Our stay at Warderick Wells Cay was a mix of adventure and the usual boat projects.

Another glorious Bahamas sunrise greeted us that first morning and was followed soon after by a few clouds and a shower: a welcome rainwater rinse to wash the salt residue off of Dagny.

With the windy conditions that followed, it was the perfect time stay aboard and check a few projects off the list. We’d been having issues with our depth sounder for quite a while. A few hours of sometimes frustrating trial and error resulted in us fixing the problem. We are not exactly sure what we did to fix it, but for now it works.

Up until now we had to cautiously approach an anchorage checking the depth with a lead line which is basically a string with knots at measured intervals and a weight at the end. It was state-of-the-art technology used by Samuel Clemens on the Mississippi River, “by the mark twain.” As fun as it was to provide entertainment for the boats anchored around us, having a working depth sounder sure is nice!

The windy conditions also kept us aboard because the outboard for our dinghy was acting up. We decided to save that project for another day. Although a much wetter ride, we are happy to have our kayak as a backup.

With the wind a bit settled the next morning, we kayaked the mile or so to shore to hike BooBoo Hill. Atop this famed hill, many cruisers leave signboard offerings to Neptune for fair winds and calm seas. We had left our boat sign during last year’s cruise and were happy to see that it was still there. We added “2025” to it and also added an offering for Peter’s brother, Chris and his boat, Destiny.

Today the winds were ideal so we had a nice sail south to Staniel Cay. Tomorrow we hope to get the dinghy motor running so we can easily go ashore for provisioning and possibly to the local hardware store. Happy to be on Bahama-time! ❤️⛵️🇧🇸

    Sunrise!