Back in the U.S.
We arrived in Brunswick GA one week ago, a 54 hour trip from Chub Cay in the Berry Islands. The passage - our first time trying to ride the north setting Gulf Stream, rather than just get past it, was lumpy, squally and generally just not much fun. Will have to reassess using the Gulf Stream, it just seems once there is enough wind the seas just build to a level that is fun sapping. Brunswick is a very nice town, the marina we are in is outstanding, nice to be able to fully re-provision the boat. This also kicks off our summer 2023 refit, lots of small and a couple of large projects. Leaving the Bahamas - the tried and true strategy is to get as far south and east as you plan then pick a routing back to explore. We made it as far as Salt Pond Long Island, then transited back via Cat Island, Eleuthera and Chub Cay. Cat Island has become my favorite spot, just the perfect blend of clear water, un touched reefs and coral heads throughout with great fishing, a very welcomi...