Great Harbor Cay, Berrys to Marsh Harbour, Abacos

March 6 to March 14

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean was nice and uneventful with 2 foot swells and took us 10 hours. About an hour from our anchorage the waves got shorter and choppier. Right as we came in to Lynyard Cay to anchor we got a strong rain storm that lasted about 20 min. than the sun came out and has been out everyday since.

 

Atlantic Ocean at sunrise.

Check out the depths on the GPS. At several points we were in water over 9,000 ft.

 

 Great Abaco Island.

Ocean view from anchorage.

Sea of Abaco side of anchorage.

On our second day at this anchorage 2 boats came in that we had travelled with before, so along with them and 2 other sailboats that were also anchored here we had a pot luck dinner on the beach.
 

This is called a Bahamian parking lot.

 

 Hermit crab races.

There is harbor near us called Little Harbour which consists of an assortment of homes, a marina, and 1 restaurant called Pete’s Pub. We took the dinghies over one day for lunch. The food is expensive but good and the rum punch is even better.

 

Little Harbour.

We stayed at this anchorage 4 days and spent our time walking the beaches, snorkeling, and diving for lobster.

Next we moved on to Marsh Harbour.  This town is huge compared to what we have seen. They even have 1 traffic light and the grocery store looks like the ones back in the States. We took an Island ferry to Guana Cay for one afternoon to a place called Nippers for lunch and a concert with the Barefoot Band. The music was an island/Buffet style.
 

Nippers restaurant.