Hello again
Well we have had an interesting few days. The M/V Knot to Worry next to us in Marsh Harbor, Ron and Ellen have become traveling friends. I helped to load Active Captain on their I pads and they invited us on a car ride, initially to Treasure Cay, but we got turned around and ended up in Little Harbor at the southern end of Abaco Island and had lunch at Pete's Pub. Owned by the Johnston family they have been in the harbor for over 50 years. In addition to the Pub that serves wonderful food, I had the Honey Mustard Hog fish sandwich DELICIOUS. they still run a Bronze Art Foundry and have a Gallery of beautiful work.
Saturday morning Ron and Ellen helped cast off lines, we had !!!! to leave at high tide and we were off for a couple of days living on the Hook. We were told that Great Guana Cay had some good beaches, it was easy to dingy to the other Atlantic side, and maybe some fishing. I have still not caught anything :(.
We found a spot off Bakers Bay in front of Joes Creek. S/V Kokopelli joined us and soon there was a large mega yacht and another s/v. Our anchor did its usual thing but it was holding. Once bit twice shy, we were extra vigilante, Tom had his anchor alarm on and I had my Garmin map recording our track. Sunset was gorgeous, words can't describe. The yacht was lit up like a Christmas tree the sailing vessels had their anchor lights on, bobbing lights in the dark. Saturday passed to Sunday.................
Sunday I had breakfast on deck, went below knitted, napped and looked at my Garmin map and WOW
WE WERE FEET FROM SHORE, a rocky shore. All hands on deck we got going pulled up anchor and moved further west and south between Fishers Bay and a boat ramp were the ferries come in. The area was sand with very little weeds and we were hoping that our anchor would hold. Shortly after we arrived a pod of dolphin came by ... this was a good omen. The wind and fetch picked up, rocking and swaying we spent an anxious day ever vigilant. The sun went down and on one of my bouts on deck I saw Kokopelli's lights dancing in the dark and remembered thinking we were not alone.
9:30 PM we got a frantic call from Kokopelli they were hit by a power boat. They are alright though they did have some injuries... the boat has a hole in it, their story will continue for quiet a while as they sort through all the trials and tribulations of their situation. I spent the rest of the night virtually sleepless worrying if our anchor would drag or if another person would hit us. Outside of a sleepless night it was uneventful and we have moved to Hope Town Inn and Marina for the week
More to come
L & T
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