Day 172, Wednesday December 11th
Once again we awake to a beautiful day. Very little wind so it will be warm
today. First thing we do is check the progress of our newly planted herb garden. Kevin had given Dawson this as a Christmas gift and we finally got around to planting it in Hope Town. We have 3 herbs under cultivation: Basil, Coriander, Oregano, we are quite looking forward to our first harvest. Today we have our 1st sprouts in the Basil pot.
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| The 1st sprout |
After breakfast we decide to
start the day with a kayak loop through the canals. A dolphin accompanied us for a while. It surfaced right in front of Julie’s kayak
after going underneath her and freaking her out a bit as she saw it through the
viewing window in the bottom of the kayak.
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| Dolphin leading the way |
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| An excellent purchase |
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| Ray en route to the salt water lake |
Our afternoon excursion on a rising tide was to take the
dinghy up a creek into a saltwater lake. We turned
the motor off and just drifted all the while standing in the dinghy looking for
creatures. Within the first couple
minutes we saw a pair of Manta Rays.
They were huge and flying submerged across the front of the dinghy. We also saw a couple turtles and some large
fish which we think were barracuda. The
barracuda seemed to be following us and keeping an eye on our activities. A few birds also squawked at us. They sounded huge, but I don’t think they
were. We giggled that they were monkeys.
After the dinghy ride we went ocean side for a short walk
and swim. The benefits of the Abacos is
access to safe havens, oceanfront, and seaside. Treasure Cay has a beautiful shoreline along
the sea of Abacos.
Julian and Loraine from Cool Runnings joined us for dinner on our boat. It was not a late night(10 oclock) but once again a very
enjoyable evening.
Cheers
Julie and Dawson
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