Spanish Wells

Saturday February 18, 2023

I don’t wanna brag, but we are killin’ this thing! It was worth waiting for excellent conditions. We got our weather window today, and we went for it!

• 65 miles from Marsh Harbor to Eleuthera
• Almost 5 hours
• 4 of those hours in the open Atlantic, out of sight of land, no other boats in sight all day – And at the journey’s end: a narrow channel flanked by dangerous coral heads!
  

And I really have to applaud Lynn: the first two hours in the ocean were daunting. Large ocean swells, about 5 feet from trough to top, coming at us bow-on. The boat handled them very well: we just ran up the face of the swell and down the other side, but there was plenty of spray over the windshield. It wasn’t scary, but it certainly was impressive…it seriously held your attention. Lynn isn’t afraid in these conditions. She just asks me if I am OK / if it is what I expected. If so, she actually enjoys it!

We’ll have more to report about Spanish Wells tomorrow. We just wanted to let y’all know that we’re safe and sound!

TTFN

PS: Lynn here….

And this was after three of Preston’s mojitos last night. Preston is the bartender at the Abaco marina and his drinks are wonderful. Here’s the recipe he shared with us.