Day 204, Sunday Jan 12th – Another day of hanging out
Today the winds are very still, so kayaking is on the agenda. First Julie wants to finish the 2nd
and last fender bag and Dawson will put another coat of varnish on the bow
sprit. The bonus job today is to
defrost the freezer, all this besides the daily job of fighting moisture and
keeping a small space tidy. Dawson heads
out for a run to the airport which is small but looks efficient enough. Lots of puddle jumper planes bring people in
from Nassau and Georgetown.
After lunch we hop on the kayaks and head to shore so Julie
can give Dawson a haircut without hair getting all over the boat. On the way to shore we see a couple of very
large rays. Some of them are about 6
foot across. We think they are
stingrays. After a short beach walk and
haircut we hop back in the kayaks and have an explore along the shoreline. We see more rays and a shark which we think
is a nurse shark (we hope so anyways as they do not worry us). 
We also head to the settlement to fill our water bottles as
they have a public tap from their reverse osmosis water system which cruisers
are welcome to us. Back on the boat we
relax for the rest of the afternoon and go for a swim, keeping an eye out for
fins in the water. I tell you, “Jaws”
ruined salt water swimming for our generation. The salt water is very sticky
feeling when you get out and a fresh water rinse is mandatory. |
| Our ice rewards from defrosting the fridge |
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| Sunset at Black Point |
We send some correspondence to friends along the way. We have moved quicker than most and hoping
some of our friends will catch up with us, but weather and various other
reasons seem to keep us on a faster path.
It is interesting all the various ways that people cruise and explore to
satisfy their lifestyles. Some people
keep the boat based in 1 spot and flit between home and Bahamas for a couple
weeks at a time, others plan big crossings and just keep moving all the time,
others live on their boats, and base themselves in a location and just do day
trips and the odd overnight trip. Some
are true liveaboards, while others still have homes somewhere that they will
head to for 6 months of the year. We are
still trying to figure out where we fit in.
We get anxious if we are in one place more than a couple of days, yet it
would be nice to get to know some of the locals and fellow boaters by staying a
bit longer. Julie still craves some sort
of regimented schedule with daily goals that get accomplished. We do know we aren’t going to become the
hardened salty dog that sails off into the sunset. We will return to civilization in the spring
and figure out if, when and where the boat will live and how we will continue
to enjoy the warm weather during Canada’s harsh winter months.
We enjoy our evening drink with ice hunks taken out of the
freezer when we defrosted it. Looks nice
and cool.
Cheers
Julie and Dawson
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