02/06/2007, Black Point, Great Guana Cay, Exumas
Saturday, February 3, we crusied down to Blackpoint Settlement of Grat Guana Cay. Thsi is a wonderful anchorage, the harbor has good holding and is protected from all drections except the West. Saturday we visited town, and found a place that has beer, internet, a pool table, and allows dogs inside!
Sunday Madison and I attended one of the three churches on the island, St. Lukes Baptist Union, where the participants were few but fervent.
Sunday evening we went to a Superbowl party at Lorraines Cafe, with a very friendly crowd of 30 or more cruisers. Good food and a fun time, tho we left at half time, having arrived before 4!
Manana, the boat with a nice family from Canada and a daughter Madison's age (and a 9 year old), who we met at Staniels, is here as well. Monday the girls attended the local school--quite an experience! We got laundry done and got David a haircut, both at the "laundermat", and we should have returned to the boat an hour earlier. The front came in and the winds picked up and on the dinghy ride back it was as if someone was throwing buckets of water at us! We got soaked, but the laundry stayed (mostly) dry.
The big winds movedin later--sustained at 20-25, gusting 30-35, the holding is good, though, and there are only 20 or so boats in the harbor, so it is not too crowded. We got some sleep, but kept checking the anchor to be sure we were not dragging. (We didn't!).
The winds are still pretty brisk, but the sun is out. We like Blackpoint a lot, and will be here at least a few more days!
Hope everyone is well! Miss you all!
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01/27/2007, Staniels Cay
After two weeks in Nassau, and a wonderful but short visit from David's sister Rita, and Jerry, (with three days at the Atlantis), we sailed on Saturday, January 20, to Norman's Cay. Nassau is presently expecting to replenish their rum supply. We spent three days exploring the Normans and letting Loki run wild. We dove on the sunken plane, and enjoyed the beautiful water and weather. On Wednesday, we moved on the Staniels. For two days we swam, snorkled, swung from the halyard, (which Madison loved), then had two days of gale force winds that sent everyone looking for a safe anchorage. After two sleepless nights and one close call, we tucked in at the Staniels Cay Yacht Club, where we can drink Kalik and look at our boat safely tied to the dock. Today we rented a golf cart and ran errands, replenishing supplies, including fresh baked bread from the blue store at the top of the hill. We plan on diving in the Thunderball caves before moving on to Blackpoint.
We hope you are enjoying the winter at your latitude! Love to all.
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01/08/2007, Nassau, Bahamas
After about nine days in Bimini, we departed early on January 1 and cruised across the Great Bahama Banks, anchoring late to get a few hours shut eye, then going again under a full moon and good seas, to Chub Cay. There we anchored in a very rolly anchorage, swam and snorkeled every day, and enjoyed beautiful water and warm weather. When the winds allowed, we cruised on to Nassau, crossing with winds on the nose but relatively calm seas. We have located a Starbuck with internet, a few blocks away, and David is working on repairing the water pump. We are looking forward to a visit from Rita and Jerry in about a week, and may take a quick trip to the Northern Exumas for a few days before then--Allens Cay or Norman's Cay, in time to return by the 17th.
We are enjoying the cruise and wish everyone well!
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