Norman's Cay, Exumas
Our second anchorage, after leaving Nassau. We arrived at our first stop- Alan's Cay on Tuesday, happy to be reunited with Different Drummer and Scooter, both cruising pals since our first year.
Falling in to familiar routines, we basically had the anchorage to ourselves, took off together in our dinghies for a morning of diving the reefs, and coming back with lobster and conch. We shared a meal on Independence, and the following night a meal on DD.
I enjoyed some kayaking around the little cay, and dropped off my food garbage for the resident iguanas. (They particularly enjoyed the cabbage remains).
Deb had to fly home for business emergency, so DD headed south less than 10 miles to Compass. We decided to follow as well, but cruised on the sound side, as the wind was mild and put out some fishing lines on the way down—fishing the wall.
Just as we were getting ready to come in the cut to the anchorage—zzzzzzzing! Fish on!
Landed a giant Wahoo to make all our friends we were meeting in the anchorage happy. (No one as happy as Paul!) In addition to gifts for their freezers, dinner for 7 on Independence—fresh grilled Wahoo.
Now we are happily playing with Tina & Matt on Mattina (!) Bruce, the bachelor for a week, Sharon & Wayne & some other cruisers enjoying this anchorage. I say playing, because there is a perfect beach blanket bingo beach here—and when the wind is right, like this morning, some of the gang is kite-boarding or wind-surfing. I am happy tooling around on my kayak & taking long walks.
Swimming with my hat & sunglasses to remind me to keep my face dry, as I am still waiting for the stitches to dissolve and all to completely heal before I risk immersion.
There is an airstrip on this island (used to be for the drug runner who owned the joint) and a restaurant that opens in the afternoon and serves $11 hot dogs and $12 burgers and fish fingers. Well, it takes a lot to run a food joint in a god-forsaken place like this (generators breaking down continually, supplies being flown in, etc...)
So, island life.. thank you very much, I'll take it! Be baking some bread soon—try out some new recipes. So far no terrible fronts coming through, so the weather has been on it's best behavior!
Wish you all the best,
S & P
Independence
Our second anchorage, after leaving Nassau. We arrived at our first stop- Alan's Cay on Tuesday, happy to be reunited with Different Drummer and Scooter, both cruising pals since our first year.
Falling in to familiar routines, we basically had the anchorage to ourselves, took off together in our dinghies for a morning of diving the reefs, and coming back with lobster and conch. We shared a meal on Independence, and the following night a meal on DD.
I enjoyed some kayaking around the little cay, and dropped off my food garbage for the resident iguanas. (They particularly enjoyed the cabbage remains).
Deb had to fly home for business emergency, so DD headed south less than 10 miles to Compass. We decided to follow as well, but cruised on the sound side, as the wind was mild and put out some fishing lines on the way down—fishing the wall.
Just as we were getting ready to come in the cut to the anchorage—zzzzzzzing! Fish on!
Landed a giant Wahoo to make all our friends we were meeting in the anchorage happy. (No one as happy as Paul!) In addition to gifts for their freezers, dinner for 7 on Independence—fresh grilled Wahoo.
Now we are happily playing with Tina & Matt on Mattina (!) Bruce, the bachelor for a week, Sharon & Wayne & some other cruisers enjoying this anchorage. I say playing, because there is a perfect beach blanket bingo beach here—and when the wind is right, like this morning, some of the gang is kite-boarding or wind-surfing. I am happy tooling around on my kayak & taking long walks.
Swimming with my hat & sunglasses to remind me to keep my face dry, as I am still waiting for the stitches to dissolve and all to completely heal before I risk immersion.
There is an airstrip on this island (used to be for the drug runner who owned the joint) and a restaurant that opens in the afternoon and serves $11 hot dogs and $12 burgers and fish fingers. Well, it takes a lot to run a food joint in a god-forsaken place like this (generators breaking down continually, supplies being flown in, etc...)
So, island life.. thank you very much, I'll take it! Be baking some bread soon—try out some new recipes. So far no terrible fronts coming through, so the weather has been on it's best behavior!
Wish you all the best,
S & P
Independence
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