We are running short on cell data. There is a cell tower on Ragged Island and we have a good connection here at Hog Cay. The problem is that we haven't been able to purchase new data. The Bahamas phone company, BTC, has several confusing plan options and they change every year. During our first visit here George purchased a plan that included phone service, text and data for his phone. When we arrive each fall he swaps out his Verizon chip for the BTC chip and activates the plan by calling their automated system. Last year we also purchased chips with data only for my iPad and our Wirie booster. He usually purchases 2 gigabytes at a time for each device. When the data runs out he puts the chip in his phone, calls the number, and adds another 2 gigabytes. In case you are wondering why we don't purchase more than 2 gigabytes at a time, they have a plan with 6 gigabytes but those have to be used within a month or you lose them. We don't usually use that much. All of our devices are running low. For some reason the cellular connection works for data but not phone calls. We tried hiking up to the top of the hill where we could see the cell tower. No deal. We tried getting in the dinghy and going down to the bottom of Hog Cay, closer to the cell tower. Still not deal. We could take the dinghy 4 1/2 miles over to Ragged Island but it is quite windy now and the dinghy ride would be rough and wet. We could take Breeze On back to Ragged Island but getting there and back, along with walking to town and back would be an all day affair. So, we are rationing our data. I have a few photos on my phone that I was planning to send in a blog post but transferring them uses data. So, I will send this post and others using the Iridium satellite phone and will not include photos unless they are taken with my iPad. We plan to head back to Long Island next week when the wind calms down. It will be a two day trip. Once we get to Long Island we will be able to purchase more data.
Two days ago we had a lovely time at the Tiki hut gathering. Three cruisers brought guitars and we had a sing-along.
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