The boat is ready for the next passenger. When everyone left 2 days ago lots of luggage left with them. The boat looks pretty good this evening. I filled the tanks with gas today and made a grocery run, were stocked and ready for a week with my good sailing buddy Tom from back home.
I’ll finally get to show Tom some of the wonderful sights we found here in the Exumas. This isn’t his first time to see pretty water, he’s well travelled, but there is plenty to point at here in the Bahamas. His flight is due in a out 2 hours.
We’ve had very high and low tides lately with the full moon.. I heard some say it was a “super moon” that’s closer than normal to the earth. I haven’t looked that up, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
We plan to make a long run tomorrow, maybe go all the way to Staniel, it’s only 55 miles so if we have enough wind we can make it easily. It will be downwind, so forward progress will negate some apparent wind. If it blows like it did today we will be fine. SYL has full gas, water and propane tanks so I’m setting on Go!
Not much more to report…. My replacement generator is due in to GT Wednesday. It’s amazing how many fees you have to pay to get something shipped to the Bahamas. 10% “luxury tax” plus a 1% handling fee for customs! airfare from Florida, local shipper handling fees plus $20 to get it from the airport. There are probably 6 or 7 “fees” to get what you already own into the Bahamas.
I guess I’ll rest an hour or so before heading to the Exuma Market to pick up Tom. I doubt I’ll be blogging much this week….. Who knows.
Sea Yawl Later !! Rusty