S/V Querencia - A Swirish Sailing Adventure: Wednesday 17 March –Rock Sound

We decided to head up to Alice Town / Hatchet Bay which is located half way up the Eleuthera west coast and affords good all around protected anchorage. We timed this well as the winds were going to clock to the west and there is zero protection in Eleuthera apart from Rock Sound and Hatchet Bay. We took a free mooring ball and headed into town to check things out. With two minutes we discovered the best bar, The Front Porch, run by Francis and Gina and two year old Rain. They are great folks and helped us arrange a taxi to tour part of the island as there were no rental cars available. The next day we were picked up by Daniel our Taxi driver and we zoomed through Gregory town to see the Glass Window. This is a very narrow section of the island, about 10’ wide, were one has a great view of the Atlantic to the East and the banks to the West. The waves here are nuts, like a giant blender. A rogue wave moved the natural bridge 7’ to the east not so long along.

Daniel then dropped us off at the path to Surfers Beach. The short stroll on the jagged path brought us to the surfer’s hideout. Some youngsters came along with their boards and we hung around until one finally got up on a wave. Worth the walk though! As we headed back to meet Daniel, we see our taxi down the road being towed by a pick up truck. Seeing we were miles from base we jumped in and got a tow back to the Front Porch. I felt bad for Daniel as he was going to get more business from us as we had planned to see more of his island, but the part would take a while to arrive.. They really need the clunkers for cash incentive in Eleuthera. Thank you Daniel for showing us your lovely island.

Leaving Rock Sound at dawn........careful Admiral is helming :)