April 28, 2009 - 7 Miles - Hopetown, Abaco's, Bahamas

We made the short hop over to Hopetown after a morning grocery run in Marsh Harbor. We anchored outside the actual harbor figuring we would check out the area to see our best overnight options.

The waters throughout the Bahamas are very shallow. It's a way of life for boats like mine to have to gage your departures and arrivals at high tide. You simply cannot go into the harbor at low tide. We anchored in 7.5 feet of water and by low tide, we sat on the bottom.