137: WARDERICK WELLS - Does it LIVE UP TO ITS REPUTATION? Is it WORTH THE EFFORT TO BOOK A MOORING?

Everyone encouraged us to stay overnight at the mooring balls in the Warderick Wells Cay, Exuamas Land and Sea Park. We tried, but didn't know that to get a mooring ball you had to call in advance. They were all filled up by the time we called in, but we did pick up a mooring south of the most desired location. This was also quite beautiful, but added almost an extra 45 minutes to 1 hour of sailing time to get around the large sandbank that extends far out into the Bahama Bank. We enjoyed some snorkeling by our mooring area, but the hiking on Warderick Wells Cay was the highlight of the time in that space. We also flew our drone and Jeff captured some incredible footage. The hiking on the island was extensive, well marked and easy to follow. Don't miss Boo Boo Hill and make sure you write your boat name on a piece of driftwood and add it to the artistic collection at the top of Boo Boo Hill. It's fabulous to recognize so many boat names and cruisers. Surprisingly, we were able to get on a mooring ball in the desired area the next day, but we decided to move on instead. It was a long motor back to the park entrance, and we opted to see another island north in the chain. Warderick Wells is super popular and therefore, you have more boats in this anchorage than in other places. We prefer to be in more remote islands and anchorages. #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects #BAHAMAS #WARDERICKWELLS #MARINEPARK #MARINELIFE #MOORING #MOORINGBALL #BOOBOOHILL NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway