We had a bit of a wavy trip from Manjack to Powell. Though it wasn’t far, we passed by some pretty wide cuts in the outer islands and cays that allowed 3-5 foot waves sneak in from the ocean. Most of them hit us right on the beam, so we were rolling pretty good for a while. We were thankful it was a short trip!!
As soon as we dropped anchor, we fired up the trusty watermaker for what we think will be our last round of making our own fresh water from salt water. It has been so nice to have the watermaker on board and not have to worry about how much water we have or where we will fill our tanks.
Hayley collecting all our drinking gallons!! We drink a lot of water, so we choose to fill these to be our drinking water and our boat water tank is used more for washing on board. Same water, but using these jugs helps us have more water at the ready.Hayley has been a regular on the bow, filling up waters. Usually she reads a book or eats lunch in between changing out gallons.
After the watermaker was in business, we headed to shore for a hike over to the Atlantic side. This trail ended up having a lot of low branches, so we really had to watch our heads. It was also very clearly marked, which was appreciated. We met up with the crew of The Blessing on the beach and enjoyed the afternoon.
Look at that view!! We came to shore pretty slowly because the reviews say there is a sunken sailboat just beneath the water and some piles lurking down there, too. Sure enough, just in that darker water we saw the hull of the sailboat and the piles. It’s pretty clear where to go. Lots of cruisers gather garbage on the beach, but few take it with them due to lack of facilities to dispose of the extra garbage. Lots of the ocean trash is repurposed into trail markers.We actually had to walk through this very dense area of thick vines. It looked like we were going into a cave. Mike, not a fan of snakes, was not thrilled by this part of the hike.There was a bridge over some mucky areas.Finally!! A view of the ocean!And they’re off!!These are the best moments.And these are, too.We found some HUGE snails stuck to the rocks that the boys were very interested in.They were about the size of a baseball.Toby was **in love** with this shell. Can you tell??He even found a lobster head! Not alive, but still creepy!
That night we were treated to a beautiful almost full moon. What a sight!
Thanks so much for reading and following along on our whirlwind tour of the Abacos!!
