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On Saturday we left Treasure Cay on the high tide, and set a course to Great Guana, just 10 miles across the Sea of Abaco. The wind was blowing pretty good, so we did a little crashing in the waves, but not bad...just bad enough to get the boat covered in salt once again. It was looking like we might get some rain soon after we arrived, so we stayed on the boat and hoped for a downpour. There's really nothing better than a good rinsing off. Without that, everything you touch is sticky and salty. Well, we got what we wanted...it poured! Once again, the boat was clean and we were happy.

When we arrived there was just one other boat in the anchorage...he left about 10 minutes after we got there, and we remained the only boat til Sunday afternoon. Every Sunday, Nippers Bar has a pigroast, so boats usually arrive to attend that. Just 5 more boat came in. So, we did our duty, and went to Nippers for the afternoon. The beach at Nippers is several miles long, and the only people on it are the ones that walked down from the bar. The rest of the beach is deserted.
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On Monday, we headed back to Treasure to sit out a front that was coming through. On our way, we stopped at the reef to do a little snorkeling. The water was so churned up that, once again I didn't bother going in. Visibility was lousy. Not bad enough for Alan to get skunked in his lobster hunting. We took back two.

Today we went back out to the reef in the dinghy...about a 2 mile ride. Visibility was better, so I went in and did some snorkeling. FINALLY! Al got another lobster, so I've got a few in the freezer now.

We'll probably be here another day or so, then head back to Green Turtle for Christmas. They have a potluck for cruisers up there, and there doesn't seem to be much going on this side of the Whale.