Since our freezer seems to be running fine, we decided to leave Marsh Harbour the following morning, Wednesday. We had a beautiful sail up the Sea of Abaco. We decided to stop just outside Treasure at one of the reefs we like to snorkel. Since we need some tide to get into Treasure, we needed to waste a little time as high tide wasn't until 5pm. The wind was supposed to drop off by noon, but when we anchored at 2pm, it was still too rough to get the engine on the dinghy. It was bouncing around so much, I couldn't even stand in it, which I need to do to get the engine on.

We got into the anchorage about 4:30, and there were only 4 other boats there. THe docks at the marina were completely empty...it looked like a ghost town. Apparently, the cruisers have not yet arrived. We knew that the window we crossed on was the first in several weeks, but it seems there are still quite a few waiting to get over.

On Thursday morning, we headed out to the reef. It took us a while to dig out all our equipment and find everything, but finally we were ready. Alan was in the water in minutes, but I usually wait a bit before I jump in. When I was finally ready to get in, I notice that one of my fins has a strap missing. Oh well, I won't use them. The clip on my mask that holds the snorkel on is missing. I gave up and decided to wait til the next time we go out. Alan was amazed at the number of lobsters on the reef. He said they were everywhere...many small, but it is nice to know that the population is being sustained. He didn't get his daily quota, but we did take home 5 lobsters. Lobster pizza for supper, and lobster salad for lunch today. Very yummy.
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Today the wind has picked up, making the reef very rough, so we spent the morning at the beach combing for seabeans. Found 2 seahearts...pretty good. After lunch we went in and hung around the pool for a couple hours.
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