We have arrived

We have arrived. We overnighted from Miami leaving Tuesday morning and arriving Wednesday at noon. A calm crossing. Motored most of the way with little wind. We were able to sail from N. W. Channel marker to Nassau. We pulled into Nassau Harbor Club Marina where we stayed last year and customs was there to check us in. We met up with several boats we met in Bahamas last year and some that we met in the states. It was a nice reunion.

Today we walked to McKensies under the bridge for conch salad which the expert makes in front of you while you wait. It is unbelievable how fast he is with his knife. Yum!! There are many outdoor stalls under the bridge with "restaurants" and veggie stands etc. We went to the Green Parrot for lunch and to use their wifi but it was down. 

Yesterday after we arrived we walked to Batelco to get our phone set up. We purchased a data plan but it is not yet working. When and if it is we only have 1 gig of use before we have to pay again so we can't download attachments like photos. Please email us as we want to hear from you but please don't send photos until we return to the states. I spent quite a while unsubscribing to many sites so they won't automatically download to my phone. If we can't get it to work then we will rely on finding free wifi as last year so our email access will be very spotty and infrequent. If you need to reach us our Bahamas # is 1-242-462-6820. If you text it is less expensive. 

Tomorrow we hope to leave and head to the Exumas. This year the fronts are moving through with greater frequency so travel will not be as easy as last year. It seems there is usually only a day to get from one spot to another before you have to set anchor and hunker down and wait for the winds to calm and the seas to lay down to travel to the next cay. 

We are happy to be here. It is beautiful and the weather is lovely. Will send an update when I can.

Elyse and John