Through The Whale to Boat Harbour

First night anchored in Boat Harbour was a little chilly but we had the place to ourselves.



The new Yankee looks and performs just great...Celebrian will be so fast now?!

The day before we left Green Turtle Cay there was a rage at the Whale Cay passage and not a day to sail there. Yesterday was as rough as we have seen it but we had no problems going through the passage. Most of the time in the Abacos you are sailing in protective waters; however you have to go out in the ocean to get from Green Turtle and Scotland Cay to Guana Cay. Nothing like going out in the ocean in good sized waves for our first day but at least now we have our sea legs. The new Yankee performed beautifully and Celebrian is very proud.

We had a bit of a scare with the hot water tank because the element sprang a leak and partially filled our bilge with very expensive water. At first we were worried that the hot water tank had failed where it had been fixed or right next to it; however we were grateful to see that it was something the captain could fix. Today we are in Marsh Harbour picking up a few things to keep us going until after Christmas. The stores don't open up again until Tuesday so we hope to do our major provisioning then. Until then we will hang out at Boat Harbour and perhaps Man O War for Christmas depending on what the wind is doing.

Today I am sitting in the Bahama Wimax office using their wifi signal because I can't pick it up on the boat since we are in Boat Harbour and not inside in Marsh Harbour where the signal is directed. At least I can do a blog entry and then it may be next week before you hear from me again.

Merry Christmas from Celebrian

The captain, despite still fighting his cold took a breather from installing a second membrane in our water maker and toured Black Sound with me on our kayaks.




More festive decorations....you have to just love the wreath with Let it Snow on it. I haven't found many Bahamians who like snow. How about that red bow on Celebrian's bow?



Christmas Day is coming...Sea Bear is excited. Merry Christmas from us both.

Tomorrow we hope to go through The Whale down to Boat Harbour, near Marsh Harbour. We had hoped to go to Manjack Cay today but once again west winds kept us at the dock.

Green Turtle Cay ...Celebrian's Second Home

Kevin runs the gas dock at The Outer Shore Club and has worked there for 29 years. He is also somewhat of a local celebrity because he plays in a local band called The Gully Roosters. Two years ago he gave us a CD of his music.



We had hoped to leave the dock today; however between the cold front, Rob's miserable cold and trying to get the big girl's batteries charged it was not going to happen. As it turned out we took the opportunity to go to town and do some shopping. Our plan is to leave tomorrow, weather permitting and head north to Manjack Cay until after Christmas. From there we will head south to Marsh Harbour where we will do our major provisioning and then off the the Exumas.



It is easy to forget that Christmas is coming; however there are decorations all over Green Turtle Cay and now Celebrian has her red bow on her bow. The golf cart is the main mode of transport on many of the small Bahamian islands and this one is particularly festive. Rob is laden down with assorted groceries on our trip to town.



This what your living area looks like when the captain is working on the engine Mr. Yan and other projects that require everything be removed from the quarter berth. Things are going well and we had no leaks in the new/old hot water tank installation and Mr.Yan has had his first engine run and so has Little Harry Honda generator. Now we just have to get the captain well and we are good to go sailing.

Boat Jobs at the Dock

Celebrian at the dock at Abaco Yacht Services, Black Sound in Green Turtle Cay.



Stranded Naked is the name of this funky house boat that arrived in The Bahamas in 1988 and has never left. It is now home to the Black Sound Yacht Club.



The admiral organizing the medical kit. Gratefully we have only used one script of antibiotics, one tube of cavit, polysporin, bandaids, and assorted medicines for sea sickness over the three years we have been cruising. The captain getting Celebrian's hot water tank ready to install. It fits under the quarter berth mattress. It fills with hot water when the engine is running and is one of my favourite luxuries.



The captain making love to the batteries.

Today's job is more stainless polishing for the admiral while the captain wreaks havoc below decks installing the hot water tank.