Riveria Beach Fl Manatee
We left Riveria beach at 9pm to cross the Gulf Stream and be in the bahamas by daylight . The weather must be calm and the winds not out of the north or the gulf stream can get very rough. We arrived on the other side at about 4am and had to circle until 7am , daylight before we could enter the shallow Bahama banks, about 7 ft deep. After daylight we headed to great sail cay to rest. The ride was perfectly smooth across the banks and the weather warm. We spent the day at great sail and caught snails that we had for dinner. Very good with cajun seasoning and fried. the next day we headed for Treasure cay and arrived just before dark set anchor and went to bed. We were awakened by a neighbor at 2 am and informed that we were dragging anchor, about 30 ft from the rocky shore. We re set the anchor and went back to bed the next day we went into dock did wash took on water and relaxed.
After several days at Treasure Cay we set sail for Man O War Cay, anchored and spent the night then on to Guana Cay a small island of boat builders and a few stores and restaurants. Both cays we pleasant and friendly with enough goods and services to meet our needs. From here we sailed to Hopetown Cay a very pleasant harbor with mooring balls and a very quaint town right on the water. We went to the beach and walked the town and went to see the local oil fired light house built in the early 1800s. After several days here we sailed to Marsh Harbor only 8 miles across the bay. Here we will pick up provisions make repairs and then move on to the southern more remote cays. Marsh Harbor is very friendly and not to expensive. $ .85 per foot for docking. Carol does not feel well so we wil spend 4 days here.
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- Riveria Beach Fl Manatee
