South Palmetto Point

We left Rock Sound this morning and motored north 22 miles in light wind to South Palmetto Point. We had two goals in mind—1. Eat pizza at Mate and Jenny’s, and 2. Buy produce at Eleuthera Island Farm. We had hoped to take the dinghy ashore mid-afternoon and walk the half-mile to Mate and Jenny’s. Fortunately, George called first and learned they wouldn’t open until 4:30. We decided to go snorkeling while we waited. Although the snorkeling wasn’t spectacular, it was definitely worthwhile. Our underwater camera isn’t charged yet so no photos. 

Mate and Jenny’s was all decorated for Christmas and had Christmas music playing. We ordered our pizza at the window and sat on the porch to eat it. I had planned to order a salad, too, but they were out of salad. After eating our pizza we returned to the dinghy just after the sun had set.  We were grateful there was enough light left to easily find our way to Breeze On between the small islands. 

Tomorrow we will go ashore again and walk a mile to Eleuthera Island Farm. Later George may try again to fix the leak in the watermaker. He wasn’t able to get it disassembled the other day. He had written an email to Rainman support on Friday asking for help but—since they are located in Australia—they were closed when he sent the email and they didn’t respond until this evening (their Monday morning.)

Mate & Jenny’s Pizza. 

The sun has just set by the time we returned to the dinghy. Breeze On is on the other side of those small islands. We were grateful we had enough visibility to maneuver around the islands. 

Sunset a few minutes later.