After leaving Shroud Cay we rendezvoused with Mirabelle and went to Norman's Cay just outside the Exuma Land and Sea Park - so we could get in one last day of hunting.
We got 1 good size and one small lobster. Almost had a good size Grouper but he was just a little too quick. Then it was time to head for Nassau and start the transit back to good ole USA.
We made the short 4hr transit from Norman's Cay to Nassau and anchored off Paradise Island (in front yard of the rich and famous). Had a quick dinner with Mirabelle crew, then a good night's sleep for the upcoming 36hr transit to Florida.
Early Monday morning and our departing views of Nassau harbor and the Bahamas. We had a uneventful (almost) transit to Fort Pierce, FL, arriving at sunset on Tuesday. We had 18hrs of great sailing on beam reach, then with spinnaker flying downwind. Around midnight Monday, the spinnaker wrapped itself around the forestay in the flukey winds of a passing thick cumulus cloud with a few raindrops. Took awhile to get it unraveled, then we doused the spinnaker and motored the next 18hrs to Fort Pierce in very light winds and 1-2ft waves across the Gulf Stream. Saw 5.0kts of current for short period in the Gulf Stream, but most was 3-4kts. Too bad we couldn't ride it straight north, but the winds had died and are forecasted to be from north through next Tuesday, so we are now in the ICW heading north up towards St Augustine. On mooring ball at Vero Beach right now for couple days to restock on fresh fruits and vegetables, plus snorkeling and hunting gear (more spear options)for next year's trip to Bahamas. So we'll have spare gear onboard for all you visitors.
