of the island. Unfortunately we both weren’t dressed for jungle bushwacking. This resulted in numerous injuries. We found the ruins of an estate. I’m not sure of the history. They were largely intact. We found the kitchen, bar, bathrooms with wood heated hot water, sleeping quarters, etc.

View off the back porch.
Royal ruins.

This is the basin of a sink attached to a fire place for heating water. This little building appeared to be a sauna.

The kitchen. Looks like a big bread oven.

We’ve seen a lot of starfish and turtles this year.
March 19th- Royal Island to Spanish Wells Eleuthera, Bahamas
We got a message that S/V Maherio was giving up her mooring and heading south. Our friends on S/V Voilà would tie a surfboard to the mooring and save it for us. We dragged up the hook and headed over to Spanish Wells for a few days.
We stocked up on supplies and and met up with our boat friends. After a few days the weather was right for crossing to the Abacos.
Some scenes from Spanish Wells.