Today is a little chilly, only 63 degrees. We took a tour of the island with our new friends.

January 3, 2012
Happy New Year! We celebrated the New Year's Eve with fresh lobster. We moved New Years Eve to the Great Harbor Cay Marina to ride out the approaching cold front. We are not alone, many boats decided to do the same thing. We met some folks from "back home"; a couple from Fairhaven, and another from Wilson, NY, both aboard there sailboats. Several of us gathered for fresh conch fritters made by John and Arlene. They were yummy!





December 27, 2011
We arrived in Bullock's Harbor, Berry Islands on Christmas Eve and set the anchor. We anchored the night before halfway between Bimini and here, on the Great Bahamas Bank in the middle of nowhere. No land in sight, we put a harness on the anchor to adjust for wind and current. We spent Christmas relaxing and took Newton for a romp on the beach. During the evening, we thought we could hear drums and merriment celebrating Junkanoo from shore. Boxing Day was a repeat of Christmas, but we also explored the settlement on foot. We went lobstering; Greg caught a rock crab that was boiled up for dinner. The temperature has been high 70's during the day and low 70's at night with plenty of sunshine. We met a neighboring boat from Canada. Newton has been enjoying some romps on the beach!