The wind blew quite a bit for two days so Mershons called another Happy Hour on the nearby Sand Dollar beach like we did a few weeks back to get everyone off their boats. We had another enjoyable time meeting some new cruisers who had arrived.
On Wednesday when the wind quieted everyone seemed to be in town doing all sorts of chores such as getting water, fuel and groceries. We ate lunch in town with the Mershons and Don and Sue Engler whom we don’t see quite as much since they enjoy anchoring of Volleyball Beach. Later Mershons came over to discuss leaving for Long Island.
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| Early Morning |
We left the next day around 7am with a beautiful still morning.
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| Looking back from our boat. |
There was absolutely no wind so it was a motor trip. The waters were like glass and could see the bottom with a few starfish here and there. It was like a parade of boats leaving Georgetown and heading to Long Island. I guess many others had the same idea we did to get out of town for awhile! I got some interesting photos today with the water and clouds.
Once in Thompson Bay on the east side of Long Island where we anchored with at least twenty other boats, I got on the VHF radio asking if anyone would be interested in sharing a rental car for the next day to tour the island. A couple, Pete and Phyllis on Aquilegia, who we met before leaving Georgetown came back and said they were interested. I called the car rental by the radio also and found out they only had a van left for six people. We booked it and the other couple found a third couple before we returned from a walk on the beach. We were set for the next day.
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| Dean's Blue Hole |
We took our dinghies to a dock and walked about a block to pick up the car. We set off about 8:45am south to Dean’s Blue Hole. It is suppose to be the deepest blue hole at 660 ft. deep. It was absolutely stunning! It sits by the Atlantic’s edge, well protected by high cliffs and bordered by a gorgeous beach and bay. The colors just mesmerize you. We did not bring our snorkeling gear or swimsuits but must be put on our to-do list!
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| St. Peter's Church |
We went to Clarence Town to view two interesting churches built by Father Jerome who is famous for building the Hermitage on Cat Island, where we have yet to visit.
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| Columbus Monument |
Then heading back north we enjoyed the small Long Island Museum, lunch at Long Island Breeze restaurant and the Columbus Monument. This point at the north end of Long Island is claimed to be the third stop of Columbus entering the New World.
On the return trip we stopped at Stella Maris Resort Club and saw the large cave that is home to cave parties with open fires, food and drink, and rake and scrape live music. It looked like it would have been a lot of fun to experience. Unfortunately, we had to get the car rental back.
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| Road Trip Friends at the Cave with friendly Bahamian |
We spent another day at Long Island just “chillin” and ended the day with 10 fellow cruisers getting together on Blue Heaven for sharing some experiences and sampling some good recipes.
We headed back to Georgetown with a great easy sail since the wind wasn’t cooperating on letting us go further northeast to the island of Conception. We hope to go back to Long Island and visit again when the active life of Georgetown gets to be too much!
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