Working our Way to the Exumas

Water as far as the eye can see in every direction. For two days, we had great sailing across the bank. The first night we anchored in 18 feet of water just past Mackie Shoal. The second was spent at a mooring ball iat The Berry Islands Club. We dinghied ashore to pay at a tiny bar, weith dinner set for 8 at the only table. We heard the food was wonderful, but reservations were required. Outside, tied to the dock, were strung several lines of live conchs...a "farm" to provide fresh conch for the diners. It was there that we discovered our wind generator was not operating properly, something that plagued us the rest of the trip. Instead of a nice steady whirl of energy, the internal regulator continued to slam on the breaks at odd times.

On May 12th, we crossed to New Providence Island, where the capital, Nassau sits. We anchored in the shelter of Athol Island watched the sun set over the enormous Atlantica resort.