January 2, 2024 Great Sale Cay, Bahamas

Happy New Year! We arrived in Bahamian waters on January 1 after a 3-day sail down the Florida coast and across the Gulf Stream to The Bahamas. We sailed most of the first day, then motor-sailed the rest of the way due to calm seas. Beautiful starry nights and I could see fireworks along the shoreline at midnight! Once inside the Little Bahama Bank - naturally demarcated by a dramatic change in the color of the water due to depth - we had another 50 miles or so to our chosen anchorage. It was late and very dark when we anchored cautiously just outside of Great Sale Cay anchorage area. Today we're resting! We can't go ashore until we check in to customs, and the nearest place to do that from here is about 40 miles away. Strong winds today, so we'll go tomorrow. 

First sunset of 2024 - just had to capture it. The water here matches its reputation of blue and clear!