Although we love the Exumas and feel we have so much more to see here, we are moving east to Eleuthera. We made the 45 Nautical Mile trek across the Exuma Sound in just over 6 hours and 30 minutes.
Nebo let us down and stop transmitting so no official data for this segment. Three Sons left the anchorage at Shroud Cay at high tide to safely make it to the bank before transiting the Wax Cut. The cut was swirly and bumpy but comfortable and we saw 10.9 knots riding the current.
Eleuthera is long and skinny! With a populations of 10,000 residents it is 110 miles long but in most parts not even a mile wide. It does not have a single traffic light. There are no major resorts or and only small local shops. The landscape of the island is a little different from others having hills, bluffs and cliffs.
Rock Sound is the first settlement we stopped at in Eleuthera. The town is filled with colorful houses and friendly folks. The harbor is large and good protections from wind and current along with a very large dinghy dock and trash bins!
