“How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky.” ― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea Finally after a week in Bimini we get a window to get out and we are super excited. Lots of others were joining us this morning as we all headed out a sunrise. The winds kept us on shore while in Bimini and we were unable to visit the Sapona to snorkel but we got a great view of her as we headed out of Bimini. Here are some facts about this concrete ship from Wikipedia. The S.S. Sapona was one of a fleet of concrete ships commissioned by former U.S. President, Woodrow Wilson, to serve as troop transport during WWI, because steel was in short supply. Believed to have been designed by Henry Ford, it was built by the Liberty Ship Building Company in Wilmington, North Carolina, and is sister to the ship 'Cape Fear'. Because the ship was completed after the end of the war, it was sold for scrap to Carl Fisher, one of the developers of Miami Beach. He used it briefly as a casino and then for oil storage, before it was purchased in 1924 by Bruce Bethell, a former British war captain and a liquor merchant out of Nassau. Bethell moved the ship to Bimini and used it as a floating warehouse to store and distribute his liquor supply during the Prohibition Era, earning him notoriety as 'Bimini’s Rum King’. As we headed across the bank to Chub it was a beautiful smooth morning and the water was crystal clear. We could see starfish on the bottom. As the day progressed and we seemed to be in the middle of nowhere we were visited by a single seagull who kept circling and checking us out. He even sassed me a little on one fly over. Through the Northwest Channel and over the Chub right as the sunset for the night. The next morning we woke to lots of fishing boat traffic and were able to get a good look at Chub before heading out. This is a big fishing resort area. Some really big fishing boats were going in out of the channel. As we headed over toward Nassau we had smooth waters but big rolling seas. The video of this passage just does not show how big the rollers were. We were in some deep waters so If they had been breaking at all Dee said he would have been uncomfortable but I would have been scared!!! Just as Nassau was coming into view Dee snagged a Mahi on the line. Supper was perfect with fresh fish his first Mahi. As we made our approach into Nassau to locate our anchorage at Atholl Island we got to see Atlantis and the eastern side of Nassau islands which were just beautiful as the waves crashed along the rocky shores and once again we anchored just in time to watch the sun go down and see fireworks from Atlantis. One more day and we will finally make Eleuthera. We stayed inside up to Fleming cut and we had a smooth ride but well there is no video of Fleming cut because it was terrible. Our recommendation is don’t be scared of Current cut and go on up and cut through to Spanish Wells. More to come on our travels through Current Cut to come. Either way we made it up to Spanish Wells for an absolutely stunning sunset, and we can't wait to explore Spanish Wells.
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