So here we are 16 days and 3700 miles from Las Palmas in the old world, at anchor on our own in the new, with a deserted white sand beach a dinghy ride away. The “Q” flag is at the port spreader, a Bahamian courtesy flag at the starboard, and tomorrow we shall see what Great Inaugua has to offer. We are just 500 miles from the terminus of this year’s cruise, and although holidays with the family loom, neither of us are ready to leave Wind Horse. We almost didn’t stop, not wanting to break our seagoing rhythm. But then the words “60,000 flamingos” jumped off the page, and now our anchor is firmly set, dinner is about to be served, and a movie watched. Tomorrow begins a new adventure.
Posted by Steve Dashew (December 8, 2010)