Breeze On

Today we enjoyed a late lunch with our friends, Jean and Michael, at the nearby Snappy Turtle. It has been great to catch up with them again. Yesterday we went on a long walk with them across the island on two different trails. In between the fun times we have been working on chores—cleaning the cabin, running the water maker, doing laundry, etc. We also worked on moving things out of the aft cabin to make room for my brother. When it is just the two of us on board we end up using the aft cabin as storage. Now, most of what was in the aft cabin is packed into the garage—an area actually meant for storage. 

We left William’s Bay yesterday morning after a squall passed through, motored 30 nautical miles south, and arrived in George Town ahead of another squall. There was just enough time to drop the anchor near town, quickly visit our friends Jean and Michael, then dinghy into town to drop off garbage and pick up a few groceries. After returning to Breeze On we raised the anchor and moved one mile across the harbor before the skies opened up.  We are here preparing for a visit from my brother who will fly into George Town next week.                                                                            The squall is on its way toward us.  As we were chatting with Jean and Michael from our dinghy, George noticed two dolphins nearby, one seemed smaller and quite playful. When we returned from...

Yesterday and today we snorkeled around the islands named tug and barge. It is easy to see how they got their names. The current was strong and the clouds rolled in yesterday so we decided to return today under better conditions.  Today is Thanksgiving Day. We give thanks for each other, our family and friends, our health, and our ability to do the things that we love. Our freezer is tiny—just enough room for two ice trays—so there is no turkey on Breeze On. We will instead be celebrating with Lentil Enchilada Casserole.                                                                                           Tug & Barge                                       ...

It has been lovely here in William’s Bay where, until a few hours ago, we had the anchorage to ourselves.  We are now sharing this big space with one other boat! We spent the day yesterday working on chores—water maker, laundry, baking crackers—then went to shore for a brief walk in a very short beach. Some of yesterday’s crackers weren’t baked quite enough so today I re-baked them in the solar oven but over baked the last few. My technique needs some work. We went to shore again for a hike on a steep, rugged, rocky trail and were rewarded with some beautiful views on the east side of the island.                                                                William’s Bay. Breeze On is in the distance.                                   ...

We enjoyed our time at Little Bay although we have moved on after spending just two nights. This morning we had a nice sail south in the shallow waters west of the islands before we had to go through Galliott Cut to the deeper waters of Exuma Sound. There the conditions were much better than they had been earlier in the week and we had another nice sail to William’s Bay, another favorite anchorage. In my last post I forgot to mention something funny that happened to us as we were going to our snorkel spot the other day. As we were motoring along in the dinghy, a very small plane came up from behind us—only about 20 feet above the water—and the pilot leaned out of his open window to wave at us! We were so startled that, after we waved back, we forgot to take a picture. Being buzzed by an airplane while in a dinghy was definitely a new experience for us.                                 Breeze On anchored ...

                                                                                      Assorted corals.                                                                                                Sea turtle.  My favorite tropical fish, the Queen Angelfish. I love the coloring that makes it look like it is wearing bright blue eyeshadow and lipstick.                                                      ...