Royal Island Anchorage and Spanish Wells

This morning dawned a little windier, but we were in the perfect anchorage for that! The long oval anchorage is open directly to the Eleuthera Sound in a pretty narrow cut to the south, and aside from that, surrounded by land in all directions.

We ran in the lee of the island out to make a dive on the wreck of the Arimoroa. The water was super clear, and there were a lot of fish, including the largest lionfish I have killed to date! It was a little surge-ey, but we were diving at slack tide, so it wasn't bad.

We went back to the boat, had lunch, showered, and got ready for our trip to the town of Spanish Wells. The trip by Whaler was nice, as we ran in the lee of the islands, and we idled through Spanish Wells, looking at all the commercial fishing boats. There is a high speed ferry that runs from Nassau to Spanish Wells to Harbour Island every day, and it only takes 2 1/2 hrs from Nassau. It is an impressive looking boat!

We stopped at the local grocery for a loaf of bread, and then returned to Royal Island anchorage.

We climbed around the old ruins from the 1920's of a fallen estate, and saw some older walls as well.

After supper, we're enjoying some audio books, writing our logs, and enjoying air conditioning as the battery charges. Since it is almost dark, it is almost bedtime. Truly another beautiful day in paradise!