Sunrise on Monday, April 14

The nearly full moon was visible for quite a while after sunrise.

We again faced the same dilemma that we’d faced last week. The wind was changing to a direction that had no protection in this anchorage, and we needed to move someplace more protected. We’d picked Spanish Wells, to the north. But, due to strong currents and shallow depths in an area called “The Cut,” we could only go through “The Cut” at high tide, which on Tuesday would be 1000. 

There was no way we could make it from Rock Sound to “The Cut” by 1000 unless we left in the middle of the night. So we needed to make a hop to another location that would put us close enough to “The Cut” that we could be there around 1000ish. 

Eric had agonized over where to go for the interim hop. The anchorages with good protection from the current wind direction didn’t have good holding. He decided on Governor’s Harbour, believing it would be the calmest. 

Since it was a relatively short ride to Governor’s Harbour, we decided to go to the grocery store before leaving Rock Sound. Via satellite images, Eric had found a dinghy dock closer to the grocery store, which would significantly reduce the amount of walking we’d need to do. He’d scouted it out yesterday to make sure it was viable.

We left Kosmos at 0730 am. The dinghy dock looked terrifying from the distance.

But as we got closer, we realized that the intact parts were quite sturdy and the wood was not deteriorated. It must have been destroyed in a storm relatively recently. This apparently used to be a restaurant, and from the looks of it, a fun one. Next to the dock was a gazebo and a small boat ramp that looked like it hadn’t been used since the restaurant was destroyed. Beyond the gazebo was a small concert area with a raised stage.

The former restaurant.

We only had to walk a few blocks to the store. We arrived at exactly 0800, when they opened. We were pleased to see that it was a good size store and well stocked. 

As we were heading back to Kosmos, we passed a cargo ship that was being unloaded. We believe that there was a channel that was specially dredged to accommodate the cargo ships. We understood why supplies could be problematic on some of the Bahamian islands — these cargo ships were tiny, but they were the biggest that could get into the ports.

As soon as we got back, we brought up the dinghy and secured it, did the last things needed to get ready to go, then pulled up anchor and headed out at 0930.

Since we were in protected waters the whole way, the ride was smooth and pleasant. We pulled into the harbor at about 1330.

We’d been warned that setting anchor could be difficult here, so we were pleased when the anchor dug in on the first try. We set three anchor alarms just to be 100% sure that the anchor was really holding. We were pleased that the anchorage was totally calm.

From what we could see, the houses in Governor’s Harbour looked bigger than the majority of the homes we’d seen in Rock Sound. Many of the houses looked dollhouse-esque, with cheerful colors and gingerbread trim.

We waited for two hours. Kosmos hadn’t moved at all, so we decided it was safe to leave her. To be continued…