We left Hopetown on Saturday April 8 and motored to Lynyard Cay and anchored. It was very protected and had several beaches for me to walk. A dinghy from a catamaran by us came over to talk and it was so cool. The graduated from Arizona State and with Bo an Arizona Wild Cat they had some great conversations. He had also been a police officer and turned Air Martial and had just retired and she was a retired teacher. Great fun to talk and we were going to cross over to Spanish Wells together.
We got up on Sunday morning and took off forecast was a little windy and a chance of squawks but we took off. Going through the cut was a little dicey but put up our sails and man did we fly about 8 knots plus. Freedom started out and turned around and went back so will meet up with them some where along our way south. With the speed we were going it was going to be a 4-5 hour trip. The wind went down and we turned into a motor sail boat for several hours then turned into a motor boat. The trip took us 8 hours. We tucked into a great natural harbor in Royal Island. We will be here for a couple of days as we both have things we want to do on board then move to Spanish Wells.
Back to Lynyard Cay. We anchored just off of a beach where it looked like a place boaters had been as it had a picnic table and many things on the land around the beach. When we went ashore there was a sign saying that in 1976-2017 think his name was Uncle Charlie. Story had it he had lived here, true or just a tale? There was what was left of a tent in a protected area. This is the story we have been told so have tried to find out more info but have not found it.
In the town right across from us was Little Harbor, it also had a great story. In 1952 a family from Northampton, MA
This is where the guy lived until 2017.
More later from Spanish Wells.
Calmer seas
Joyce
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