First full day in Bhamas

Hi There F&F ,
Woke up to a nice day and spent early morning getting the dingy prepared.Turned out the battery was flat once again.Our boating neighbor Mike ( a handy sailor who lives on his boat in the Bahamas ,for the most part) was equipped with everything and had jumper leads.So, in no time the dingy was ready to go and we headed off to visit White Sound the other part of Green Turtle Cay with two popular marinas.We noticed big black clouds forming and heading our way. We sped up and got to the dingy dock at Green Turtle marina just in time before the rain shower. Nice little spot with lots of large boats in slips and on mooring balls. They had a small grocery shop , a formal and a more casual restaurant and nice bar area. You can also have a hotel.
We wandered the docks and caught up with a couple of groups we had met back in West End.They had arrived here yesterday also. Boating people become fast friends .Especially sharing journeys like these.
Had a lovely lunch on the verandah of the casual restaurant Chose shrimp wraps ( our neighbor Mike's suggestion) which were fabulous. In fact we ate half and brought home rest for dinner. We also met up with the Sarasota Yacht club group of four boats Nancy had met at West End last week..She had told them our story , and they were expecting to met us. We had a great chat and exchanged cards. Exchanging boating cards is something many boaters do.Sometimes you reconnect and sometimes not.But it is amazing who you meet and some become firm friends even after a first encounter! We can attest to that. One of the guys is living in Lakewood Ranch where we are going to be building our house.
Skies were blue again so we headed off on an adventure to try to find the sand dollar beach on the Island. We got Round the side of the Island but unfortunately it was low tide mans we ended up in shallow water which seemed to go forever.I got out and pulled theming while Graeme paddled to deeper water. as we didnt really know where we were going to abandoned the idea and headed back to the boat.I called it reef and shoal spotting 101.There are so many different colors to. The water here and each one gives an indication of depth.Light blue, white or brown you need to stay away from. I think the lesson is with boating you realize is ,you have to work as a team to make things work. Go lesson for our marriages also. End of sermon!
Had Roy and Mike on the boat for cocktail hour.Mike loved to chat and I was able to sit down with him and hear about his love and knowledge of sailing the Bahamas .I quickly got out pen and paper and faithfully wrote down all he shared with me. Exhumas is his favorite , so hope we can get there
Over and Out
E n G




E n G