Glennis’ first morning in the Bahamas was meteorologically celebrated by an early a.m. thunderstorm. Fortunately, Glennis slept through most of it due to jet lag. When she awoke, we had coffee and soon the sky cleared and we were able to open up the cockpit canvas.  Then we had the traditional cockpit “boat breakfast” of scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese and onions, bacon, strawberries with Thermos yogurt, and Bimini Bread with butter. We caught up on stories and gossip and looked at some family pictures.

Next, the beach. We were lucky enough to see lots of wildlife in the rocky shallows: small coral, tiny sergeant majors and some blue wrasses, juvenile gar, many snails, and one small barracuda!

For variety, we then swam in the pool and had a light lunch poolside. By now it was 2 p.m. and the sun was pretty strong, so we returned to the boat and each of us took a cat nap.

In the later afternoon Tommy taught Glennis the rudiments of chess while Paula put dinner together. Tommy set up the salvaged cockpit table that he had made into an extension to accommodate an extra person and lots of food. We had steamed spiny lobster tails with garlic butter and lemon, mashed sweet potatoes with Five Spice Powder seasoning, sautéed zucchini, and more bread and butter.

After dinner, Tommy did dishes and Paula and Glennis planned a walk around the marina. Boat gravity took hold, and Glennis’ sandals wound up in the drink, necessitating a hasty “man overboard” rescue before we could take our promenade.

We met several sailing families on our walk around the marina and heard about their travels: Rose Island, Green Cay, Atlantis, Georgetown before darkness fell and we headed back to C Ghost for leftover cheesecake, M & M’s, and Tahoe cookies. A very satisfying first day of Glennis’ visit. Can’t wait till tomorrow.