No Foolin'

Rock Sound   

Half of the boats (20ish) in the anchorage departed this morning. We chose not to join the herd, and spent another easy day in Rock Sound. A slow morning included a little cleaning, some much-need stretching, and haircuts. After last night's photo, Barry and I both agreed that some of it had to go. The good news is the hair will grow out enough for a proper trim when we return home. We had lunch onboard then took the dinghy into the dock. We approached slowly as there was a baptism occurring at St. Luke's Anglican/Episcopal Church just south of the dock. Today, Barry traded his Keen water shoes for regular sneakers. Eleuthera is a totally different setting than the Exumas. Here we land at a dock, climb a ladder, and are on paved (or hardpack) roads. There is no beaching the dinghy and walking through the surf. We walked back to The Market Place in search of a few final items. I was pleased to see the locally-grown produce section full and picked up a container of fresh arugula. Cabbage was back in stock, and Barry also picked up another bag of apples. With only one more item on the list, we headed to the bread section which two days ago looked like Richmond's shelves before a snowstorm -- picked clean. Today was a different story and there was a huge selection from which to choose.

A map of Eleuthera covered the wall out front of the store. In two weeks we'll have traveled the entire length, south to north. We returned to the dinghy dock and attempted to move to the fuel dock, but low tide had taken away the water. Back to Crossroads we went for a few hours to allow the tide to come in. I finished another book (title page shown -- I left the dust jacket at home) and watched as rain fell to the west of us. I was joined on Fiberglass Beach by a stinkbug. Where did he come from? At 5:00 we went back to Dingle's fuel dock and were able to top off both gas tanks. We should be set for exploring the final month of our Bahamas visit. As we finished dinner onboard (the arugula was sooo goood), I looked out the window and noticed a warm glow in the clouds. "Barry, it looks like there should be a rainbow." We stepped out into the cockpit and, no foolin', a bright rainbow that had formed over the land. Off to the right, a second fainter arc was also visible.

I sat on the bow and watched as the rainbow grew to almost a full arc. The moon had risen earlier and was positioned above the apex of the bend. The combination of setting sun and billowing clouds produced stunning visuals for the next half hour.

We enjoyed a beautiful full-sky sunset before a cloud bank hid the last light of the day. We'll move a short distance north tomorrow, taking our time as we move along Eleuthera's west coast. We have reservations at Spanish Wells Yacht Haven on April 12 so, as of right now, we're in no real hurry.