Calabash Bay, Long Island, Bahamas

 Thompson Bay is not a particularly pretty place, it's just a protected anchorage from the east winds.  Plus there's a grocery store and fuel available.

We took advantage of both as our fresh veggie stores were down to a head of cabbage and some onions.....

Off to empty garbage and walk over to the grocery.

 

It's nice that they no longer require masks as they did when we were here last year.

 

So this is what $46 dollars buys.....

 

Next we were off to the filling station to get some diesel.  

 

We were surprised that there were only 6 boats in Thompson Bay - this is usually a busy anchorage and we hear that nearby Georgetown has 100's of boats anchored.....

 

Since we're moving north now, we pulled the anchor mid-day to travel to Calabash Bay at the north end of the island.

 

The winds were light but we were determined to sail the entire 24 miles....the water was beautiful!

 

Since the winds were so light and there was no wave action, I wandered up on the top of the roof for a few photos.

 

Winds were so light that we got down to 2.2 knots at a couple of points.

But we sailed into the anchorage and dropped the hook for the evening.  We'll leave tomorrow morning, again in light winds.  Hopefully the day will bring us a Mahi Mahi or Wahoo as we approach the southern end of Cat Island!