Day 38 – Normans Cay
Last night ranked as one of our all-time best sleeps out at anchor. The sky was clear and the stars were numerous and brilliant as there was little surrounding light and the waning moon had set. The boat lay to current, so instead of the breeze being on the nose and blocked from the cockpit […]
Day 37 – Normans Cay
We were second in the parade of boats leaving Palm Cay early this morning. Once out of the channel, all peeled off on their own in keeping with their differing destinations. At first we wallowed quite a bit in four foot short period swells, but that improved markedly once the steadying mainsail went up. Happily, […]
Day 36 – Palm Cay
Much of today was spent in preparation for the departure we hope to make tomorrow. We had rain and thunderstorms last night which had cleared by morning. We hoped to do a small load of clothes before we left but when Paula investigated the laundry room shortly after 8am she found that the washers and […]
Day 35 – Palm Cay
Last night, for the first time since arriving in the Bahamas, we had hard rain and thunderstorms all night, accompanied by wind and wave motion in the marina. We were quite comfortable, of course, in the slip, and hoped that our sailing friends in the Bahamas and the portions of Florida also affected by this […]
Day 34 – Palm Cay
Much of today’s mental energy was invested in getting one of our two 10-gallon propane tanks topped off. Paula has used well more than half of one tank (judging its weight) in 34 days, which is a bit faster than usual. We attribute this to some nights at anchor when there is no electricity for […]
Day 33 – Palm Cay
We called Atlantis first thing this morning to see if we could visit their aquarium. Usually only hotel guests, Atlantis Marina guests or Cruise Ship guests are allowed to participate in the attractions, but on the phone they told us they do sell a limited number of day passes on a first-come first-serve basis. The […]
Day 32 – Palm Cay
This morning was a boat project morning. Tommy ran the watermaker, evaluated the latest weather reports, did work on charting routes, investigated our salinity meter’s calibration and different standards for salinity in drinking water, and installed a plug-in for our blog so people that comment can include pictures in their comments if they like. Note […]
Day 31 – Palm Cay
Last night there was palpable water motion in the marina, making us wonder what the wind was like on the Exuma Bank and sound. Paula spent part of yesterday boning up on saltwater fishing via the Internet and You Tube. Heeding the advice of Paula’s brother we decided that we needed to get a gaff […]
Day 30 – Palm Cay
This morning we took a walk around the neighborhoods to the northeast of us. The homes were all of unique design, unlike the planned communities we often see back home. We noted finished homes (some with ornate tropical gardens), homes under construction, and homes that appeared abandoned and in poor repair all abiding next to […]
Day 29 – Palm Cay
We arranged online for Leano to take us to Nassau again today and he showed up at 9am sharp, as friendly and informative as ever. We experienced Nassau rush hour traffic, which is like rush hour here, except everyone is polite, there are few traffic lights, and men offer to sell you newspapers to read […]