February 4th- Spanish Wells to Alabaster Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas 

We were able to sail down to Current Cut. At the cut we caught the swift current into the Bight Of Eleuthera . The rest of the afternoon was spent motoring into a light easterly breeze. We anchored in Alabaster Bay. This stretched into a few days so we could absorb the beach and sea for a while. 

February 6th Alabaster Bay to Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera Bahamas 

Perfect sailing weather. The Easterly Trades have been dominating the wind direction.

Governors Harbour was once the seat of government for the Bahamas. It’s an old settlement. We toured the architecture. The anchorage is often characterized as having bad holding but it worked out well for us.

February 8th- Governor’s Harbour to Pau Pau Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas 

We sailed the short way down to Pau Pau Bay which is nestled in the Pineapple Keys. The Pineapples are a group of small islands off of Eleuthera and near the settlement of Palmetto. 

This was a great stop! The beach was nice and I was able to snorkel around one of the small islands. There was an active reef and some pretty big fish down there. 

We also found an excellent produce market, Eleuthera Island Farm. We hope to be back there for Bread Day!

February 11th- Pau Pau Bay to 10 Bay, Eleuthera Bahamas 

Here we moved down to another beautiful beach. It gave us a little extra protection from the wind which was veering more southerly. The snorkeling was less interesting but I kept up with the swimming and got some exercise. 

February 14th to 22nd- Rock Sound, Eleuthera Bahamas 

Back in Rock Sound. We like this town a lot. It’s a good provisioning spot for us. When we arrived we had about 20 boats in harbor. There were over 50 anchored before we left. It’s a big harbor so there were no problems. Everyone was well spaced. 

There are two large grocery stores. A liquor store and deisel fuel. Good restaurants. Various small shops. And Warren. 

While wandering around town we noticed many areas had been cleaned up and there seemed to be less dogs. We did see small puppies around which is heart wrenching as these dogs don’t have a good life on the streets. After talking to a few locals we found that Warren had spearheaded the cleanup before the boat migration. We met Warren last year while in Rock Sound. He is a powerhouse of Bahamian pride, an anti-litter activist, an artist, a former nurse, and a general positive force on this planet.

When we ran into Warren this year he was particularly happy to see Lynne because he thought she had died! Turns out he had heard of another American boat which, tragically, the wife onboard had passed away and the husband went back to the US. Sad story. He thought it was our boat. Not us. Anyway it was good to see him again. Last year he had all big paintings and charcoal drawings. This year he was producing smaller paintings for “you boaters”. We resolved to purchase one. He wouldn’t allow it! He was depressed about Lynne and was now happy having found she was alive and well. He gave us the painting as a gift. The generosity of the Bahamians is astounding. Rock Sound is not a wealthy town.

I wrote most of this post in Rock Sound but didn’t get it uploaded. On the 23rd we jumped off for the Exumas but I don’t want to get ahead of myself as that’s the next part of the story.