In George Town Now

Pictures are of the anchorage at George Town, a picture of TRIUMPH on the hook, and a picture of the sunrise church service on the beach on Stocking Island on Easter morning.



Upon our departure from the Emerald Bay Marina, we topped off our fuel and water tanks and set sail for George Town. We had a great sail with plenty of wind and beautiful scenery along the way. We arrived at the anchorage known as “Volleyball Beach”. Those of you have been here before, know that it is the destination of many cruisers. There was plenty of activity going on at the beach! There were people playing volleyball, lots of people on the beach, music and people at the bar and kids playing on a rope swing, It’s just like a little community here. Even though we were told that many boats had left the anchorage a day or so ago, there were plenty of boats still here.

George Town has a well protected anchorage, particularly from the prevailing winds from the east and southeast. It’s a good thing too, because those winds have been blowing 20 knots for a few days now. Because of this we have dropped our plans to cruise Long Island and Conception Island. Winds are just not favorable, and we are here to have fun, not beat ourselves and the boat up to get anywhere. We will hang out here a few more days, then head back up the Exumas.

Our Easter Sunday morning got off to an early start. We made sure that we were up and ready to take a dinghy ride ashore in order to attend the sunrise service on the beach. We walked over the hill to the ocean side of Stocking Island to find a gathering of people. There was a very nice service complete with a choir made up of cruisers. The sunrise over the ocean was a beautiful backdrop for the service and it is definitely something that we will remember for a very long time. Most people were dressed very casually and most of us were barefoot. It’s a good thing because Elaine forgot her flip flops on the boat!!!
In case you are wondering if we saw the Easter Bunny, the answer is “Yes”! We heard a bit of commotion of boat horns honking and looked out just in time to see a motorboat parading through the anchorage with someone dressed in an Easter Bunny suit on its bow! So we feel like we really had the complete Easter experience even though we are so far away from home.
On Sunday we moved the boat to Monument Beach which is just a few minutes away. The next morning we hiked a rather steep trail up to the monument at the top of the hill. The view from the top of the hill was another great look at all of the boats in the anchorage. These views often remind us of the pictures from the “Cruising World” magazine.

In the evenings, one of the cruisers here on a boat named “Mariah” does a celestial lesson for everyone over the radio. We’ve seen Venus in the northwest sky, with Mercury just below it. We’ve learned about the Orion constellation, and several other stars. It’s really interesting to have someone narrate as you look up to the heavens. Bob Tintera loaned us a “Planishere” to map out the stars and we’re also using that to follow along with the descriptions of the location of the constellations.
Today (Tuesday) we’ll go into town, shop for a few things, and try to get a battery for Elaine’s watch. That may be the biggest challenge of the day. We have been here for five days already and the time has passed very quickly. We are going to stay tuned to the weath