We left Bimini in the sun, but the day became overcast and we did have a couple of mild rain squalls come through. At one point we experienced what I believe was a downburst – we were motor sailing and the wind suddenly shifted almost 180 degrees and rose very quickly to 30-40 knots – I quickly got the sails own, just before the wind further escalated – it hit 74 on the masthead (but was much lower at ground level). The whole event lasted for about 10 minutes; no harm done.
We anchored out on the Banks. Dinner was on deck where we surrounded by a light (and occasional sound) show from the thunderstorms in the distance. Fortunately, none of them ever got close to us.
The evening started out with the seas rolling the boat, since we were “beam-to” to the swell due to a wind and tide condition; it quieted down at perhaps 11, remaining so until about 4am, at which time we were rolling again. We did get some rain overnight.
We woke to a clearing day – and completed the trip to Frazier’s Hog Cay. Spent the next day exploring the Cay and its neighbor, Chubb Cay.
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| Passing the time with a book |
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| We had this beach to ourselves |
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| Suzie wants to clean the beach |
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| I just want to pose for pictures |
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| A lone mangrove trying to defy the odds and grow up through the surf |
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| I spooked this bird trying to take its picture |
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