Today we were up at 12:30 am hoping to catch a perfect weather window to cross the gulf. Well the weather was not perfect, so we were delayed a little. At 5:30, we set sail, going through the inlet was very rough, the boat was being tossed around, once into open ocean it was almost as bad, but we opened up the head sail and made our way east. It took about 10 hours to get to the Bahamas, we averaged 6 knots. We were also fortunate to cross with 4 other boats,, safety in numbers.. Once in the Bahamas the customs and immigration process was very easy, it took about 15 minutes to be cleared into the country.
After all that we celebrated the crossing with new friends and then was in bed by 8. It was a great day and very happy to achieve this goal of sailing our boat to the Bahamas. Now the exploring and fun begins. Stay tuned
Whooo Hoooo!!!! You made it to the Bahamas! Congratulations. Now the good parts begin.