On Thurs. morning we got an early start with Chub Cay as our destination just 22 miles away. The sun was out, the wind had subsided a bit and we had all had a bit of sleep. We made it to Chub Cay around noon and threw out the hook. We had not cleared customs yet, so we could not get off the boat. For Monica it was such a temptation, as the white sandy beach, and the clear water was calling her. We reassured her there would be plenty of opportunities in the near future. We all kicked back and had a much deserved cocktail (Monica had gatorade of course), and basked in the sun and enjoyed our view. We were anchored in 15 feet of water and could see straight to the bottom, it was beautiful. The wind had died down to light and variable and the water was calm. We grilled out and had an early dinner, then all watched a glorious sunset on the decks. After the sunset we settled for a movie on board and hit the hay early. During the evening, the wind picked up to 20 knots out of the NW again, and we all woke at different times to go check on things. We sat through the night just fine on the anchor, but it always pays to check it.
15 ft. deep
On Friday, we made our way to Nassau by crossing over the Northwest Channel, into the “tongue of the ocean” where the water is very deep, over 1000 feet. The wind was strong again, out of the NW, kicking up heavy seas of 4 to 6 feet. The waves were behind us so we were surfing them, with a few breaking on the quarter stern. We motor sailed the entire way and made great time. We had about 30 miles to go and we were in Nassau by 1:00 p.m. We checked into our marina that was across from Paradise Island (this island is where the famous Atlantis Resort is found). Monica sat on the decks as we passed by Atlantis and took many pictures. (I told her to work hard and maybe someday she would be able to go to Atlantis!)
We were all exhausted from our day of shopping in the tourist traps, and we knew we had a big day ahead of us the next day as we would begin our journey through the Exumas. In light of this, we had an early dinner and called it an early evening for our final night in Nassau.