Since I last wrote, Angie has departed for the
U.S. She had a friend come in to help
with the crossing. If you are interested
in sailing lessons this summer, let me know and I'll hook you up with her. She's out of Deale, Maryland, and would be a
great asset to your sailing learning curve.
The day before we left Marsh Harbor ourselves, I
noticed a nice-looking blue-hulled boat coming into the harbor. I squinted to see it more clearly and said
that it looks a lot like OUR boat; HEY, it could have been our boat--it was a
rare sighting of another Moody 46! They
sailed right by us without any sign of recognition and went further up in the
anchorage, but doubled back when it seemed too tight. Again, they sailed right by us, close enough
that Gary remarked to them, "Ahoy!
Fine looking vessel you have there!" After a few seconds, you could see the eyes
of the Captain widen as he realized he was moving by another Moody. They came over later in their dinghy and
introduced themselves; they're from California, but keep their boat in Florida
for easy access to these perfect cruising grounds.
Later that evening, we had the crew of Tara on board
for taco night. All Elliott's idea--we made another grocery run to
provision. Mark and Caitie are a fun
couple who quit their jobs, bought a boat, and are now sailing the seas for a
year. They call their blog Operation
Tropication. Look them up; they are
smart. Not too much text and lots of
pictures, unlike mine which is neverending words.
Yesterday, we anchored here at Manjack Cay on
recommendation from Angie for a sweet beach and privacy. On our way here, we entered New Plymouth
harbor on Green Turtle Cay to get brief internet for Elliott so that he could
download a school assignment. We watched a bunch of kids jumping off the docks
there, swim over to steps, climb up again, and jump again. Their joy was contagious! Right
after that, we saw a group of dolphins swimming our way; as they passed
alongside us, they were all four turned on their sides so that they could keep
a good eye on the big animal in front of them; what a time not to have my
camera ready! But, like Elliott always
recommends, I was soaking it up emotionally.
There's one other boat here in the anchorage, a
motorboat. Gary and Elliott went on
shore yesterday while I started dinner and found a path that leads over to the
beach, which we'll be visiting later this morning.
Finished two books of an interesting series: Maisie
Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. Especially
to all my Anglophile friends, you will love this book and the following one and
I understand there's a third.
Interesting premise and interesting how she brings certain
forward-thinking ideas into detective work.
Read it and let me know what you think.
I picked these up at the Great Harbour Marina bookswap shelf; love the
book swaps!
The beach on both sides of Manjack Cay are just
glorious! We came ashore, sat awhile in
the shade on this side while Elliott played with some curly tail lizards, then
took the path to the other side.
There's a nice pavilion on the beach side which
served as a great base camp. The guys
immediately went into the water, swimming and bodysurfing.
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