2nd March

18 21 N
64 43 W

Weather: sunny, wind 5 to 10 knots E, waves 2feet

Gerry was keen to get going early this morning as he wanted to do a bit more cleaning of the hull but wanted to wait until we were in Waterlemon Bay before jumping in the water. We had a quick snatched breakfast before dropping the mooring ball and heading out from Frances Bay, through the Fungi passage, making a sharp turn to starboard and heading towards Leinster Bay. It was a short trip only taking less than an hour before we were at the edge of Leinster Bay. We spotted the Annaberg Sugar mill as we motored past it and marveled at the distance we had walked along the shore line to get to it the last time we visited the mill - with Rose and Mark, some 13 years ago - we were much younger and fitter then! The thought alone of doing the trek this time left us feeling exhausted - it's a good job that Maz wasn't over eager to see it up close, giving us the perfect excuse not to go, photos as we went past were quite sufficient!
We motored a little further into what we had previously thought was Leinster Bay but is actually called Waterlemon Bay where we picked up a mooring and settled in for the day, right next to a boat flying a New Zealand flag - just can't get away from the Kiwis! Gerry donned the snorkeling gear and jumped in the water to scrape the hull. I helped Maz into snorkeling gear as she wanted to go for a swim around, then once she was in the water I went below and did a bit of cooking in preparation for lunch. Of course as soon as I was elbow deep in mixture Gerry needed me to hand him another scraper, but I did manage to get a slice into the oven and cooking before either of the swimmers came back onboard.
Once they had both done their dash in the water and had a fresh water hose down it was time for lunch, fresh out of the oven. Once we were done with eating we sat watching the world go by in the cockpit, spotting a couple of donkeys wandering along the shore line almost opposite our boat, then a bit later a group of quite large goats a bit further around the point. Late in the afternoon we had a visit from the lady on the New Zealand registered boat who told us that they were a family of 6 (4 boys between 7 and 12) her husband and herself. I felt very sorry for her being the only female on board! They had bought their boat in Turkey, sailed across the Atlantic and were heading home to NZ, hoping to go through Panama in April. I think she quite enjoyed chatting to a fellow Kiwi for a while. A little later we saw them dropping their mooring ball and waving to us as they headed off towards St Thomas - they plan on going to Panama from Puerto Rico so hopefully they will have some wind that isn't constantly on the nose and they can sail some of it! Gerry BBQed some delicious steaks for dinner, we had a few rummy things and then it was time for bed, we hadn't done heaps but we were all tired - the sun and wind makes you that way!