March 18, 19, and 20--Non-stop sail to Bimini

On March 18th we headed out for a wonderful sail north long the Exuma Banks.  We spent the night of March 18th anchored in the lee of Norman's Cay.  Again we did not leave the boat--just got a good night's sleep and headed out first thing in the morning.

So March 19 and 20 was a non-stop, through-the-night sail across the Exuma Banks south of New Providence Island (Nassau), the Tongue of the Ocean, and across the Great Bahama Banks to Bimini.  The sailing was terrific--honestly the best sailing of the whole trip.  John did some serious fishing along the way and we had a couple of terrific meals of Spanish Mackerel.

Ahh--the sun set on March 19th, but we kept sailing northeast to Bimini.  And, what a lovely night sail it was!
At about 3PM on March 20th we sailed into South Bimini to rest and plan our passage across the Gulf Stream to Florida.