In Highborne Cay, Exumas

We left Nassau at 7:45 a.m. heading for Highborne Cay,about 30 miles. It was sunny and warm. We motored 5.5 knots SOG at 2800 rpms. Winds were 14 knots. Temp was 68. Seas were 2-3 ft.

At 8:15 a.m., we pulled the main sail and at 8:40 a.m. we pulled the jib to the second reef. SOG increased to 6.3 and we cut rpms down to 22. Winds were from the NE.

We could see Bum's Rest in the distance. We took a route which looped around some coral heads and rock in yellow bank.From time to time, they would get closer and I'd take a few pictures.

We heard another Passages on the radio, but they are from NH.

The water is crystal clear and a pretty green/blue. It looks like a big swimming pool, the color is so beautiful.

At noon, Chuck caught a few winks and I took the helm. Winds were 13-14 knots, SOG was 5.5 and we were in 20 feet of water.

We arrived in Highborne Cay, Exumas, around 2:40 p.m. It's beautiful here. From what I've seen in the short time we've been here, it looks totally different than anything we've seen. There's a very tropical, beautiful beach. I'll take lots of pictures.

Internet is $10 a day here, so not sure if I'll be online tomorrow. I would rather spend the time exploring and taking photos to post the next time we have Internet. We may stay here a second day, but may look into anchoring out. The marina is $2.10 a foot, pllus $10 for electric if you don't use your a/c, plus $10 for Internet, plus $4 for a shower. Everything is per day and it quickly adds up. We topped off our fuel. It took 8.4 gallons.

I'm posting some photo albums for my facebook friends. It's too time consuming to post them to blogger.