Mayaguana did not meet our expectations so we turned
around and left the island in our wake without ever dropping the hook. The direction of the wind was unfavorable and
we couldn't get Midwatch to within better-than-two-miles of town. There was a three foot chop that would have
made for an extremely wet and slow dingy ride.
We saw no other boats anchored so we got out while the getting was
good. I am sure it is fine in different
conditions.
After much debate our new destination is a place called
Clarence Town on Long Island. We should
be there late afternoon or early evening tomorrow.
We did have a nice visit by a pod of Dolphins with some
very small babies just before we entered the barrier reef.
I also remembered
something about the Navidad Bank that I wanted recorded. We could see bottom in 100 feet of water
there!
Last night the
Turks and Caicos coast guard gave us a call on the VHF. They had us on their radar I guess. They wanted to know how many souls we had
aboard? Kim said four sounded like a
lot.
Anyway, all is
well enough. There are some kids that
had planned on swimming today who are not all that happy but they will get over
it. Anna stated that she wished the fish
she caught the other day was smaller so we could fish again. I agree with her.
Well back to the passage!
Current Position:
8:00 p.m. EST
22 º 21.637 N
73 º 10.883 W
Course 317 º True
5.7 kts
Double reefed main plus genoa on a broad reach.
Goodnight from Midwatch.
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