Bahamas-Bound

Met Uncle Paul & Aunt Denise at Safe Harbor a little after 7 am. Took one last run of trash from unpacking yesterday. We were all onboard and ready to fill up when Safe Harbor opened. Filled up on diesel ($5.90/gal) and water and were on our way. Got to Lake Worth Inlet around 8:30 and were on the open ocean by 9 am. Arrived shortly before 4. (3:48) Not too bad. I thought it would take much longer!

Wave prediction was 1 footers, with peaks at 2 feet, 8-9 seconds apart. We couldn't have asked for much better for this crossing. When the waves were causing beam seas, I was feeling a little sick, so I took a dramamine just to be safe.

Uncle Paul had lines trolling behind us. Caught something big, but it got away after quite the fight. He thought it was a shark or wahoo by the strength of it.

Everyone napped on and off. Rolliness of waves decreased as the day went on. No dolphins to welcome us in this time, so the beautiful Bahamas blues took over as the welcoming committee.

Docked at West End. Surprisingly, we still had time for Ben to get to customs, come back to the boat, and have us fill out papers before they closed. He said we would go anchor out since we got everything done, if he can just pay a landing fee, which he could, so we did!

Found a spot just to the north and made dinner while the kids swam, teathered to the boat and each other due to the very strong current. After dinner, it was time to fish. Bear, Moose, and Roo caught at least 1 fish each. They caught yellowtail snappers, grunts, squirrel fish and threw them all back after the never-ending photos they requested with each catch.

We watched the sun go down and then went to bed. Most of us were asleep by 9!