OtherGoose: Wed -Thurs 27-28

Wednesday, may 27

We got up and made a move to go into town for groceries. We parked the dinghy on Grabber’s Beach, where Annette said NOT to eat, and Bill was there with his golf cart. He drove us to the grocery store and we got what we needed although the supply boat hadn’t arrived so there was not as much choice as we would have liked. We need to go back for bread.

We brought the groceries back and decided to move into the harbour. Bill pointed out the good anchor spot and said we would be fine. Johnny had given me his internet code but I couldn’t reach it in the bay behind the point. The harbour was also more protected from the swell. When we got in here and tried to drop the anchor, it wouldn’t grab so Rick started to lift it and wouldn’t you know it; that @#*% windlass quit again! He started to have a meltdown, so we hooked one of the mooring balls and there we sat for the night. $20.00 Crap!

We went back over to Nipper’s and had a drink and saw Bill again. But Jenesse wasn’t available today, so we hung out for a while, had some dinner and came back to the boat.

Thursday, May 27

Cruiser’s net here is useless. You can’t hear half the boats or businesses reporting because the area is too big and they are too far away. I caught the weather, which emanates from the same website I was looking at this morning. Whoever reads it, is short-forming, so you don’t get as much information as when you look yourself. And still people are calling asking other people if they should go or stay! I get that this is a huge area with lots of sandbars but …charts, people…use charts!!!!

Interesting stat from Bill about Great Guana Cay: it is 95 % white, originally from Scotland. Johnny [owner of Nipper’s] Robert’s great-great grandfather was one of the first settlers. The Cay at the south end of Great Guana is called Scotland Cay. I imagine it reminded them of home only a lot warmer!!!

So we have to cross a shallow section of the Bight of Abaco and we are aiming to get there at high tide. The guy from Dive Guana who collected out $20.00 at 7:30 this morning asked where we were headed and when Rick said across the sandbar, he said with our draft we could go anytime… confirmation is good! But we’ll still aim for high tide!

We need to get fuel and then we will slowly sail out around noon. I hope we get to see the Gravelles again but they are very busy…