Norman's Pond

We had a false start traveling from Nassau to the Exumas.  On the first day the winds and waves weren’t quite as forecast and we found ourselves pounding in to both.  After a couple of hours we decided to turn around and head for Palm Cay on the south east corner of New Providence.  Good thing we did as two of the nights we were there saw huge thunderstorms which would not have been fun at anchor. 

The marina at Palm Cay was a nice place to chill out with swimming pools, a private beach, a beach bar, and most importantly for the kids – wifi. It was also the first place we saw a “sea gate” which turns out to be a chain across the marina entrance.  I have never seen anything so unwelcoming!

Wifi at the pool and beach made for a nice place for Reg to get some work done.

After 3 nights at Palm Cay we set off for the Exumas after fretting over the weather.  The crappy weather was still with us but moving north east and since we were heading south east we decided to chance it.  We were rewarded with a fantastic sail topping out at just over 7 knots and ending in an anchorage called Norman’s pond which is a well-known hurricane hole for boats with a shallow draft like ours.

The kids exploring one of the caves lining Norman’s Pond.