03/28/2007, Staniel Cay, Exumas
We were supposed to get underway for Black Point and then onto Georgetown, which will be our southernmost point for the trip. Jeff had noticed that the anchor light had been getting steadily dimmer and finally went out last night. He checked all the connections down low - but that would have been too easy.
Because our mast and boom are set up for lifting only - not for hoisting a sail - we have no halyard. Jeff located an extension ladder from the owner of the general store on Staniel Cay and drove the dinghy over to the store to transport the ladder back to the boat. That looked pretty funny, but seeing Jeff atop the ladder all extended up to the anchor light was quite unsettling - at least for me down below. All set now though....
Also, the mailboat arrives at Staniel Cay late on Wednesday bringing the weekly load of fresh vegetables, meats, perishables, hardware, etc to the island. So time to replenish what we can after two and a half weeks with Ben on board.
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03/27/2007, Staniel Cay, Exumas
Ben returned to New York today. We dinghied in from our anchorage just off the Staniel Cay Yacht Club (check out their website; I heard it has cool music and shots of the surrounding waters. Frank, a solo sailor we met, said he would watch it daily last winter in Toronto, as he was preparing his Warm Rain for the big trip) so Ben and I could take a golf cart to the airport. Jeff and Leksi walked. Here's a shot of Ben and I at the airport right before Ben boarded his plane. He flew out on a 4 seater on Flamingo Airlines from Staniel Cay to Nassau where he took Jet Blue to Laguardia. He said it was such a great flight and so much fun to see the islands we had cruised from the air. Highly recommended!! Now it's just the three of us again - onto Black Point tomorrow.
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03/26/2007, Central Exumas
Another shot of the Staniel Cay dock area... there are these huge nurse sharks (harmless - like gigantic catfish) that hangout right under the docks and the ladders you have to climb when coming in from anchor. It's more than a little disconcerting to be scaling this ladder from a jostling dinghy and seeing these guys circling about beneath you.
Picture postcard pretty, isn't it?
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