May1-7

MAY 1-6

We left George Town on the 1st and sailed up to Little Farmer's Cay. The winds were behind us and we made pretty good tie, but mostly we motor sailed because there were no winds to speak of.  For about an hour we had the engine off and were sailing with the stereo going. It was great. About 8 of us left that day and we were all talking and passing ah other. Blue Heavens got way ahead of us, so we put the motor back on and tried to catch up. In no wind and waves behind we tend to wallow so it was more comfortable to go a little faster.

We got to Farmer's around 3 p.m., dropped the dinghy and went ashore to check it out.  We went back to Ty's for a late lunch. We met another couple on a boat from Texas, and a young coupe on their honeymoon. They flew in on a Cherokee. He is a US Air Force Pilot, flying all the fast jets! We talked for a while. Then, we dinghied all the way around the island.  That night it was very rough n he harbour. The waves were coming straight in from the open bank.

Next morning we headed up to Blackpoint, and stopped in Hetty's Land and Jack's Cove along the way but we didn't stay long because of the rough seas.

In Blackpoint we did the same thing...went ashore after dinner for a happy hour drink and met Frank on "Tilly", from Barrie Ont. An ice-road trucker [retired] and another boat from Canada, Ruth and Wendell on "Lady Jennili".

Again it was rough...same waves same direction and we couldn't tuck in far enough to get way from hem , so Blue Heavens headed up to Staniel Cay and we went to town looking for fruit and veggies. The boats had been in but apparently they didn't leave food!?

So we are in Staniel Cay. Last night we had mahi-mahi, peas n rice and veggies for dinner with Gordon's famous Greek salad. [Jeanne and Gordon came for dinner!] and we played Euchre until 9 p.m. Around 9:30 it started to rain and around midnight the lightning and thunder started. At 4 this morning there was a crack of thunder so loud I thought it was in the boat!  And we started bucking and rolling again!.

This morning the sky is clearing a little. The winds are not high but the wave action is horrible. I would like to move to a spot surrounded by islands, so maybe that's what we will do today, after Rick tries to fix the radio. Our press-to-talk button stopped working so he took the mike apart. There is a microscopic nano-probe contact switch that fell out and it takes a magnifying glass to see how it connects. We tried soft solder and epoxy but neither worked so rick is going to attempt to put another switch into the wiring system. Blue Heavens lent us one of their handheld radios for now. Our radio still receives. We just can't transmit. Grrrrr!!!!

The internet is unbelievably slow here so I can't post pictures yet. Will try later today.