En route to Georgetown
Up at 3 am yesterday morning to check the weather forecast via satellite. Still favorable for a haul to the Exumas in general and Georgetown specifically. We weighed anchor and set off in the dark. The moon was full but hiding under a cloud cover so no help there. Fortunately, the first few hours of travel took us through the deep safe water that we had crossed on our way to Green Cay so the darkness posed no issue.
A little after dawn we reached the entry point for crossing east across the banks to the Exumas. We were following an established but not commonly used route across the banks (the Decca channel) and felt a little apprehensive, but all worked out. We traveled for 8 hours over bottle green clear 15-20 foot water where we could see the sandy bottom and occasional dark patches indicating coral or grass.
Then in the mid-afternoon we reached the Exumas island chain and marveled over the colors of the water as it became increasingly shallower. The shades of blue and green are stunning. We approached the Conch Cut that leads into the open ocean carefully to scout out the conditions. The cuts through the island chain can be treacherous if the wind is too strong or is opposing the tide, or if there is a strong swell coming in from the ocean. Conditions looked good and we ventured through with no issues.
Now it’s 2 am on Monday morning and we are motoring south along the coast towards Georgetown. To the west we have the Exumas island chain and to the east we have nothing but the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Africa. We are timing our arrival for mid-morning with good daylight so we are going slowly. The wind is on our nose, but has died down and the seas have calmed. The moon is out in full and reflects a silvery white on the deck and the water. The night is mild and very beautiful.
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