Fair Winds and Following Seas!

We left out of the DR around 3am, July 3rd headed for Provenciales, Turks & Caicos. After sailing under the stars and with a fairly gentle wind all day, we tucked in to Ambergris Cay to catch a few winks then off across the Caicos bank to Provo. The waters across the bank were spectacular turquoise.. as far as you could see.

We stopped of at a shallow coral head to meet some of the neighbors.

Here is a queen angel fish taking a peek at me.

and a lion fish...hiding from me

A family of dolphin stopped by the Caicos bank reef cafe to have lunch then off they went.

We arrived in Provo just before sundown, anchoring in Sopadilla Bay. Our new neighbors, David and Debbie, on S/V FAITH, hailed us on the radio to say hello and give us a bit of info on the island. What a help...I'm not sure we would have found the Customs office to check in if it weren't for them. We checked in, rented a car, drove around for about an hour and a half til we finally found a place to grab a bite to eat (not much open on Sunday - pretty much the whole island is at church - LOTS of those here!), picked up Mitch and Ally on time at the Provo Airport, and back to the boat with our new precious cargo. We head to Mayaguana in the morning.

Here is David delivering our weather report for us. If we pull anchor before noon, we should comfortably arrive well in advance of a tropical wave coming in behind us.. no time to lose!