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Great Harbour Cay Marina
BD12 (Bahamas Day 12) 1/18/12 – We had beautiful weather for cruising with hardly a ripple in the sea. It is great to have no timetable and to be able to wait until the winds are calm. We were right on schedule until about a half an hour away from Great Harbour Cay Marina when one engine overheated and went out. We just took it slow (about 6 knots) and putted in. The marina office has called a mechanic to come look at the engine. Rick says he thinks we lost a water pump and we have a spare one on board. The mechanic, Victor, worked on the pump replacement for about an hour this evening. He will return tomorrow afternoon to finish.
Welcome to Great Harbour Cay
BD13 (1/19/12) – The boat got a thorough cleaning today. The pump was installed and tested OK this afternoon.
BD14 (1/20/12) – We walked to the “beach” today. We left the boat at 11:30 am and didn’t return until 3:00. There is a large crescent-shaped cove on the east side of the island. At the southern end, it is always very shallow and they call this part of the cove the beach. We were told by the local constable that, at low tide, it is shallow enough to walk most of the way to a small island. Apparently there is a small channel between the two, but officer Collie said that we could easily swim across it. The water is still a little too chilly for us to plan a swim, but we may be able to get there by dingy if we can navigate Shark Creek. As we were walking along the shore, we decided that we would stay here for a month. There are lots of things to explore by dingy.
Walk to Great Harbour Cay Beach
BD15 (1/21/12) – We worked around the boat today. We had planned to take the dingy out, but it rained in the late afternoon. That’s the first daylight rain since we’ve been in the Bahamas.
BD16 (1/22/12 – Sunday) – We took the dingy over to the town of Bullock Harbour. We passed by the government dock but didn’t really see a good place for us to be able to get out of the dingy. We continued our exploration to the north of the town and found an airplane wreck. It was a small plane and the nose and part of a wing were out of the water. Apparently a number of small planes crashed into the waters around the island while making “drug runs” during the 80’s and early 90’s. Upon our return, we were met at the dock by one of the sailors staying here and he invited us to go with him and his wife in their rental car to the cave. We happily joined Jon and Arline and went to the cave on the beach. As cave’s go, it is not so much, but it was a fun outing and something we wanted to see while we are here. We weren’t sure how we were going to get to see it because it is too far to walk to from the marina.
The Cave on Great Harbour Cay
That evening Arline gave me a copy of the Great Harbour Cay Story written by one of the locals around the year 2000. The following is a little history that I gleaned from the story.
Some history of Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas:
Great Harbour Cay has been a privately owned island for many years. It has been bought and sold many, many times. In the fall of 1973, Barend von Gergib, the son-in-law of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was the leasee of the Great Harbour Cay Marina and Store. In 1983/1984, Dale Murray created a corporation called Berry Investments. About four years prior to that, he had bought the Chris-Craft boat company. Our friends from home are very familiar with Chris-Craft, as they had a very large boat-building operation in Bradenton, Florida. Apparently, according to some of the residents, Murray didn’t do a whole lot as owner of the island other than raise taxes. In 1986, the island was sold to a Mickey Briggs from Detroit; and, it has been sold a number of times since then.
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew (famous/infamous for the devastation it imparted in the Miami/Homestead area as a category 5 hurricane) hit Great Harbour Cay and damaged or destroyed many homes on the island.
Now, it appears, the island is jointly owned by a private investment company (who gave ownership of the airport and roads to the Bahamian government), and by Bahamian residents.
BD17 (1/23/12) – Rick rode his bicycle to the grocery store this morning and let me sleep in. He also told me that after I went to bed (early) last evening, a boat came in with fresh fish and lobsters. So, he purchased some mighty good looking lobster which we will be having for dinner tonight. Wow, I got a lot of comments on the website today. Thanks Ann and Jill. We miss all of you too, but are having a wonderful adventure.
BD18 (1/24/12) – We drove with Jon and Arline to the south end of the island this afternoon where the “beach” is and then we walked across in ankle to waist deep water over to Hawks Nest Cay on the other side of the cove. Jon was hoping to find some lobster and Rick snorkeled with him to look. They said the under-water scenery was really nice but they didn’t see any lobster, the surf was rough, and they had a black tip shark hanging around so they didn’t stay in the water as long as planned.
Rick and Jon on Hawks Nest Cay
BD19 (1/25/12) – We wish a happy birthday, and all your dreams come true, to our nephew whom we call Mat and all of his artist friends know as Robmat. This afternoon we walked the shore along the cove to its northern point. We ran into some folks sunning on the beach who made the comment¸ “There are other people on this island!” The couple on the beach, Christina and Wayne, told us that they are visiting here for a month from Toronto. They were very friendly and shared with us places on and around the island that they thought we might enjoy. We have found this to be the same reaction with most everyone we have met here, whether native or visitor. It was another long, but enjoyable, walk.
The northern point of the cove
BD20 (1/26/12) – Jon and Arline invited us to join them this afternoon on a drive to another beach. First we drove north about as far as the road was passable and we stopped at the remains of an old hotel where, apparently, the rich and famous stayed in the 1960’s. We walked north on the beach until it was nothing but coral. We could see the tops of the cruise ships at Coco Cay. From there, we headed back south and found a path down to a beach just north of the home named “Sandbox”. This beach was just north of the point that we had walked to the day before.
BD21 (1/27/12) – We pretty much did nothing today. It was too windy to go out in the dingy, so we just read and hung around the boat. We are going to dinner tonight at the Beach Club and then plan to play some Mexican dominoes. Thanks to Mary Beth for giving us our set and to Larry and Maureen for teaching us how to play. Apparently, it is big sport here in the Berry’s.
BD22 (1/28/12) – We took the dingy out this afternoon south from the cut. The wind was blowing from that direction so we did not go far. Talked to Rick’s Mom and brother this evening via Skype. (Mom calls it Skippy.) Many of our BYC friends have met them. Mom and I went on the Great Mates “All Girls Cruise” to Cozumel in 2009.
BD23 (1/29/12 – Sunday) – I just can’t think of enough words to accurately describe how beautiful the waters surrounding this island are. We went, in the dingy, to the north side of the island today. Just across the water, was a Royal Caribbean cruise ship anchored at Coco Cay. It sprinkled off and on in the afternoon, but the water was smooth as glass. Thanks to Dr. Mike for my new polarized sunglasses, I saw more than 50 starfish scattered over the sandy bottom, along with countless other fish. I don’t think we could have had a better day unless all of our friends and family had been here with us.
BD24 (1/30/12) – The wind has been blowing 18+mph. We walked to town and back in the afternoon. Rick wanted to check out the hardware store. When we got there, the sign said Open, but the place was locked up tight. Oh well, it was good exercise – about a two mile hike, with a beer break in the middle. We are paying $3 a bottle for Bud Lite or Kalik. We stopped in at the grocery store, but they didn’t have much of anything fresh. The groceries come in on the mail boat once every two weeks and the mail boat is expected tomorrow. We were excited to talk to Ken and Jackie via Skype just after 7 pm. Hope Ken gets over his cold soon.
BD25 (1/31/12) – Today it is sunny again but too windy to take the dingy out. We went for a short walk (only an hour) turning right on the road from the marina and heading northwest toward the fuel dock. There are a couple of beaches on this side of the island. We found the path to the Shipyard Beach. We’ll probably try to find the way to the other beach tomorrow.
Shipyard Beach
BD26 (2/01/12) – We had a pretty good rain to start out the morning, but the sun was out by 10:00. It is still breezy so we walked to Shipyard Beach. We walked around in the water for a little while and then returned home. While it was protected from the wind, it did not have much marine life (other than the big ray that Rick disturbed). After we returned from the beach, Rick rode the bike into the town, Bullock Harbour, to buy some groceries.
BD27 (2/02/12) – Today, we went out in the dingy to see some areas that we have not yet explored in the Bay of Five Pirates. We got an e-mail from Steve and Joy and they seem to be enjoying the start to this year’s cruise. We also talked to the owner of the marina and made arrangements to stay here a few days more than we had planned. Great Harbour Cay Marina www.greatharbourcay.com sponsors a yearly fishing tournament which will be held on February 20 this year. We will leave after the tournament.
BD28 (2/03/12) – We have been on our journey for 3 months. We have travelled about 475 miles to-date. Rick went back to the store this morning. He bought eggs, milk, cheese, butter and a few other things for $26. We played Mexican Train Dominos with friends in the evening. Another good day.
BD29 (2/04/12) – Today’s weather report says, “Mostly cloudy and breezy with a passing shower. A half an inch of rain is expected. The wind is blowing straight out of the east at a steady 16 mph with gusts to 22 mph. Looks like it will be a “stay on the boat” day. We talked to Tillie via Skype and told her we expect to be at Andros Island by the end of this month.
BD30 (2/05/12 – Sunday) – We took the dingy out before noon. We were going to try to go through the Bay of Five Pirates to find a cut through the mangroves to Goat Key. After we got into the bay, we found that the water was too shallow. We poled around until we got outside of the bay (saw our first lobster) and then went to a beach near the wrecked airplane that we saw on one of our first excursions. We ate our picnic lunch on the beach, but the weather started deteriorating, so we headed back to the boat. We went to the Tamboo Club, next door to the marina, for a Super Bowl party in the evening. A good time was had by all.
Tamboo Club
BD31 (2/06/12) – It was rainy and breezy all morning. The sun didn’t really come out until about 4 pm. We hung around the marina and the boat all day.
BD32 (2/07/12) – Today we took the dingy out around Cistern Cay to a beach, just around the point from the plane wreck that I’ve mentioned a couple of times before. It is one of the nicest beaches that we can take the dingy to. The sun was shining. I sat on the beach reading my book while Rick went snorkeling. He saw a couple of Lion fish, but no lobster. One of the other boats staying in the marina went fishing today and brought us four really big filets of wahoo. We also had the opportunity to talk and see many of our power boat friends from the BYC this evening via Skype. It was great to get to talk to you all.
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BD33 (2/08/12) – Rick spent all morning with Andre, from the sailboat next to us trying, to help Todd (the man who gave us the fish for dinner last night) connect to the internet using his Macintosh laptop. They finally decided that his antenna didn’t support the Mac. We went out in the dingy about 2:45 but turned around in the cut because the wind was blowing straight into it, causing rollers. We have decided that, if the weather is good tomorrow, we will walk to the Beach Club for one of their well-known hamburgers. We also found out that the wahoo fishing tournament will be held here on the last weekend of February, so I guess we’ll be here for closer to six weeks than a month. That’s fine, we are enjoying every day that we are here.
The "Cut" into Great Harbour Cay Marina
BD34 (2/09/12) – Mother Nature had other plans for us today. It started raining about 12:30 and drizzled for hours. We did laundry at the marina this morning ($5/load) before it started raining.
BD35 (2/10/12) – It rained all morning. But, just after noon it stopped and we walked to the Beach Club. I think that is the best cheeseburger I have eaten since we left home. Our friends, Jon and Arline, joined us for a snack and then took us to several breathtaking overlooks where someone could surely enjoy watching a sunset.
The Beach Club on Great Harbour Cay
We talked to JP via Skype before going to the beach and will be talking to Rick’s mother and brother soon. Today is her 87th birthday. She has been through a lot in the past year, not the least of which was falling down her stairs and breaking her neck just about one year ago. We are so thankful that she has recovered to be almost good as new. Happy Birthday, Mom.
BD36 (2/11/12) – At 4:30 a.m., I awoke to thunder. Within 20 minutes, we were in the middle of one roaring big thunderstorm with lots of rain and lots and lots of wind. Where we are, in the marina, there are side-by-side slips with no pilings in-between on which to tie. We noticed that several of the other boats had tied a line all the way across the second slip unoccupied) to a cleat on the next finger. Now, we know why. We slammed into our finger dock over and over again. Well, not into the dock, exactly, since we had fenders between the boat and the dock. Rick went out in the storm a couple of times (wearing his new foul weather suit, a gift from the BYC Power Fleet) to adjust the dingy position (it was rubbing against a piling) and to adjust a fender position. We are now tied off to the next finger dock. Looks like it is definitely not a “suntan lotion day.”
BD37 (2/12/12 – Sunday) – Winter has officially arrived. The high today is predicted to be 65 degrees and the wind is blowing 20 mph making it feel about 59. A big boat came into the marina last evening. Rick says he thinks it is about 80 feet long. It is rumored that the boat is owned by someone famous. I guess we’ll wait and see.
BD38 (2/13/12) – Today’s weather is much better. I am looking at a beautiful blue sky. The temperature is in the high 60’s and pleasant when in the sun. The breeze is blowing steady at 13 mph, but still gusting to the low 20’s. It is predicted to be in the 80’s by the end of the week, so it looks like we may have a 2-day winter! We have met another traveler here at the marina. His name is Jay and he is on his way to his property on the island of Dominca. Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique.) We’re hoping that someday he’ll meet our friends Sean and Cindy, from the BYC, who also own property on that island. We also hope to visit there on our travels. Today is, my sister-in-law, Tammy’s birthday. Here’s wishing you at least 50 more.
BD39 (2/14/12) – The weather is perfect here today. We started our day with a giant mimosa and some blueberry muffins. We went out in the dingy around 11 this morning, Rick got a couple of small lobsters, and we returned to the boat around 2:30. As usual, when I drink giant mimosa’s, I took a nap this afternoon. Tonight, we are having Caribbean lobster for dinner followed by brownies, ice cream, and some very potent alcohol-infused chocolate whipped cream. We hope your Valentine’s Day was as good as ours.
BD40 (2/15/12) – Our new friends, Jon and Arline, are leaving in the morning to return their boat to Indian Town, Florida, visit with friends in the area and then drive back home to New York, so we invited them over for supper tonight. They will be returning their rental vehicle this afternoon, so they took us into the town of Bullock Harbour to two of the grocery stores to pick up some needed items. They were still unloading the mail boat at the government dock, but both of the stores already had boxes of supplies which they were unloading. (The mail boat brings in supplies for the grocery stores once every two weeks.) We got fresh apples, peaches, plums and potatoes along with eggs, bread, milk, butter and cheese. We also got some fresh broccoli which we will have for dinner tonight with the mahi mahi that a couple in the marina gave us.
BD41 (2/16/12) – Rick says that the big boat in the marina is actually a 113 foot Westport, named Sea Bear. It has three skiffs, named Cub 1, 2, and 3 and a crew of 6. The owner flew over to meet the boat and spends his days bone fishing. When he went out this morning, Rick was standing on our bow and wished him good luck fishing. When he replied, we recognized Jack Nicklaus’ voice. From the time he arrived from the airport on Tuesday morning to get on the boat, he never stepped back on land. Imagine our surprise when shortly after he went out in the skiff, his yacht powered up and left. Rick went out on the bow of our boat to try to get a picture of the back of the yacht (with the name). He asked one of the mates if they would be picking “him” up on the water. The mate said no; they would be meeting him at another island in the Berry’s.
Sea Bear owned by the "Golden Bear" Pro Golfer aka Jack Nicklaus
In the early 70’s, the island was being developed as a private island for the rich and famous. Apparently, the development company built a house for Jack Nicklaus overlooking the 12th hole of the golf course. I don’t think that Nicklaus ever occupied the home, but in April of 1974, a criminal lived there with his family, until he was arrested. This house burned to its foundation several years later. So, this part of the island’s history indicates that, at the very least, Jack Nicklaus has known about the island for around 40 years. Our Seminole friends will also appreciate the fact that Jack’s grandson, Nick O’Leary, is FSU’s first string Tight End. Go ‘Noles!
Property Owners Playing the 9 hole course
We walked through several holes of the golf course this afternoon (where they use painted conch shells as tee markers) to the Beach Club and then down the beach until the trail home. When we arrived back at the marina some fishermen/divers were cleaning their catch. There was a very large lobster included. I asked the diver if he had weighed it. He said no, but he thought the tail was probably about two and a half pounds. See picture below.
BD42 (2/17/12) – We headed south out of the cut today trying to find the west entrance to Shark Creek which exits at the beautiful horseshoe cove beach on the east side. Although we left the marina on an incoming tide, unfortunately the flats to the south just didn’t have enough water for us to be able to get to the entrance of the creek. We were, though, given an excellent opportunity for exercise. Rick poled, paddled and dragged the dingy over the flats until we thought we saw a beach. At that point I also got out of the dingy and walked through ankle to calf-deep water (great resistance walking through water) heading toward the beach. Much to our disappointment, what we thought was a beach was mounds of white sand sticking up out of inches of water. We would have had to walk a much longer distance to actually get to a shore and we were already quite a way away from the dingy. So, we walked back to the dingy and Rick dragged it, for what seemed like forever, to water deep enough to start the engine again and return back to our home on the water. Despite the unexpected physical activity, we still both enjoyed the day and being on/in the water which is so crystal clear. We have seen a lot of rays since being in the Bahamas, but we saw more in one day, today, than we have on the whole trip. We also saw a baby black tip shark (less than 2 feet) and a bunch of small bone fish along with the many beautiful, bright orange starfish.
BD43 (2/18/12) – We travelled nearly 15 miles in the dingy today following a “mangrove trail” that came out at the north end of the island. It runs between Great Harbour Cay and Cistern Cay and comes out between Goat Cay and Great Stirrup Cay. Rick had to pole to get us to the “deep” side of the bay and from there we were able to motor the rest of the way. We saw two lion fish and two or three very small sharks on our journey. For the most part, the mangrove trail was nice and wide. We were able to tell we were following the right path by the scar marks left on the bottom by speed boats that often use that route to travel quickly to and from the cruise ship area. We have been trying to do this ever since we got here and were really glad that we finally made it.
BD44 (2/19/12 – Sunday) – A group of us from the marina rode in the back of a local’s pickup truck to the Carriearl Boutique Hotel (3 guest rooms) and restaurant for Sunday brunch. We had Bloody Mary’s at their tiki bar and sat by the pool overlooking the beach and visited until another group was seated and served and then our group of nine was broken into two tables. I had eggs benedict and Rick had bacon, eggs and hash browns. (Those were the two options for brunch.) Of course, there was homemade bread and a variety of jams to go with breakfast and it was followed by French pressed coffee or tea. It was all delicious. The owners, Angie and Marty, are from the UK. She was the hostess and waitress and he was the cook. Carriearl was originally the holiday retreat of “Mr. Celebrity”, Earl Blackwell, founder of the Celebrity Register and “Blackwell’s Best Dressed List”. In the 1970’s Earl encouraged his rich and famous friends such as Douglas Fairbanks Junior, Margot Fonteyn, Bridget Bardot, Brooke Shields and her parents along with many others to visit Great Harbour Cay and to purchase property on the Island.
www.carriearl.com
BD45 (2/20/12) –
Today’s high is predicted to be 78, but the wind is gusting to 20 mph out of the north, so the breeze is cool. We will probably take the dingy out tomorrow.
BD46 (2/21/12) – Happy birthday to my brother, Rick. For the next three months, we are only one year apart in age! We have noticed, from the water, a carved set of stairs. Today, we went walking to see if we could find them. We are sure that we were close, but could not find the top of the stairs.
Stairs carved in Limestone
We made plans to join a group of others from the marina for supper at the Beach Club. Some of them went early to play bocce ball. Rick and I walked through the golf course and got there about 6:00 p.m. and others rode their bikes. Twelve of us were there for dinner and were supposed to eat at 7:00, but the entire island had been without electricity from 1:00 to about 6:15. We finally got served about 8:15, and the supper of pork chops, peas and rice, potato salad and macaroni and cheese was delicious and well worth the wait. Thanks to Miss Ruby and her helpers.
BD47 (2/22/12) -Rick woke me up and said the tide is right for us to try Shark Creek again. So, we did. The same area where we were dragging the boat last Friday was now navigable. We did not even attempt the areas where it even looked like it would be too shallow. We had given up on going back exactly where we were last week and so decided to “check out” the first opening to Shark Creek. Jay had tried it when he was here and said that it was choked with mangroves. We went up a short way and it did seem to be closing in. Also, the tide was starting to go out, so we turned around and went to the beach instead. We took a lot of pictures of landmarks and I have gone back and added them throughout this post. The day was warm and it was the first time I got all the way in the water up to my shoulders! I didn’t stay in long, then I sat in a chair on the beach reading while Rick unloaded the dingy and turned it over to scrape growth off of the bottom of it. It has been in the water since we’ve been here (five weeks now). While we were enjoying the beach, another couple came up to the beach in their boat with their two dogs. They own one of the condo’s just across from the marina. They told us that had gone through Shark Creek many times and that it is definitely the first outlet that we want to take. (The one we were on today.) They encouraged us to try again, so we are planning to go back a little earlier in the morning.
BD48 (2/23/12) – Frankie and Wilma (on Loose Change) told Rick that they were planning to go find the entrance to Shark Creek in their Carolina Skiff, so we decided to let them go today and we would adjust our plans to try tomorrow. Upon their return, they said they were unable to get into the area, so we are back to square one. We are thinking if high tide is advancing by an hour a day, we may be able to catch the tide at a better time of day in a day or two. We have purchased two “social tickets” to the fishing tournament. This gets us in to all of the activities except for the fishing. Tonight is the first social event – cocktails and conch fritters at the pool bar above the marina.
BD49 (2/24/12) – Today was windy, so we hung around the boat. This evening, we went to the Tamboo Club, after the captain’s meeting, for a steak and lobster dinner with peas and rice, macaroni and cheese and tossed salad. This was followed by an assortment of pies for desert. The Club was filled with people – more than twice as many as were at the Super Bowl party. The food was great and the company even better. We met a couple at the dinner that said they had an automatic Google search on their computer for any website that mentioned Great Harbour Cay. They said they read our blog last week. That was exciting for us to hear. Unlike the night before, most went to bed between 9 and 10 o’clock so they could get up early to go fishing.
BD50 (2/25/12) – Unlike the Crosthwait Memorial Fishing Tournament sponsored by the Bradenton Yacht Club, (May 18, 19 & 20, 2012 http://www.fishcrosthwait.com) this tournament does not have a shotgun start. The competitors could go out at any time, but they could not put their lines in the water until 6 a.m. This is a Wahoo tournament. The highest combined weight of 3 fish wins the tournament. I hear that there may also be an unofficial prize for the one fish that weighs the most. And, another unofficial prize to the boat that brings in the most empty beer containers. Weigh-in is between 3:30 and 4:30 this afternoon.
The wind is down today, but is predicted to be blowing a steady 17 mph by 9 tonight and continue for the next several days. Since we don’t have a specific time-table, we can afford to wait to move until the winds are lighter making it a much smoother ride for us. I am going to join about 20 local ladies on Wednesday for lunch at the Carriearl and we now plan to leave here on Thursday.
There are a number of boats in the tournament from Savannah. They are sponsoring tonight’s event – a “low country boil” on the docks. The “boil” consists of peel and eat shrimp, boiled red potatoes, coleslaw, peas and rice, sausage links, and macaroni and cheese, followed with warm pecan pie. What a feast! The team on the boat Coastal Mover with Captain Todd and crew (including Frankie and Wilma and others) is pictured below with the winning catch.
Coastal Mover Team - Tournament Winners
BD51 (2/26/12, Sunday) – The buffet breakfast this morning at the Tamboo Club is the last event associated with the fishing tournament. Although it was called the 3rd Annual Great Harbour Invitational Wahoo Tournament, it was not just a wahoo tournament, but wahoo, dolphin (mahi mahi) and tuna. Todd, on Coastal Mover, had the largest tuna and the best combination of the three. So, he won the official tournament as well as one of the unofficial tournaments. Others won the unofficial contests for the largest wahoo and the largest dolphin. The official prize was no money, but your name on a perpetual plaque. Twelve participated in the unofficial (money prize) portion of the tournament. This morning, Todd told us that they had to give the money back to those who entered the beer drinking contest because they drank so much that they forgot to count the cans! Todd also was nice enough to take along Joey, the marina owner’s son, as part of his crew. Below is a picture of Joey with the wahoo that they caught.
Joey and Todd with Wahoo
BD52 (2/27/12) – It was too breezy to take the dingy out. Rick worked on our income taxes. He went over to the Tamboo Club about 8:00 to watch the race, but it was closed.
BD53 (2/28/12) – Rick worked on the dingy lift. Todd, on Coastal Mover, said goodbye this morning. He is headed to Hoffman Cay to the blue hole and to Little Harbour. We were invited to go to a local’s home for dinner tonight. KR and Robin were on the Coastal Mover for the fishing tournament. We joined about 10 others for a cookout of mahi mahi and wahoo and scallops. Frankie gave the scallops to them (he owns a fleet of scallop boats). Everyone brought a side and it was a delicious dinner.
BD54 (2/29/12) – Happy Leap Day. We spent the day preparing to leave tomorrow. Talked to our son and Rick’s mother and brother via Skype.
Departed Thursday, 3/1/12 at 8:30 a.m. – On the east side of Hawk’s Nest Cay at 10:00 a.m.
Our journey has been inspired by Joy and Steve Fredrick. You can see more of their story at