Bahamas to Stuart FL.

March 31 to April 4

Our final days in the Bahamas we spent traveling and anchoring by several Cays. The weather held out for us keeping the winds low and the sun high.

Green Turtle Cay

 

 Our last day traveling on the Sea of Abaco.

 

 The water was 14' deep here.

 

We spent 12 hours and 100 miles crossing the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in Stuart FL. yesterday afternoon. The crossing was very uneventful (thankfully), with 2-3 foot rollers which were hitting us on the side of the boat but not too uncomfortable.

It was a bittersweet time for us seeing the States again. We had to say goodbye to crystal clear water and a laid back way of life. Once we hit the St. Lucie inlet that laid back life went right out the window. There were dozens of sport fishing boats and others zigzagging everywhere enjoying the day. Along with that were the noises we had grown used to not hearing, like trains, sirens, and the good ole Beep-Beep of some truck backing up. On the bright side we were back to our home country and also the use of internet and phones. It was great being able to talk to family and friends with no time limit.

After anchoring we shared a bottle of champagne with our buddy boat Blue Angel (Jim and Sharon) for safely completing our Bahamas trip and celebrating their 50^th wedding anniversary.