We made it to Chub Cay and cleared customs with little fanfare. The customs service is located at the airfield on Chub and it is a van ride from the harbour area. My cruising permit from last August seemed to give us another 3 months or so before we had to renew; but not so fast: Bahamian Customs charged us the 300; stating that the boat had left the Bahamas for more than 90 days, thereby revoking the one year permit.

That same day we received a visit from two young ladies on a sail from Michigan in a 27 foot sailboat. We passed them coming into Chub. The transmission on there small boat wasn't working and they were looking for help. So Rich and Eddie went over to have a look while I dealt with Customs. Eventually Rich and Eddie got them going. Later we invited them over to dinner and got this story:

Jesse and Katie started in Michigan in September 2012. Came down the Mississippi River to the Tennessee Tom Bigby, through Mobile and then down to Fort Myers, FL. They were early 20 something. No a/c. No generator. Tiny engine (and now not working properly). And here they were in the Bahamas. No refrigeration either. Impressive little story.

Eventually we left them in Chub and moved up the Berry chain to the anchorage we are currently in. Just prior to leaving though our push pole was stolen (at night) and hence me pushing the skiff around in this picture.