Monday February 21, 2011.

Today the trip home officially begins. I ran to the bakery for fresh bread. We topped off the fuel tanks. At 11am we cast off the dock lines and set sail for Hope Town. I was a little sad to see Marsh Harbor fade into the distance as it was “home” for several weeks and I really loved the town and the people I met. The temperature as we motored out of the harbor was 73 degrees and the sun was shining. Wind out of the East South East at 10 to 15 knots. I was a beautiful day to be on the water.

We sailed the entire distance. As the crow flies it is just under 9 miles. We traveled 15 miles because we had to tack back and fourth four times. The wind was out of the east and we were headed east. We sailed up to the entrance of Hope Town dropped the sails and motored into the harbor. There was a larger boat that was very slow to head into the harbor as it was low tide and the depth finder was reading 4 to 4.5 feet. We picked up a red mooring ball and were nestled in for the night. We jumped in the dingy and did a shore trip. Walked over to the beach on the Atlantic ocean and toured the settlement.

Then back to the boat for dinner. I hit the hay about my normal time.