Mark drinking a beer while the autopilot is doing all the
work…only as it should be.
We are in Marsh Harbor, Abacos, Bahamas and are planning on leaving for the states tomorrow. All for now....
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Deserted Island
On our way from Staniel Cay to Royal Island
Happy hour
This is the large folding table teak Dad and Mom made for
Mark and I years ago - just wanted to show that it is still in use and
beautiful.
Carrots for pigs
I again stocked up on carrots before leaing Georgetown
Fish looses color
The interesting thing about Mahi-Mahi is that they lose
their beautiful colors shortly after they are pulled from the water. Perhaps other fish do the same but as you can
see here this one is about 50% gray and soon was all gray.
He/she weighed in at 6 pounds - enough for two dinners.
He/she weighed in at 6 pounds - enough for two dinners.
Mark catches a fish!
Then next day we took off for Staniel Cay and Mark caught
three Mahi-Mahi, two jumped the hook but not this one!
Henkell Trocken!
We discovered this wonderful champagne at Pussers at Sopers
Hole on the night of our first cruising anniversary (3/9/2010) having dinner
with friends Heinz and Margrit. It was
so good I have been on the look-out since.
Mark found some at a liquor store in Georgetown
Dinner with Frank and Rose from s/v Local Knowledge
We had dinner after the talent show at Chat n Chill with
Frank and Rose. These nice folks were
involved in numerous activities - met them on the beach during morning Yoga.
Cruisers Regatta Georgetown style
During this time period the cruisers regatta was underway.
This was tallent night. There was also a dinghy race, golf, a poker run, a
scavenger hunt and many other activities.
Oh yes, and two races all done in just a week. One race was around the island…the other one
was around the marks.
Talent night was the one event we made it to after all the
work was done.
Dolphins
Mark found some island artwork that he could not
resist. I have to say the dolphins are
beautiful. I justified it as we do very
little in the way of souvenirs so one major one is cool.
We installed a new solenoid...
We installed a new solenoid electrical contactor which did
not fix the problem.
Customs again
The next day I had to yet again go to customs, this time to
pick drugs, mail and parts for the windlass which was now acting up. Who was it that first said that cruising was
just getting to fix you boat in exotic ports?
Seems like this was our year to do so in Georgetown
I had company again on this trip that made it fun Danny from m/v Akuna Matata who needed to
pick up a package and Patti joined us just for fun.
Patti and me at the straw market.
Once we got done with the generator I met fellow cruisers
Patti and Fred on Casa Mare'. Patti and
I had a girls day out, which usually means lunch, a stroll around town and a
stop at the grocery store before heading back to the boat. Oh, and plenty of laughs.
No picture of these good people
One thing I have not mentioned during all of this dilemma is
the help we got from fellow cruisers, Nick, Stacy and Ethan on Night
Music. They were cruising on a Southern
Cross 40 and had a Honda 2000I (gas powered
portable generator) that they used daily. We put a call out on the cruisers net that we
were in trouble and needed to borrow or rent a generator until ours got
fixed. Not only did they immediately
volunteer the use of their generator but daily, Nick delivered and picked it up
when we were done
I know there are a bunch of wonderful cruisers in the world
but right now I think the crew of Night Music is right there at the top of the
list.
Then Mark re-attaches the electrical 'stuff' at the panel.
Once this is done, we do a smoke test and the generator is
working fine once again.
John wiggles the 500 pound unit...
John
wiggles the 500 pound unit back into place while I give moral support.
In with the new
In with the new - we removed the bimini and used a block and
tackle hung from the main boom to make the lowering job easier.
I wish I had taken a before picture.
Because did this space needed some heavy cleaning - think 13 years of not moving a diesel powered refrigerator.
Out with the old…
The old unit comes out and the electrical part is removed
from the back of the unit.
And our number 1 helper, John.
And our number 1 helper, John arrives to help with the
removal and the re-install.
New electrical half of the generator arrives.
The electrical half of the generator went kaput while we
were in Georgetown
I met a lady from Dive Exuma (Tamara) who had a truck and
she graciously offered to take me with her…made the trip fun, needless to say
rather than taking a taxi.
Crevice corrosion strikes again
Crevice corrosion strikes again, this time we lost the
shackle pin on the boom vang.
Yoga on the beach
I met Jim at Yoga on the beach. I wanted one of his boat cards but he said he
did not have any. I told him to stop by
and I would make some for him. When we
were working on them we found out he keeps his boat in the same marina as we do
in new Bern , North Carolina
Small world
Chat & Chill friends….
We met these nice folks BUT they cater to 'rich and famous'
clients and we had to sign a non-disclosure statement so we could at least show
their picture…they sure were fun at the Chat and Chill.
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