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Island hopping and spear fishing January turned out to be the month with highest winds and most rain in 15 years in the Bahamas. Finally February brought calmer conditions to Elizabeth Harbor in Georgetown, a small consolation after Mika, Eric and Axelia’s departure. We took advantage of it, pulled our hook out of the sand and went sailing. There are a number of out islands a day’s sail south east of the Exumas. Their names sound like exotic drinks:   Long island, the Jumentos, Cat Island, Conception, Rum Cay and San Salvador, each one bursting with its own flavor and character. After studying the chart and the wind direction for the coming week we picked Long Island and Cat Island.   Long Island is truly a long thin island, stretching 80 miles in a southeasterly direction. It turned out to be an easy 7-hour sail, and we anchored at Salt Pond, named after Morton’s salt business in the area. It was a beautiful anchorage, a big open bay, with easy access to facilities an