Stocking Island - Halley in hot water
Yeah… so we moved the boat yesterday afternoon a few miles down the coast of Stocking Island. This after two dinghy visits from concerned cruisers and, as we discovered later, a dollop of Facebook shaming.
Two bruised egos onboard Halley… But on the bright side, if this is the spanking we’ve been due given our good fortune to date, then we’ll take it. Nobody hurt, no boat damage, no money lost. Also a lesson learned: if you think you might be anchored kinda close to a shipping channel, you are anchored in the channel.
Screen shots below from the George Town Exuma Sailors and Cruisers FB page. We were hiking at the time and blissfully ignorant of the close encounter with the freight ship. We've clearly made our mark on George Town - it might be time to skedaddle. 😎
P.s. Balm on our wounds. A fellow cruiser dinghied over to our new location to say hello and accepted our invite for drinks. He chuckled about our recent misfortunes (pretty sure he had heard about it already) and had stories about fleeing East Germany in the late 60's up to recent recommendations as to where to go next in the Bahamas.
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