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We’ve landed in Great Inagua, the southernmost Bahamian island, after our long trip from Santiago de Cuba. We left the harbour at Santiago on February 4th and headed out into rough and choppy seas to take advantage of a small weather window that would allow us to get around the eastern tip of Cuba. We tried to motor sail into the slop for just over an hour but we were making little progress and taking quite a beating. In the end we decided that it was far too uncomfortable and unproductive and, in an unprecedented move for the crew of the mighty Zenobia, we headed back into harbour. It felt like a defeat but we were relieved and the harbour master welcomed us back with open arms – after collecting our documents for safe keeping overnight.
We spent the night at the dock and then headed out first thing the next morning. We left with the expectation that we would not be able to make our course and that we would lose our weather window, but that we could probably get to Haiti and stay there for a few days before trying again for the Bahamas. It wasn’t exactly ideal but we made the decision to go and hoped for the best. In the end the winds were very light and we were able to round the coast and continue on to Great Inagua by motoring the whole 160 m – 36 hours straight. Luckily we were able to stock up on black market fuel before we left, which we later discovered had been siphoned from a local municipal vessel that shall go unnamed, and we had lots of earplugs on board.
Our current goal is to try to find the elusive flamingo, a large number of whom are said to make their home on Great Inagua. So far we haven't had much luck, although we did have a near sighting.
We spent the night at the dock and then headed out first thing the next morning. We left with the expectation that we would not be able to make our course and that we would lose our weather window, but that we could probably get to Haiti and stay there for a few days before trying again for the Bahamas. It wasn’t exactly ideal but we made the decision to go and hoped for the best. In the end the winds were very light and we were able to round the coast and continue on to Great Inagua by motoring the whole 160 m – 36 hours straight. Luckily we were able to stock up on black market fuel before we left, which we later discovered had been siphoned from a local municipal vessel that shall go unnamed, and we had lots of earplugs on board.
Our current goal is to try to find the elusive flamingo, a large number of whom are said to make their home on Great Inagua. So far we haven't had much luck, although we did have a near sighting.