Ep.32 Beyond Rescue?: Open Ocean, Sailing Dangers, and Good Friends

When we last left you, we were sailing near Mayaguana, Bahamas into the night towards the Turks and Caicos Islands. We’ve been waiting on the weather for what seems like weeks now… alternating between rainstorm and dead calm… and when we’ve had wind, it seems to be out of the direction we want to travel… so… having departed Atwood Harbour on Aklins Islands, Bahamas, with relatively favorable conditions, we had a decision to make: follow the original plan and drop anchor in Abraham Harbour on Mayaguana, or sail into the night towards the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The weather still isn’t perfect… but it’s not terrible either. So, all things considered, we leave our buddy boat behind and continue into the darkness.

Providenciales is wonderful… a perfect backdrop for any type of “rescue” – with coffee shops, all-you-can-eat buffets, shopping, and full-scale resort living… in short, it’s pretty nice. We took a few weeks off from… well, everything – enjoying some beach time, pool time, shopping time, diving time… you get the idea. Some good friends flew out to join us in an AirBnB and we shared it all over again. But like all things, our time away was drawing to an end; and it was time to make preparations to head out of Providenciales for Grand Turk and eventually, the Dominican Republic.

Given the distance, we’re departing at dawn – to give us the best chance of making Grand Turk before nightfall. Joining us on the crossing are the sailing vessels Egret, Artha, and Kaisen; buddy boats for next chapters of our adventure… which has me thinking about the many people that we’ve encountered thus far and how fortunate we are for all of those who have supported us along the way. It’s fairly clear that we’ve already been rescued.

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