Day 211, Sunday January 19th

Day 211, Sunday January 19^th – A chance encounter discovered

We wake up to a cool overcast day, it is our 3^rd day like this.  This is all caused from cold fronts being sent down from Canada.   Cool is a relative term as it is still warm weather. 

Ian Bashaw and Dawson

Julie checks the emails when she gets up and finds one from Ian off of Windward, the boat we have been traveling with for the last four days.  The email asks if Dawson ever lived in or had relatives that lived in Noranda Quebec.  As Ian’s parents had friends with the last name Proudfoot.  Julie had sent Windward an email using the dmproudfoot account.  Well Dawson did live in Noranda when he was 3 to 6 years old.  Turns out Ian and Dawson lived across the street from each other and went on family holidays together.  Dawson has vague recolletions of Ian but does remember his oldest sister who had lived in North Bay when he was in high school.  Small world when you consider that after 45 years the two would be sailing and meet in the Southern Bahamas and then figure out that they know one another.  Ian came over in the morning to chat about it, we took a picture and then each sent emails to our respective families about it.

At anchor with the "sand castle" in the background

As the wind is going to the NW during the day we decide to leave the anchorage just in front of Black Point Settlement and head around the corner to Little Bay which affords more protection.  The main feature in the bay is the winter home built in the style of a sandcastle c/w turrets.  It is only a 2 mile run so we are at anchor before lunch.  After lunch we go for a kayak ride to the beach to take a look at the marina/resort which was under construction before the crash in 2008.  As luck would have it we meet up with a part owner of the development and get the low down on the project.  It is back in the works with the project now to be phased in.  Phase 1 is a Tiki Bar to go in on the beach followed by the canal for the Marine entrance and fuel dock.  Plan is to develop as cash flow comes in.  Time will tell how the plan works out. 

Marina development anticipated

Dawson looking through the viewing window

Once we are back on the kayaks we do a little sightseeing using the viewing window in the bottom of the kayak.   We also cruised over our anchor to see how it is set.  By 4 we are back on board, Julie makes a loaf of raisin bread, which is cooked with a few issues, but is great once done.  A couple games of King Cribbage and Dominos and we are off to bed.  Oh and the sunset was great.

Marina basin started

Cheers

Dawson and Julie

Exuma sound coastline