Day 123: A Different Different

Spanish Wells Yacht Haven to Papa Key Dockage, Spanish Wells, St. George’s Cay (docked)

May 18, 2022

That revving sound you heard today? That was John and me on a golf cart as we toured Spanish Wells and Russell Island. Spanish Wells is less than 2 miles long, so circumnavigation is pretty easy. This island is just so pretty!

The pirate lady mannequin was…amusing. I don’t know if the dirt was part of the original sculpture or if it has been added by vehicle exhaust. I am guessing she can’t button her shirt with her hook?

Ever since seventh grade (when I heard it in Brian Conway’s basement) I have loved Radar Love. I may have made passengers in my car sing the chorus a few times. Today I got my cable coming in from above – a message from Poseidon! (And we did sing the chorus every time we passed it.)

Today was the first day I saw the video. It’s almost as amusing as the pirate lady. It actually might be more amusing than the pirate lady…

Russell Island is connected to Spanish Wells via a bridge. It’s a larger island but there’s fewer people and it seems almost rural. They do have the Sand Bar which is right on the beach.

Sometimes cruising is not fun. Sometimes it’s boring. Sometimes it’s frustrating. But sometimes it’s pretty wonderful: sipping tropical drinks (pineapple express and mermaid mai tai) while looking out at all the blues on a Wednesday afternoon was sublime.

We waded a sandbar when we got back to Spanish Wells. While a lot of the sand in the Bahamas is large grained and really soft (so soft that our feet sink while we are walking), this sand was fine and hard. The water was only a few inches deep.

Having a golf cart today meant we could go all over easily so we went to a restaurant a Johns Island friend recommended (it was on the opposite end of Spanish Wells). It was probably one of the best meals we have had in the Bahamas.

We moved Lailia to a different dock today. It’s much smaller and does not have showers or a laundry room. It does have electricity, which makes life easier. We’re able to run our fans at night which makes sleeping comfortable.

As of now, we plan to leave here on Friday and go north to Abaco, a long trip on the east side (the Atlantic side) of that island.