After a couple weeks in northern Abaco, we decided to head south before the next cold front caught up with us. To do this we had to scoot outside to the Atlantic for an hour to round Whale Cay. A sand bar stretches from Great Abaco to "the Whale" dividing the Sea of Abaco in two for all but the shallowest draft boats which are able to navigate the shallow "Don't Rock" Channel. The Whale Passage is always a little intimidating, especially since we had recently read an article about a small freighter that had capsized on the route when a storm 800 miles away caused 20 foot waves to break in the cuts.
Our passage was quite uneventful with good wind and four to five foot swells and a two foot wind chop. Once through the passage we had a rolly broad reach to our next port o'call, Treasure Cay. As we entered the sheltered harbor at Treasure, we speculated as to how many boats would be there and whether or not we would be lucky enough to get one of the three moorings.
We couldn't believe our eyes when we rounded the last turn and saw that the most desirable of the three moorings was sitting there empty!
Without a moment's hesitation, we snapped it up. We planned to stay at Treasure for a while enjoying the pool, beautiful beach, nearby shops and restaurants, free water and showers. It's the best of deals at only 12 dollars a night!
The next night there were 26 other boats in the little harbor seeking refuge from the cold front. One skipper who knocked on our hull early that morning wanted to know how long we were staying and was very disappointed when Peter said, "Oh, maybe eight or ten days!'
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