The water in Thompson Bay is a bit cloudy, by Bahamian standards. The silty bottom makes for good holding of the anchor, but not so good for the water maker. We have run the water maker while anchored in the harbor in the past but prefer to use water that is more clear, if possible. The prefilter of the water maker will filter out any silt in the water but we want to get as much mileage out of the prefilter as possible. For that reason, we motored out of the harbor this morning to run the water maker. It has been a while since we visited a laundromat so George filled a bucket for me to use to hand wash a few clothes. When we returned to Thompson Bay we anchored closer to the NW shore in anticipation of the strong NW winds we expect this weekend.
Not much of the anchor chain is visible while anchored in Thompson Bay.
The water is much clearer just 3 miles outside of the harbor.
Some of the laundry hanging on the lifelines.
The papaya is ripe and ready to eat. I am still waiting for the other sapodilla to become as soft as a baked potato, which should indicate that it is ripe.
Yesterday morning we took a five mile walk the length of Indian Hole Point with our friends from Runaway, Ursa Minor, and Glory Days. In the afternoon we met some of them again at Sou’ Side for a late lunch.
Not much of the anchor chain is visible while anchored in Thompson Bay.
The water is much clearer just 3 miles outside of the harbor.
Some of the laundry hanging on the lifelines.
The papaya is ripe and ready to eat. I am still waiting for the other sapodilla to become as soft as a baked potato, which should indicate that it is ripe.
Even silty water looks gorgeous there. So does the papaya.
ReplyDeleteIt does indeed.
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