Enslin’s visit in the Exumas
Mon Feb 13th thru Fri Feb 17th 2023 (44 NM; 8 hrs) Motor sailed to Emerald Bay Marina, wind directly behind us, which Muti doesn’t like. We docked inside the protected harbor, the first thing we noticed is NO WIND - without discussion we decided to spend the week for a reprieve from the incessant wind. The marina is well protected with floating concrete docks. A week of bliss. Nice and relaxing, completed a couple of boat chores. Oh my, the blackened mahi-mahi sandwiches at the nearby Grand Isles resort are gastric heaven.
Sat Feb 18th 2023 (12 NM; 2.5 hrs) - Onwards to Georgetown. When leaving the marina we passed a National Geographic ship coming in that looked so cool. In Georgetown, the annual regatta is ramping up, every anchorage is full, not a fan. Did some provisioning in Georgetown at Exuma market. This time of the year the market is swept clean of fresh produce pretty quickly. The supply ship stock is unpacked on Tuesday mornings and pretty much depleted by lunch time. Of course, the National Geographic ship that we passed earlier seems to have first dibs on supplies, we saw boxes and boxes of amazing fresh produce marked for that ship that we were not allowed to touch. Not looking so cool anymore! Surprisingly, we found peppers, romaine lettuce, milk and eggs. The market has a dinghy dock to accommodate all the 300+ boats in the area. Chaos!
Sun Feb 19th 2023 - an exciting day; Magda and Chris flew into Georgetown and cabbed it to the Exuma market dinghy dock. The short dinghy ride to Muti was wet but our guests had learnt from their previous visit and their luggage was packed in dry bags - good plan. Socialized on the boat that evening, had a few bevies, turkey pasta and some sourdough bread Rob had made for us. Great to share Muti again with Chris and Magda.
Thu Feb 23rd 2023 (25 NM; 4 hrs) - Left for Calabash Bay which is in the northern tip of Long Island. Once we arrived there, Gerda’s birthday was celebrated with pancakes and papaya. Later we had an early dinner of tasty grouper fingers at the resort. According to Magda and Gerda the pina colada’s are to die for.
Fri Feb 24th 2023 - Magda, Rob and Gerda went for a long walk on the beach, while Chris did a long beach swim. The water is so clear; however it is void of marine life. Our dinghy ride back to the boat took a spontaneous exploration detour into the little lagoon behind the resort to check out the sea life. The water clarity is astounding. All we could spot was a juvenile black tipped reef shark and a ray. On our travels we stopped at a recommended restaurant, owned by Rodney. Its a short walk on a dirt path from the lagoon (and none of us had any shoes) to the little house where he hosts lunch/early dinner, but only if you have a reservation which we didn’t. He was kind enough to serve us drinks and we promised we would be back again sometime (after we make a reservation). We stopped by the resort again for another great lunch. Back on the boat we all decided to take a dip in the clear water cut short by an inquisitive shark, most likely a nurse shark. But hey, when one hears the Jaws music one removes oneself from the water.
Peace out.
