Mike
01/26/2008, Lynyard Cay

Leaving Marsh Hrabor....January 22

The wind was down a little so we went to shore. We dropped off the propane tank to be filled on the way to the laundromat.... while the clothes were washing we went next door to the Grocery to scope out the situation and were pleasantly surprised to find it well stocked. We made a few purchases and headed back to the boat ...picking up our propane on the way. Back at the boat we emptied our jerry cans of diesel and took off for the Jib Room for more fuel. By noon-ish we were ready to get out of Marsh ... for destinations south before the next front locked us in.....

We had a wonderful sail / motor sail to Lynyard Cay where we spent the night.

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Mike and Kathy
01/26/2008, Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas

Sunday, January 20 Marsh Harbor

At 5:16 am the sky overhead was clear. The moon had set but the stars were as bright as they can be in a harbor such as this. The approaching front was well defined to the north : back lit by almost constant lightening. The wind was from the southwest at about 5 knots. At daybreak a perfectly formed wall rolled over us and the wind increased to 25 knots and shifted to NW. Squalls persisted throughout the day as we read and periodically checked our ground tackle.

We listened to Spartans in the afternoon and had a quiet day.



Monday, January 21 Marsh Harbor

Another windy, squally day spent on the boat. Worked on some small projects, read, etc.

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Mike
01/26/2008, Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas

Saturday Jan. 19 ... Marsh Harbor

There is a very active Cruiser's Net here in the Abacos on Ch 68VHF at 8:15 am. They have US and world news, sports, weather and advertisements for restaurants, bars, dive shops. There is a section called "open mic" where people can ask questions. Anyway, we need our refrigerator recharged and I asked who to call.... got two numbers and went to shore to find a phone booth.

I thought that the guy I spoke with said that he would come in the afternoon and to monitor ch 68 but he may have said Monday because we never got a call. I also asked about getting a part welded but when I called, there was no answer. I have to take a cab on Monday to check the place out.

There is a front coming through this part of the world this weekend with winds forecast to 40kts. I rerouted our snubber to the base of our dolphin striker which will effectively increase our scope without letting our any rode. ( you may need to know something about boats here)

We were invited to "Madcap" for snacks before heading to dinner at the Jib Room with Bob and Jan.

Saturday night is Steak Night at the Jib room and we had made reservations the day before. We ordered one steak dinner for $25 and an extra order of sides for $10. The steak was more than enough for two and the sides consisted of baked potatoes, toss salad, rolls and steamed brocalli and carrots. We were given dinner tickets and when it was time, went through the line picking our steak from the grill. All restaurants and bars here are open air buildings, most of which have the capacity to screen the wind when necessary. The Jib Room had lowered plastic curtains on the water side but the patio area in the rear was open. After dinner there was music and a limbo contest organized by a limbo expert who went under at one foot...impressive.

We returned to the boat early to prepare for the coming storm.

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