Georgetown

We are still anchored off Stocking Island at Monument Beach in Georgetown. Our weather guy "Chris Parker" (we listen to him on our SSB radio) says a bad blow is coming later this weekend of 25-30 knots of sustained winds for 5-7 days. So we had to decide if we wanted to make some headway south with limited places to get shelter, or stay put till it blows over. We decided to stay put in Georgetown.  It is very protected here and there are nice bars and restaurants for us to hang out in.

View from our anchorage...

The trail to the ocean from Elizabeth Harbor

View of the ocean

We are hangin out at places like the Chat n Chill

Where they have a very friendly stingray that you can actually touch!

The St Francis Yacht Club....

View of the ocean from the St. Francis

Like most towns in the Bahamas, downtown Georgetown isn't much to look at.  It has all the services you want but, but "it ain't charming".

The "super market...

The laundromat

Georgetown is either the turn around point for southern Bahama cruisers --- or the launching point for those heading south to the Caribbean.  This is the last place to stock up on supplies before heading south and crossing the Tropic of Cancer.  To go south from here one must commit to real blue water sailing with an Atlantic swell, very few safe harbors and little resources available until you get to the Turks and Cacos Islands.  This is why Georgetown is know as "Chicken Harbor".

So here we are waiting --again-- for a good weather window.  We hope after this next front passes we will have a window for the 5 day sail down to the Turks and Cacos.  From there we will head to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.  We hope to leave the boat for a few months in either Dominican or Puerto Rico while we head back to the U.S. to meet Laura and Wilson's new son...Landon Daniel!  He is due around June 18th.  Yes, Tom & Sue are now G-Daddy and G-Mama.