USA - Florida No Name Harbor to Bahamas - Eleuthera, Spanish Wells

3rd Boosters done and dusted!

Arm was a little sore next day, like I’d been punched and had a lame muscle. Otherwise all good.

We are ready to GO, all prepped, except for a DHL package from South Africa that had been delayed by American Customs Inspection. 

I went ashore on Friday mid-morning and took a Freebee Shuttle to UPS Store to collect our final Amazon and other supplier packages. I was MOST surprised and happy that whilst in UPS the DHL man with my ‘Out for Delivery’ South African package walked in. Yay!!

As I arrived back at Meshugga, Nicholas had all systems ready, Hatches Dogged, Main ready for Hoisting and Windlass Remote ready for me to lift the anchor.

We had 18 knots SW wind, a 3 foot swell, which gave us a fast ride across the Gulf Stream Current, averaging 11 knots all day. Although we headed due East, the current swept us north, and we made good time to cross onto the Bahamas bank north of Bimini. Our Route was to sail north of the Berries, and to Spanish Wells, Eleuthera to Clear Into Bahamas.

Here we are anchored north of Spanish Wells in the lee of a resort with a pretty beach and a big Private Beach sign <g>.

22 hours Anchor up to Anchor down. A good fast crossing!

We went ashore to clear-in. I unfortunately left my iPhone/ Camera on Meshugga so no Pictures.

FYI, for other Cruisers, the Customs Man was not in his office (the yellow building next to the Golf Car rental spot) on the Main jetty. Although he had a phone number on a sign on his door, with no phone we went to ask help at the Golf Car shop who kindly called him.

At all other Checkin Islands we had to do Immigration first, so we walked (just up the road the lady said), which ended up being next to Fair Shopping (in the Eagle Landing Building), about 1 1/2  miles along a busy road, in hot humid conditions. Immigration would only give us 90 days 🙁

Having checked into Immigration, I told Nicholas I was hitching back, and stuck out my thumb to the first Golf Car that came past. It immediately stopped and we jumped onto the he back seat, and he kindly gave us a ride to the Marina, where we walked the last 200m.

Back at Customs, the Officer was most kind and courteous, and told us that he doubles up and does Immigration for yachts as well (so there was no need for the walk to Immigration). Customs quickly done, we had our 1 Year Cruising Permit for Meshugga!

All Legal, time for an Arrival Libation 🇧🇸