Rock Sound was our first stop in Eleuthera. We watched our first really big storm approach while anchored here. Luckily it was on a Sunday afternoon instead of during the dark of night. The thunder and lightening were scary enough but when the wind hit, Sea Holly was almost knocked over. Thank goodness it passed pretty quickly. It was one of those days that had us longing for our rocking chairs at home. We spent Valentine’s Day walking a deserted beach and skinny dipping in the ocean - not bad for two old geezers.
Eleuthera is one of the most beautiful islands in our opinion. We stopped at the Pineapple Cays and actually got lost coming back from beachcombing. There were only three roads to choose from and I managed to pick the wrong one. Lesson learned - go back the way you came instead of looking for a new way home. It took us three hours to walk back to Sea Holly, carting all our beach treasures - we hadn’t perfected our hitch hiking technique . We caught lots of king mackerel along the coast of Eleuthera.
Governor’s Harbour - a beautiful town by our standards anyway - had a great bakery. We went to the local park for dinner in honor of the Youth Fest. Didn’t care much for the gospel rap music but the food was great.
Hatchet Bay we almost didn’t stop at because of the write up in the chart book - army green water, dirty town, etc. Luckily we don’t always believe what we read - the anchorage at Hatchet Bay offered 360 degree protection once we braved the narrow cut at the entrance. The water was so clear you could see the grass growing on the bottom. Alicetown was very pretty, neat and clean. The people went out of their way to be friendly. We hitch hiked to Gregory Town and then on to the Glass Window. The Glass Window is an amazing place. It is the narrowest part of Eleuthera and there is a break in the rock which separates the ocean from Exuma Sound with a man made bridge across. During the Perfect Storm in 1991 a rogue wave crashed against the opening and moved the bridge 7 feet!! We scrambled around until we were in the opening and got some great photos. A young couple standing on the road asked if we were rock climbers which was a shock to us. I guess climbing around on Sea Holly has its advantages!!