We Sailed to Marsh Harbour.

Day 46- Saturday, January 17, 2009
Moving from Treasure Cay to Marsh Harbor

The transit from Treasure Cay to Marsh Harbor is a short hop. It only took us about two hours of sailing. We were happy to get out in the wind and let Caribbean Soul go under sail power.

When we got to Marsh Harbor, we topped off our diesel and fresh water tanks. We did not need much diesel as we’ve hardly motored here at all. Something like 5 or 6 gallons of diesel was all we needed. Fresh water, however, needed a complete refill. That was about 80 gallons of fresh water; and it’s not free here in the Bahamas. We paid $.20 per gallon of fresh water.

We met several North Carolina sailors at the Marsh Harbor Marina—new folks—no one we knew from home. One guy was aboard a beautiful Allied Princess—just like John’s old boat. When we chatted with him, we discovered that his hull is hull #3 and John’s was hull #1. He seemed to know John’s old boat and said he had once considered buying it. Again it is a small world.

Saturday evening a couple from New Bern dinghied past our boat and welcomed us. That evening we shared a bottle of wine and lots of cruising information with them on their well-appointed catamaran called Born To Cruise. Thanks Jill and Wayne!