Family Time

Our daughter and son-in-law flew from Boston to Nassau then Long Island a few days ago. Our original plan was to have them fly to Deadmans Cay toward the southern end of the island since we planned to do laundry—as long as we had a rental car—nearby. It turns out that the plane lands first at Stella Maris airport at the northern end and, if there aren’t many passengers continuing on to Deadmans, takes passengers by taxi from Stella Maris to Deadmans. We finished up our laundry fairly early and decided to go back to the boat to put it away before going to the airport. Their flight was delayed and we decided to pick them up at Stella Maris since we were halfway between the airports anyway. 

We sailed up to Hog Cay the next day and then back to Thompson Bay yesterday. The wind is pretty brisk and the Hog Cay anchorage had become rolly. Our sail back yesterday was gnarly. We were traveling at 6 to 7 knots, and heeled over with just the jib. Pam and Brad enjoyed the sailing and are great sports about it. I know I am biased but they are a truly delightful couple and a pleasure to be around. 

Today is a boat and beach day with dinner at Chez Pierre this evening. We had originally planned to anchor at Chez Pierre and dinghy in but Thompson Bay is a more protected anchorage so it makes sense to pick up the rental car a bit early and drive to the restaurant. 

Pam and Brad arriving


Sailing to Hog Cay with Brad at the helm. 




Rainbow over Hog Cay.