Dawn on Wednesday, January 14
Keith had a fever of 101 when he woke up, so we skipped school and let him rest. We had a quiet day onboard. By the late afternoon, his fever was gone and he was feeling better. In the evening, we went over to Mellow Puff for a short visit. They had a large cockpit area, and we made sure to sit far enough away from them, and down wind of them, to ensure that we didn’t expose them to any germs. It was a nice visit. This was Mellow Puff at dusk.
Dawn on Tuesday, January 13
Normally, in an anchorage, boats faced the wind and took any wind waves on the nose. Yesterday morning, the wind was hitting Kosmos on her port side instead of on the bow, which meant the current was so strong that it was overriding the wind in determining which direction Kosmos faced. Having the wind hitting us on the port made the motion onboard different from what was normal in an anchorage — it wasn’t a bad motion, it was just not a typical motion, so we felt a bit off kilter.
In the morning, we did school and chores. At about 1300, we moved to the south end of the island, to an anchorage that would be more protected in the coming winds. The ride took about 30 minutes and we had to go through two scary passes that were both narrow and shallow.
Tree growing along the sandstone wall, The Washing Machine, Shroud Cay, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas, December 21, 2025
View of the anchorage from the top of the hill, Shroud Cay, Exuma Islands, December 22, 2025
Dawn on Sunday, January 11
And the sunrise.
The seas had died down overnight and this morning it was much calmer in the anchorage. We puttered around the boat in the morning. Tiki Tour had arrived yesterday afternoon, and we met them onshore at 1330 to go back to Rachel’s Bubble Bath. This was looking back at Kosmos on the walk over to the Bubble Bath.
Continue readingDawn on Saturday, January 10
This morning, we brought in paravane pole and snubber, then pulled up anchor at around 0730 and headed to Compass Cay. Last time, we came down the ocean side of the island. This morning, winds were 12 – 18 knots from the east with gusts to 24-knots, which meant the ocean would be an uncomfortable ride. Eric decided to take the lagoon side.
Even in the more protected waters of the lagoon, it was a bit of a lurchy ride. We couldn’t take the most direct route because it was too shallow, but we were able to utilize deeper channels (that had probably been dredged), which eventually got us there. The majority of the channels were plenty wide and deep for Kosmos… until the last one. The channel directly into Compass Cay from the lagoon side was very narrow and barely deep enough for us.
