Bahamas - Exumas, Black Point

An influx of Dragon Flies into our Salon. They seemed to mate against the windows and then die.

Leaving Spanish Wells, windless, and ultra clear water. A little spooky as you can see the bottom so well

A little Flying Fish on our Tramp

With a short weather window with light winds we would be motor sailing the next few days, before a strong southerly sets in, which would prevent us from heading south. 

First Day, we motor sailed across the bank, through Current Cut (and caught the tide at Slack Water).

Then into the Exuma Sound and arrived at sunset to go through the cut north of Shroud Cay - Wax Cay Cut, (catching a Flood Tide) anchoring in the shallow just out of the channel.

Beautiful sunset

Second Day, we exited Wax Cay Cut (catching the tide at Ebb), and continued motor sailing south in the Sound to again enter a cut onto the bank at the north of Great Guana, Dotham Cut.

We anchored at Black Point, abeam Lorraine’s Restuarant. As this was a short day sail, and we went ashore for a late lunch and drinks. 

The New Restuarant is still not open. The Roadside Restuarant was empty, and the Inside Restuarant in Darkness. 

Our dinghy on Lorraines Dock

So we went next door to the BLYC (Black Point Yacht Club), which was lively with a charter boat clients all having lunch.

Exumas Excapes, told us that they came from Nassau and average 42-45 knots. Making it about a 2 1/2 trip from Nassau to Black Point, with stops at Pigs Beach and elsewhere.

Charter Boat leaving with 25 passengers.

Officially in Bahamas with Kalik and Rum Punch 🇧🇸🤣

BPYC now empty with the Charter boat having left

Excellent Cracked Conch. Nicholas had a cheeseburger.

A little surprised at the Check, with food costing $31 for two meals (that’s okay), but 2 Rum Punch and 2 Kaliks costing a hefty $43 !!

Still we had a great lunch out 👍