Crossing Over to the Bahamas 2/21/06

We had to wait 12 days before we were able to find an appropriate window to make our crossing to the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas and what a day it was. We had an ideal day with mostly calm waters – a great feeling after so much anticipation and sometimes anxiety. We left Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 am with S. winds of only 5 knots and waves of 2 feet or so. The ocean was calm, at times, as Lake Charlevoix during most summer days and much better than Lake Michigan's 2 footer's. It's hard to believe we are 110 miles from the U.S.A. out into the Atlantic Ocean.

We made it to the West End of Grand Bahama Island, arrived at Old Bahama Bay Marina by 2 pm and this place is the nicest overall place we've stayed during our trip. The bad news is gas is $4.05 and we are the smallest boat in the marina.