Day 237 Friday February 14th, Valentines day
Well last night was not a good sleep for Julie. The winds clocked to the north 4 hours
earlier than planned so swells set up in our anchorage about midnight instead
of 4 a.m. We were planning on leaving
with the morning high tide at 6 a.m. so did not mind the early morning bobbing,
but when it started around midnight, Julie was constantly checking our
anchor. No need to be concerned as we
held fine, and it really was not much bobbing around. Nothing like our night at Pelee Island.
We creeped out of the anchorage about 6:30 and had lots of
water under the keel by Bahamas standards.
We had a minimum of about 6 inches on the way in but at least a foot at
the skinniest (shallowest) on the way out due to timing of the tides. We anchor back near volleyball beach as we
are only planning on being here for a night and there is a valentine dinner
dance going on so this anchorage is handy for the social life. We anchor about where we had been on another
occasion and head to the beach for a run and yoga. Gwen and Giomme, and their guests are joining
us. After our exercise we head over to
visit Blue Moon and Charbonneau. It is
now about 11 and we go back to the mothership as Julie wants to fit a nap in today
due to last nights lack of sleep and the requirement to stay up past boaters
midnight for the dance. As we approach
our boat we see that it is quite close to the neighbours. The winds had shifted to the east and the
neighbour anchors with rope as opposed to chain so we swing differently. We quickly start up the engine and
relocate. The neighbour is sitting in
his cockpit watching that we don’t hit.
We yell our apologies and he dismisses it with a “they are just boats,
not to worry”, which is nice. Some
boaters get quite testy if neighbours park too closely.
We are now anchored further afield, with no risk of
collisions. Julie naps, Dawson reads,
then falls asleep too. We awake at 2:00
and after deflating the kayaks to vacumn out the sand that is chafing them, we
head to volleyball beach for a game of volleyball. Oh what a busy life. We have been enjoying the activities,
although Julie has a pulled calf which is a bit tender but does not prevent her
from playing.
Back on the mothership we get ready for the dinner
dance. Dinner is a buffet of ribs, fish
and chicken. We bring our own utensils
as they will serve with plastic which is not very “special” for our valentines. Julie wishes she brought a wine glass too as
they serve it in a plastic disposable water glass. Oh well.
The food is good, the music is a blast.
There are about 100 people trying to fit on the deck to dance. We chat to many of the boater friends we have
made and get lots of exercise jumping around to the music. By 10:00 we are winding down and head
home. We find the boat very easily. We are getting better at noting our location
with the many boats anchored here.
Cheers
Julie and Dawson
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