We said farewell to Reflections, who is heading north, as they will need to return to Canada soon. We have enjoyed Jane and Steve and we will miss their laughter. Dawn Rae took a quick trip up north to meet with relatives and will be joining us again in a week or two. We are alone and feel like we’ve sent our kids off to college, what do we do now....lol

We pulled up anchor and headed up to Calabash Bay, to Cape Santa Maria resort. A very pretty and quiet resort. We arrived Monday afternoon after sailing, not motoring (!) 3 hours. Was a very nice day for sailing. There was only 1 boat in the anchorage when we arrived. We took the dinghy out to some coral reefs and Mike dove. Unfortunately didn’t find anything to spear.

We went to shore around 5 pm and had a drink at their bar. It was happy hour and the drink of the day was “Yellow Bird”, which was Mike’s mother’s favorite drink. I had one in honor of her.
They served free conch fritters, which is similar to a hush puppy with ground conch inside. We talked with 2 gentleman from Chicago who were there to do some bone fishing. I asked how they chose this resort, as it is isolated, and he replied they were fishing in New York and someone recommended Long Island in The Bahamas. It is a very pretty resort if you want peace and quiet.

The next day we checked when low tide was so we could go to a beach on the Atlantic side to do some beachcombing. After taking our dinghy through a shallow creek channel, walking a mile on the main road, with 3 steep hills, across a dilapidated bridge, through a brush trail, we found Newton’s beach. Not to be disappointed, we found seabeans, seaglass and a nice snorkel mask that had drifted in from the ocean. We were the only people on the beaches until we stopped to eat our PBJ sandwich. We met a couple from SC who come yearly to the island by their plane and stay several months at a time.

As we returned to our dinghy, we met another couple from Montreal who had a dinghy next to ours. They had walked the opposite direction looking for fuel and water and asked us where they could obtain some. We advised there was nothing within walking distance and perhaps they could grab a cab at the resort. They were a young couple ( looked to be in their 20’s) who were headed to Rum Cay and Turks and Caicos. Mike offered water from our boat and advised we had extra diesel if he was unable to obtain any. They were going to the resort to see what their options were and thanked us.

We came back to the boat to relax and Mike jumped in the water to clean the bottom of the boat, which can collect algae. The Montreal couple came by later and advised the resort “gave them water” and had diesel available very cheaply. Said the manager was very nice and accommodating and said he enjoyed having cruisers stop in. The couple said they traveled all over the world and it was interesting talking with them about their adventures. How brave at such a young age.

We continue to enjoy the sunset and we’re still waiting on that “green flash”