Monday, October 2 - Friday, October 6, 2006

With maintenance completed - engine checks, oil changes, bottom cleaning, etc. we head over to reprovision again. Yes to Marsh Harbour. (trip 6.7 nm)


Saturday, October 7, 2006

Back over to Man-o-War and anchored outside Dickie’s Cay we enjoy the Harvest full moon and feeding the fish. Might sound strange but after Tom tossed his cigar overboard and a fish hit it we got the loaf of bread and started feeding them. It seems like the fish in the Sea of Abaco must only come out at night or maybe just for full moons. There were some really BIG ones - just confirms NO swimming after 6pm.

The Harvest moon in the Abacos.

Sunday, October 8, 2006

Off to Tahiti Beach! Crossing the south Man-o-War passage to the Atlantic we felt some northerly swells. Weather prediction were for them to grow from 4-6 ft. to 6-9 ft. so we felt that Tahiti Beach could be recipient for some of the wrap of those swells so we change course and head for Great Guana Cay. (trip 9.4 nm)

We met up with Silk Purse who had some guests visiting them. We joined them for dinner aboard Silk Purse after a quiet Sunday afternoon at Nipper’s.


Monday, October 9, 2006

Great Guana Cay back to Marsh Harbour - great sail!! (trip 9.4 nm)


Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Marsh Harbour into mooring at Man-o-War (trip 6.5 nm)

Tom entertains us with his Dejembe drum.

Wednesday, October, 11, 2006

Pot Luck night at Grabber’s on Great Guana Cay! We sail to Great Guana to meet up with Silk Purse and go to the pot luck dinner. Light west winds predicted led us to expect a little roll in Fisher’s Bay but should be doable. We arrived after a nice sail around 12:30 pm. While waiting for the evenings events the waves start to build to now instead of a 6 inch choppy roll to 2 and 3 foot rollers rolling in, the wind building and no relief on the horizon. NOT comfortable so we decided to leave for a more protected harbor. Pot Luck maybe next week but not tonight.

We set record time for our sail back to the protected waters of Marsh Harbour. (day’s trip - 18.4 nm)


Thursday, October 12, 2006

A day in Marsh Harbour - laundry, refueling, water, blog updating, etc. Even a rain shower enabled us to wash and wax the strataglass in the dodger.