We motored over to Black Point Settlement on Great Guana Cay from the bay in Big Majors Cay on Tuesday in heavy wind and rain squalls. We anchored off the Government Dock and went ashore to explore and make dinner reservations. This island has lots of amenities for cruisers. There are 3 or 4 good eateries, multiple internet access points, free trash, free water and a good laundry. Pickings in the stores is low since the mailboat came last week and not expected back soon.
Today we dumped our water cans into the tank and refilled them ashore. We added a total of 36 gals and the tank is almost full. We filled up before we left Nassau almost 10 days ago so we have been doing well on water. Probably will not need to get any water until we get back to Nassau. Of course we have been using heavy conservation measures to stretch our water. We've been washing our dishes in salt water with a fresh water rinse, getting wet in the sea and then soaping up with a fresh water rinse. Also, any rinse water we save and use for other gray water uses. Of course we've been flushing our head with sea water so in all we have been able to conserve very well.
There are many cruising boats here. Most are sailboats with a few power boats. Totally different than our last anchorage that had many mega-yachts with all their toys. So far most of the places we've been have been very crowded. Many of the cruisers are heading north but since this is spring break apparently lots of folks come to the Bahamas. Hopefully over the next few weeks things will thin out and we can find some secluded beaches to just hang out and enjoy the quiet and do some more time consuming boat chores.
We plan to head to Georgetown on Great Exuma Cay for a few days and that will be our turnaround before heading north.
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