Sailing Off the Grid

Incredibly clear water of our anchorage - No other boats!

We will no longer have internet access after we leave this anchorage until we return to the US about May or June. No email, blog, phone calls, or weather online. We will have our satellite and text for communications. And all our navigational electronics, GPS, chartplotter, etc.

We spend 4 nights at this anchorage during a northern front.
A lovely pastel sunset to end the day. 

We have our grill out, scoop up, water buckets,
and extra fuel for the journey.
Scoop and grill will be stowed for the crossing. 

More beautiful water, I just couldn't swim in it enough. 

Looking straight down you can see sandy bottom and some soft coral.

Toward the stern you can see our power plant - solar panels and wind generator. 

We are sitting south of Little Exuma watching the weather. A front is expected to come tonight so we sought shelter in the lee of this island and will take the tail end of the front to sail further south to the Jumentos and Ragged Islands.  In addition to no internet access, there is no fresh water, provisions, or fuel between here and our destination in the US. We are fully self sufficient with our water maker, provisions, and extra fuel. We do not plan to stop in Cuba unless we have an emergency.

Crossing from Long Island we sail with gentle breezes and calm seas.

We see one sailboat and this fishing boat pulling 8 skiffs
on the crossing from Long Island to the Comer Channel and anchorage.

We will sail with the wind and current through the Old Bahamas Channel between Cuba and Bahamas, and up the Santaren Channel to the Cay Sal Bank for about 220 nautical miles.  We will spend about a month exploring the main islands of Cay Sal Bank, Anguila and Cay Sal Island. We were last there in 2004 and D and Jeff went there in 2006.

Paper chart of our planned passage from the lower right corner,
Ragged Island to the middle left light blue triangle, the Cay Sal Bank.
We will sail through the Old Bahama Channel near north coast of Cuba.
Southern tip of Florida is in the upper left corner. 

Only then back to the Florida Keys and enjoy the sail back. We will be back in May or June depending on provisions, mechanical operations, and weather. I don't want to get the 'going to the barn' syndrome! I want to enjoy every day of this fantastic voyage. See you later!

Stay tuned on MapShare to follow our path.  https://share.delorme.com/MargaretDaryl

Wish us fair winds and following seas!

Margaret and D
Fly Away