When I came on for my midnight watch, the wind was shifting to the west. Soon it was directly behind us, causing the headsail to flop around, so I tried to bring it in. Even though the wind was very light, I couldn't get it to furl. The flapping of the sail woke Roy up and he came up to see what was going on. He couldn't furl the headsail either, so he took it down completely and stuffed it into the fo'c'sle. We motored the rest of the way to Xanadu.
Had a hard time sighting the entrance buoy. Several times, we saw what looked like a buoy in the distance, but when we got closer, it turned out to be a boat. Fortunately, the hotel at Xanadu has a distinctive pyramid-shaped roof, so we headed towards that and finally saw the buoy. The channel was narrow but deep enough. We tied to the dock shortly after ten.
Both Customs and Immigration came to the boat, so checking in was very easy. When they left, we finally got a chance to eat breakfast. We were famished.
After eating, I sat down for a minute and instantly fell asleep. Roy also took a nap. When he woke up, he repaired the headsail furling mechanism. Turned out three screws had fallen out of it. I was relieved to find out it wasn't anything I had done.
Everything you've ever heard about the Bahamas is true. It's lovely here. Soft white sand, warm clear water, caressing sunshine, refreshing breezes, friendly, pleasant, courteous, English-speaking people -- if it weren't for the hurricanes, we'd love to stay here.
I strolled along the beach and then went for a refreshing swim. Took a shower and washed the clothes in the clean, modern laundry room here. We ate supper, watched the TV news, and slept like logs. We can hardly believe we're actually in the Bahamas!
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