FRIDAY
TOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 13 NM
With the sun showing his face above Hogs Cay, we began our day. We left our cozy mooring at Warderick Cay and headed the 13 NM to the safety of Compass Cay’s marina for the predicted upcoming blow.
 |
| THE SUN PEEKING OVER HOGS CAY |
Maneuvering the tricky entrance channel and approaching our dock assignment in the swift current, we were startled to see the numerous nurse sharks hovering around, almost escorting us in. We found out later that these creatures are pets at the marina and folks both feed them and swim amongst them. They advise you not to try to do both at the same time. Imagine that!
 |
| MILK SHARK |
The Bahamas are an expensive place to dock with the necessity of generating power and desalinating the sea to create drinking water. We are using our own power and water and will buy water when we leave the marina. The new inverter is an fabulous addition to the Quest. We can do just about everything but laundry and use the cook-top and oven. We can use the microwave and make coffee, use all the lights and even dry my hair. Why didn’t we do this sooner?!
We made the short hike over to the east side beach where we swam in the warm waters and lounged under the beach cabana. This is truly just how I dreamed the Bahamian sea would be. I really feel bad for all of you stuck in the Northeast’s frigid winter and even those of you boaters in Nassau and above that are experiencing the storms with cooler temps. Sea Estate and Blue Angel, get on down here!!
 |
| TAKING A DIP IN THE CRYSTAL WATERS |
 |
| ENJOYING THE BEACH CABANA AFTER A SWIM |
OK, so now I have met numerous people that have seen the “Green Flash” (it was seen here last week by several) and I am seriously seeking my own sighting of this rare phenomena. Not tonight though! You need clear skies for this and tonight’s western horizon was a bit cloudy. The clouds tend to contribute to a spectacular sunset and tonight was no exception.
 |
| NO GREEN FLASH BUT STILL ANOTHER BREATHTAKING SUNSET |
1/22/2011 COMPASS CAY MARINA
SATURDAY
TOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NM
 |
| OUR BEAUTIFUL VISTA FROM THE BEACH |
After lolling the morning away, we sat off on a two hour hike about 11:00. About three and ½ hours later we made our way back to Quest after reaching our destination of the far north end of the island. There was a drenching rain, rugged rocks, sandy beach and a rewarding swim when we made it back to the marina’s beach. Flotsam and jetsam were picked up along the way so Dan could create a Quest sign to leave with the marina’s collection.
1/23/2011
SUNDAY
TOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NM
This morning was devoted to cleaning Quest. Both fridges were defrosted, windows and mirrors cleaned, bathrooms scrubbed and all the floors done. Whew! We need a diversion.
Dan had finished his Quest Sign in-between vacuuming and we hung that with the rest of Tucker’s collection then set off on another hike.
 |
| CREATIVE DAN |
 |
| AND HIS MASTERPIECE HUNG WITH TUCKER'S COLLECTION |
This time we covered the south and east side of the island. Yesterday’s storm left the waters churning and we were happy to be still tied up and not traveling.
 |
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAIL |
DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRAIL MARKERS
One of the boats that came in yesterday, “my reward” remembered seeing us in Jacksonville, Florida when we were both docked there last May. Small world! Dan ended up watching the football game with them and “chewing the fat” .
 |
| WATCHING SUNDAY FOOTBALL IN STYLE |
No comments:
Post a Comment