We enjoyed another nice sunrise from the pilothouse this morning. A benefit of these easterly winds is a perfect view for the daily show. A small shower rolled through during breakfast, giving us a short-lived, but vibrant rainbow. At 9:30 we headed across the anchorage to Xtasea where we picked up Amy. Barry dropped her and I off at Lorraine's dock so we could go for a walk. He then returned to chat with Rex. Amy and I walked north and continued beyond the point either of us had visited in the past. Toward the tip of the island we came to a fork in the "road" and decided to go east to Exuma Sound. Interesting along the way were a large cactus towering over a palm tree and piles of rock debris deposited here from another island's earlier excavation project.
Our path led directly to a small boardwalk/finger pier and this pretty little harbor. It is accessed right off of Dotham Cut and is a locals' hiding spot from storms. A beautiful red race boat was anchored right in the middle. Behind us, was a large sailboat that had seen better days in deeper water. With a falling high tide we stopped on our inbound trip at the arch. The surf was still splashing in its opening, but that didn't stop us from walking through. With better lighting than on my first trip a few days ago, it was quite picturesque today.
We did not encounter another soul the entire morning and had the beach to ourselves. The gentle lapping of water on the shore and the crashing of waves on the rocks were the only sounds other than our voices. It was great chatting with Amy during our Girls' Day 10K. The miles go quickly and easy with great company. The broad beach pictured in several previous posts was submerged as we passed by for the final time. The shallow water on the white sand makes for a lovely tint of blue.
Following one last stop to pick up a loaf of warm-out-of-the-oven bread, we headed to the dock and watched five sharks milling around while we waited on Barry to come pick us up. We dropped Amy back at Xtasea, but not before getting soaked on the dinghy ride. Back on board, I washed the saltwater out of all my clothes and hung them up to dry. I don't like the idea of hanging laundry on the rails, but sometimes you just have to do it. Might as well put these 15 knot breezes to good use. Barry attempted some repair work on our Bahamian courtesy flag. The stitching did not fare well over this windy stretch. With a little Fray-Check and a lot of packing tape, we hope we can get a bit more use out of it. This year we did bring a spare so as not to be too disrespectful of our host country. Our big disappointment of the day was finding out that the tomato we paid $1.50 for yesterday had rotted on our counter. Thats the chance we all take when purchasing produce that must be imported from the US and at least we found the source of the smell. We gathered aboard Xtasea for farewell appys and chit chat. What a treat to cross paths with Amy and Rex. We will depart in the morning and head further south. If all goes as planned we'll actually get wet on purpose (not just soaked from a dinghy ride) tomorrow afternoon at one of our favorite spots from last year.
Our path led directly to a small boardwalk/finger pier and this pretty little harbor. It is accessed right off of Dotham Cut and is a locals' hiding spot from storms. A beautiful red race boat was anchored right in the middle. Behind us, was a large sailboat that had seen better days in deeper water. With a falling high tide we stopped on our inbound trip at the arch. The surf was still splashing in its opening, but that didn't stop us from walking through. With better lighting than on my first trip a few days ago, it was quite picturesque today.
We did not encounter another soul the entire morning and had the beach to ourselves. The gentle lapping of water on the shore and the crashing of waves on the rocks were the only sounds other than our voices. It was great chatting with Amy during our Girls' Day 10K. The miles go quickly and easy with great company. The broad beach pictured in several previous posts was submerged as we passed by for the final time. The shallow water on the white sand makes for a lovely tint of blue.
Following one last stop to pick up a loaf of warm-out-of-the-oven bread, we headed to the dock and watched five sharks milling around while we waited on Barry to come pick us up. We dropped Amy back at Xtasea, but not before getting soaked on the dinghy ride. Back on board, I washed the saltwater out of all my clothes and hung them up to dry. I don't like the idea of hanging laundry on the rails, but sometimes you just have to do it. Might as well put these 15 knot breezes to good use. Barry attempted some repair work on our Bahamian courtesy flag. The stitching did not fare well over this windy stretch. With a little Fray-Check and a lot of packing tape, we hope we can get a bit more use out of it. This year we did bring a spare so as not to be too disrespectful of our host country. Our big disappointment of the day was finding out that the tomato we paid $1.50 for yesterday had rotted on our counter. Thats the chance we all take when purchasing produce that must be imported from the US and at least we found the source of the smell. We gathered aboard Xtasea for farewell appys and chit chat. What a treat to cross paths with Amy and Rex. We will depart in the morning and head further south. If all goes as planned we'll actually get wet on purpose (not just soaked from a dinghy ride) tomorrow afternoon at one of our favorite spots from last year.
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