It was a pleasure to know that although it rained and thunder-stormed all last night, we didn’t have to get up to check the anchor! Paula got up at first light and did two loads of laundry in the marina machines. By chance, she met and got to talk to a hired Captain who was readying one of the large fishing boats to take to Ocean City via ocean passage. Apparently, he taught for 20 years at Catonsville Community College. Small world.
After coffee and laundry were done, we took the marina shuttle into town. The shuttle was expertly piloted by a friendly woman named Gloria who gave us a short tour of the surrounding shops. After a rundown of what was where in town, she dropped us at Publix, where we did a big provisioning run. She then returned us right to the head of our dock. While Paula unwrapped, chopped, Food-savered, and stowed what we had bought, Tommy cleaned C Ghost’s teak and hull. He also sadly inspected our much-attenuated Bahamas flag, worse for the wear after our trip.
Our afternoon and evening were much enlivened by the arrival of our sailing friends from Denmark, who were kind enough to bring us some yogurt starter that claims to work with almond milk, and some home-made onion chutney. They have sailed in and around many countries in Europe, in the Bahamas, and are on their way back to Marathon in the Florida Keys where their sailboat is docked. Their plans for their next trip include Key West, the dry Tortugas, and Isla de Mujeres, Mexico. We spent the afternoon trading sailing and equipment stories, and then walked together to La Bamba, a Mexican and Spanish restaurant. We had great food and lots of conversation about family, friends, and with a few funny stories thrown in.
We just arrived home after seeing them off and sat down to prepare today’s blog post. The featured picture is Paula doing the writing tonight while Tommy is preparing the pictures. Tomorrow, we hope to walk around town to sightsee and get exercise. The forecast continues to feature intermittent thunderstorms so we will wear our wet gear. The forecasts are not predicting clearing until Monday.