2/9/25

We got up and left as soon as we could see, around 6:15a.  We wanted to sail through the cut at high tide.  It was amazing how churned up the water was going through the cut.  Steve said it was current.  We made it through and are now sailing on relatively calm waters on the Atlantic side of the Bahamas.  The waves are less than a foot and we have both sails up.  So, it is a lazy day of sailing under a sunny, clear sky.  We anchored in Hawksbill Cay this evening.  It was the first time this season that we had to pick up a mooring ball.  The conditions were calm and we were able to attach ourselves to the ball relatively easily.  Steve did need to reinforce the ball underwater, however.  Luckily we had an old rope that we were not using so it was perfect for this. 

The anchorage was uncrowded, as there were only two other boats there.  The bay was pretty, but not gorgeous like so many of the other bays in the Bahamas.  The water, however, was crystal clear.  And, there were not any bugs in this anchorage, which was a welcomed change from the no-see-ums in the last two places that we overnighted.