Heading Back

May 3

We took off Sunday morning thinking we would head over to Cat Island and onto Conception (some more remote parts of the southern Bahamas) but as we got out into the ocean and set our course the seas were just too big and we would have to head into them which creates constant up and down pounding. On the spot we decided to turn around and head back up the Exumas, retracing our path down. The sailing was fast and the seas were rough with lots of whitecaps, it was kind of fun after being stationary for 2+ weeks, but not a relaxing sail in the least. (Pattie, you would not have enjoyed this) Winds were even higher yesterday and today so we anchored behind an Island and went exploring. We found a huge cave we had been told about by other cruisers, as well as an osprey nest (not is use at the moment), and the swimming is d really nice. Tomorrow the winds are supposed to calm down and we will head out again. So in some sense, we are headed back home. Right now we are planning to jump up this island chain stopping at  a few of the islands we missed on the way down, and then sail to the Abacos via Spanish Wells, and play along those islands for a while. 

the close finish losers

osprey nest

inside cave

mouth of cave we found

just cause you have to see another regatta pic