George Town to Ft. Pierce

Last day in George Town, Debbie took this picture from the top of Monument Hill. We sailed to Emerald Bay Marina, about 12 miles north of here. We had the 1st hot showers in over a month. Before that, it was go for a dunk in the ocean, soap up and rinse off under a small solar shower.

Near Black Point in the Central Exumas. We met some folks from Nova Scotia and spent a couple of nights at this beautiful beach. Note the house that looks like a Castle.

On the beach near Black Point (Little Harbour)

Staniel Cay. We stopped here for a few hours, the marina was out of diesel so we moved on to another place and anchored near Pipe Creek. We are still in the Exumas here. We also ran into Mystic, A NONSUCH 26, with Bert and Kim, cruisers we met in Miami, who had been delayed in getting to the Bahamas because of misc. mechanical problems.

An exclusive Resort near Staniel Cay.

A beach on Eleuthera. Moxie and Mystic crossed over Exuma Sound from the Exumas and landed at Rock Sound. We reunited with Scout and Sailaway who had visited Cat Island and Little San Salvador while we were at Long Island.

Probably Hatchet Bay (Alice Town) on Eleuthera.

Spanish Wells. We stayed here at a Marina for 2 nights before we crossed the NE Provedence Channel to the Abacos. Kind of Colonial but very colorful and clean. We rented a golf cart for a day to tour the area.

The north beach on Elbow Key in the Abacos. A front had just come through with strong NE to E winds. We stayed at a nice Marina about 3 miles south of Hope Town, as we couldn't get a mooring ball in Hope Town Harbour for love or money.

The Water Front in Hope Town.

The famous light house in Hoe Town. We made a visit and took some great pictures of the harbour and surrounding area.

The light is still lit with Kerosine. The mechanism is wound up by hand every 2 hours.

Georgetown Harbour fro the top of the lighthouse.

A neat well kept memorial garden in Hope Town, facing the Atlantic.

Another little Park in Hope Town.

Man O War Cay. Along the Water Front.

Green Turtle Cay, A tribute to the "Loyalists" who came to the Abacos after the war of Independence. The Abacos are called the "White" Bahamas, though some islands are mixed race more than others.

Great Guana Cay, This is the famous "Nippers" Bar and Grill. We spent an afternoon here with our cruising buddies.

Green Turtle Cay. We spent a couple of nights anchored here and really enjoyed it. This was the last populated island we stopped at in the Abacos before we set off for Great Sale Cay to cross the little Bahama Bank and the Gulf Stream back to Florida.

A small outside courtyard in Green Turtle Cay.

Sunset on the Little Bahama Bank. We are heading for the Gulf Stream crossing and Ft. Pierce, Florida.

Back on the ICW heading North.

We are back in the USA heading North up the ICW towards Nova Scotia. We wished we'd had more time for the Abacos, as we just really skimmed the surface there. Well, next time we will put in more time into that area.  We stayed a bit to long in George Town for various reasons like  wind and rough seas as well as waiting for a part for the fridge.
We met a lot of Snowbird Cruisers who leave their boats in the Bahamas or Florida for the summer and come down to spend their 6 months here in the winter. That frees up about 3 months at least  on the travel down and across.

Anyway, here is the Moxie log to Ft Pierce, FL.

Jan 18-24/15         Bimini Blue Water Resort, Alice Town, Bimini

Jan 25-26/15         Anchorage, Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas

Jan 27-28/15         Nassau  Yacht Haven, Nassau, Bahamas

Jan 29/15             Anchorage, Allen’s  Cay,  The Exumas

Jan 30-Feb 1/15    Various Moorings, Warderick Wells Cay,  (Exumas Sea Park)

Feb 2/15               Anchorage, Bell Island, The Exumas

Feb 3/15               Anchorage, Black Point, The Exumas

Feb 4/15               Anchorage, Little Farmer’s Cay, The Exumas

Feb 5/15               Safe Harbour Marine, Cave Cay, The Exumas

Feb 7-8/15            Anchorage, Rudder Cay, The Exumas

Feb 9/15               Anchorage at Red Shanks, Elizabeth Harbour,

                              Great Exuma Island.  (Georgetown)

Feb 10/15             Anchorage at Sand Dollar Beach. (Georgetown)

Feb 18/15             Anchorage at Red Shanks or Sand Dollar Beach

Feb 26-28/15        Georgetown Regatta, 2 races, anchored at Sand Dollar Beach

Mar 6/15              Thompson Bay, Long Island

Mar 7/15              Long Island Race.

Mar 9-13/15         Anchorage at Monument Beach or Red Shanks                                                                                (GeorgeTown)

March 14/15         Emerald Bay Marina, Great Exuma Island

March 15 /15        Castle Beach Anchorage (near Black Point)

Mar 17/15            Anchorage at Compass Cay (Exumas)

Mar 18/15            Anchorage at Rock Sound (Eleuthera)

Mar 19/15            Mooring at Governors Harbour (Eleuthera)

Mar 20/15            Anchorage at Hatchet Bay, Alice Town (Eleuthera)

Mar 22/15            Anchorage at Royal Island

Mar 23/15            Marina at Spanish Wells

Mar 25/15            Anchored off Lynyard Island (Abacos)

Mar 26/15            Sea Spray Marina, Elbow Cay (Abacos)

Mar 29/15            Anchorage at Marsh Harbour (Abacos)

Mar 31/15            Mooring at Man O War Cay (Abacos)

April  1/15            Anchorage at Great Guana Cay (Abacos)

April  2/15            Mooring at Treasure Cay (Abacos)

April  3/15            Anchorage off  New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay (Abacos)

April  5/15            Anchored off Great Sale Cay

  April 7–8 /15     Fort Pierce City  Marina, FL  ( Mile 966)