04/14/2007

This morning, Tom arrived and Laura, Peter and Danny left for home.They had a good vacation, I think. It was pretty relaxing - we did a lot of swimming, and Laura read two thick books. But we will have to come back next year, so Danny can catch a bigger fish, and so the kids are better at snorkling and they will really enjoy the corral reefs.

For the first time this cruise, Tom and I we able to set the Spinnaker. The forecast is for another cold front on Sunday, so we decided not to lose any time getting north, while the wind was from the SE. We had a great run from Marsh Harbour, round the Whale Cay to Green Turtle Cay. We are now anchored in White sound, while the wind is building from the South.

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04/13/2007

Yesterday we fished for several hours outside Man'O'War Cay, but without any luck. Today was the last chance, so in desparation, we put some Hotdog on the hook and dangled it over the side in Marsh Harbour.

Danny writes: I threw in some extra bits of hotdog and jigged the hook up and down. Daddy went away for awhile. Suddenly I felt a fish pulling down on the hook. I wound it it, screaming, "Dad, Dad, I got one". But Daddy was not there. Mommy took a picture, and let the fish go, because he was teeny.

I am glad I caught a fish all by myself. But I wish Daddy was there to see it.

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04/11/2007

There was a huge thunderstorm last night with a lot of torrential rain. Lying awake in the hotel room listening to the winds howl, of course I was anxious to know how the boat was doing. So during a lull about 2am, I went out, and found that my big Spade anchor had dragged about 15 ft and the boat was on the beach. It was high tide, so I had to get the boat off, or we would be stuck there. By taking a long line out to a nearby dock I was able to scooch off the beach and make everything secure.

The ironic thing is that the roof of the hotel room was leaking onto my bed, while the inside of the boat stayed totally dry!

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04/11/2007

We went to an old town, where we saw palm trees and lots and lots of golf carts with tourists.

The best part was the library where they had a nice tree we could climb.

When we got back to the hotel, me and Danny collected hermit crabs in the sand next to the walkways. And some were on the walkways. We got 15 crabs. The biggest was as big as my hand. The smallest was the size of a penny.

We swam in the pool and I dived and touched Daddy's toes. And I went under water between Mommy's legs.

Here are all the cool and interesting things I have seen in the Bahamas:

Jellyfish Eel Lots of little fish in the harbor Big fish in the Sea of Abaco Mommy saw a lot of Dolphins, but I did not see them. Starfish as big as dinner plates.

I like it here because we don't have to work really, and we get to have fun

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04/10/2007

Exploring Hopetown by land...

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04/09/2007

I cant complain too much about our day. First we explored the ocean side of Lynyard Cay (where we almost lost Danny in the under tow of the Surf), then, when we had enough of a Swim, we went for a sail and tolled for fish. Maybe the North Bar Channel is not a good spot , because for the second day we did not even have a nibble, despite trying different lures and all speeds.

We sailed north to Elbow Cay, and we found a great beach in the protection of White Sound to anchor the boat, while we enjoy the luxury of a real bed at the Abaco Inn.

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04/08/2007

While the snorkling and the fishing were not a huge success, everyone enjoyed swimming from a beach at the south end of Lynyard Cay, where we are now anchored for the night. Laura found a large and completely whole sand dollar. The kids were excited to find a large pile of conch shells, although I told them they are everywhere in the Bahamas.

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04/08/2007

I met Laura, Peter and Danny at the airport yesterday, and we settled in for our first night on the boat. This moring, as it was a calm day, we headed straight for the Coral Garden off Sandy Cay. This did not work out too well, as the kids have never practiced snorkling, but the reef was beautiful, with lots of colorful fans and these bright blue fish.

After lunch, a little breeze picked up, and we headed out the North Bar Chanel for some fishing, which fortunately was unsucessful... I say fortunately, because Danny was asleep, and I don't think he would forgive me for catching another fish without him.

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