North Eleuthera coral reefs

Al Has no problem spearing Lion Fish.  (poisonous)

We motored up to the north end of Eleuthera Saturday and anchored out just east of the Current Island cut. Dave from At Last and his guest Nancy joined us shortly after and we went out snorkelling. We found a huge coral head to explore. The water was colder than we are used to.

Exploring Current settlement on north Eleuthera

When we returned to the boat we stopped by Hullaballoo to invite Bill and Pat to join us for a walk around the settlement. After our walk everyone came back to our boat for a sundowner. Everyone had a great time sharing stories as we enjoyed our Piña Coladas.

Celebrating St Patrick's Day

Sunday morning Dave stopped by to give Al a hand with the auto pilot which stopped working a week ago. Al and I went for a drift dive in the afternoon then Dave and Nancy joined us for dinner and a movie.

We went to Spanish Wells to do laundry and stock up before my friend Janet joined us. The homes there are colourful and gardens well tended. Lobster fishing is the main industry in Spanish Wells and 70% of all lobstering for the Bahamas is accomplished here.

When Janet joined us we anchored out for a couple of days at Royal Island and did some snorkelling on Egg Reef. Dave and Nancy were there as well and after another attempt the auto pilot is back in working order.

Today we ventured through the devils backbone to Harbour Island. This is a narrow path through the coral reefs to the northeast side of Eleuthera. The guidebooks suggest hiring a pilot to take your boat through but we didn't have any trouble using the Garmin charts and with Nancy and I looking out for danger from the bow.

Beach Combing and found a message in a bottle

After anchoring we took a hike on Man Island and found a message in a bottle that someone had thrown off a cruise ship in Turks and Caicos.