NH anchors at West Bay

After a wonderful breakfast of waffle for Nana and poached eggs for Nandad at the Chub Cay clubhouse we check out and head over to the fuel dock. We checked the weather with winds ranging 15 to 17 knots from SSE, waves 2 to 4 feet intervals of 8 we expected a rocky ride for the three hour cruise across the Atlantic and my oh my did we rock and roll! It took all of Nana's concentration to keep the waffles in place - what was I thinking this morning !!! The waves crashed primarily over the port side, the boat rolled like a cork, the chairs on the cockpit moved back and forth, the bicycle on the port side almost came loose and not to mention the crashing heard from down below - we did check to secure things before leaving port but I guess it goes to show there is always something to miss ! The picture is the entrance into Chub Cay taken from our stern as we leave to head out into the open seas.

Here is the Sunset beach again from our stern as we leave. Wonderful sunset every evening.

NH arrives into West Bay New Providence Island and by 2 pm we are secured and the anchor is in place however the rolling continues but gradually improves.We check down below and most of the disruption came from not properly securing the drawers in our cabin so no damage done just clothes etc scattered everywhere. It is a very pretty bay and lots of the boaters that were at Chub Cay are anchoring here before they make their trip down the Exumas. We did try to get a slip at the luxury Albany Marina - which is the resort owned by billionaire Joe Lewis along with Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Justin Timberlake - only to be rejected as I guess we are not members! Around the northwest end is the other luxury resort Lyford Cay Club Yacht Harbour but this is equally exclusive - by-invitation-only.

We settle in for the night and are rewarded with a lovely sunset and a great star light sky. By this time Nana has had some ginger snaps and ginger ale so is doing much better. We are still rolling but hopefully it is just enough to rock us to sleep. 

The chart below shows West Bay in relation to New Providence Island. Above and below the Bay are the two Marinas that are private with invite only. You can see the lights from the Power Plant on Clifton Point. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force headquarters at Coral Harbour is also a no go zone. Believe it or not the body of water in the Centre of the map is Lake Killarney.