We are very glad to be back at Compass Cay. Rick will continue volunteering with various projects around the island and I hope to be able to write more information about the islands of the Bahamas. Since our entry into the Bahamas has been at Bimini in both 2012 and 2014, that will be the first island that I write about. You will find them listed at the right once they are posted. Please let me know if you find my accounts of these islands helpful. You can reach me at charlene@livinonthehook.comBD2-0017 – BD2-0023 (Sunday, October 19, 2014 through Saturday, October 25)
Sunday – Boats arriving included: Mustang Sally and Mad Max. People arriving: Tucker, with his son, Randy.
Monday – Projects: Rick helped to install three lighted ceiling fans in the Boaters’ Grille.
Tuesday – Departures: Mustang Sally. Projects: Rick helped Tucker with some repairs in the lodge (a 3-bedroom rental here on Compass Cay)
Wednesday, October 22 – Boat arrivals: A yellow-bottomed Viking called “Last Foot” out of Atlantic City, New York. Projects: I took a couple of pictures in the marina and typed up a handout for Tucker with some of the rules of the marina. It included:
- No fishing;
- Separate your trash,
- No smoking,
- Don’t ride anything on the docks and
- Swim with the sharks at your own risk.
Weather: It drizzled rain under dark clouds throughout most of the afternoon.
Thursday – Boat departures: “Last Foot” left with a parting gift of fresh wahoo for Tucker and some for us as well. Boat arrivals: “Still Water”, a 78-foot Numarine yacht, was tied up to the dock directly opposite of us making it impossible for us to see the main entrance to the marina. The freight boat “Captain C” brought in a load of goods for Tucker this morning, but they realized that they had not unloaded everything he ordered, so Randy and Rick took one of the boats down to Staniel Cay to get the rest. People arriving: Jamaal’s son, also named Jamaal, came on the freight boat. Another one of Tucker’s grandsons is also on the island. Ethan lives in Black Point and we have met him several times before. He seems to have grown taller since we last saw him. Looking at the picture below, it seems he is now almost as tall as his grandfather.
Weather: More rain in the afternoon. Eating on the dock: Last evening, Jamaal went out fishing and had good luck, so we had a “fish fry” tonight.
Friday – Boat departures: “Still Water” left mid-morning. Boat arrivals: 1) “King Me”, a blue-bottomed 68-foot Azumat came in just before noon followed by; 2) a large fishing boat with a dark-colored bottom and two good sized jet skis on the bow. This was the same “Mustang Sally” that had been here earlier this week and it was accompanied by a good sized tender with a T-top and four, 300 horse-power, engines on the back. 3) A boat named Booty Calls II out of Nassau. A single man captained the boat. He told Rick and Randy that he had been anchored out at Big Majors Spot, but came in because of some bad weather that has been predicted. 4) A crew of dock builders arrived by boat from Spanish Wells. They will be building a “walk dock” from the storage dock to the marina office. These new arrivals joined Mad Max and us, On The Hook, making a total of six in the marina. Weather: It was raining again today. I checked the website, www.windfinder.com, for Staniel Cay’s weather today and tomorrow. You can see from the chart below that high winds are predicted to start this evening, gusting to 39 mph. And, early tomorrow morning waves as high as 8.5 feet are predicted in the ocean. Since Compass Cay’s marina has such great weather protection, it is always a popular place during a storm. It looks like we’ll get another inch of rain overnight, as well. You can click on the picture to see a larger version.
BD2-0023 – Saturday, 10/25/14 – Boat departures: “King Me” left around 10:30 a.m. heading to Nassau (and into more rain.) Weather: We rocked and rolled all night long with continuous rain. In the morning, although it was breezy, we were starting to see a few breaks in the clouds. High winds are predicted for this area until next Thursday. Despite a little breeze and a few raindrops, the dock builders started working on the walk bridge this afternoon.
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Projects: We have been dealing with two leaks on the boat. The first, we discovered in the salon the last month that we were in Ft. Lauderdale when it rained a lot. The second, we discovered yesterday (after three days of rain). This one is on the other side of the boat and starts in the pilot house (over the wireless computer printer) but runs down the headliner and drips onto the countertop between the stereo system and the wet bar. I covered everything with towels when I discovered it, but Rick put one of the “yard” glasses that we got at Atlantis’ Aquaventure where it drips and this morning it is nearly half full! We have only had the problem since we had the new hard top installed, so Rick is thinking that it must need some more sealing and that will be his next boat project as soon as we have a good, sunny day.
BD2-0024 – BD2-0029 (Sunday, October 26, 2014 through Thursday, October 31)
Sunday (BD2-0024) – Departures: Rick took Ethan back to Black Point and Randy flew to Nassau. The Dock Builders moved down to Staniel Cay, where they will be working during the next several weeks. They will return here on the weekends to complete the “walk dock” to the marina. “Booty Calls II” left about an hour later. Arrivals: Judith is a Hargrave and is approximately 80 feet long. She is flying an American Flag on her aft and a French Flag burgee. She has a dark bottom and several crew along with her owner/passengers. Her tender is an Edge Water T-Top with two 150 HP Yamaha engines. Both the yacht and the tender seem to be equipped with outriggers for fishing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen outriggers on this type of a yacht.
Weather: The wind is still blowing but we have been blessed with sunshine and relatively clear skies today.
Monday BD2-0025 – Projects: Tucker’s son, Jamaal, has been working on a number of projects since arriving on the island. Last week, he and two helpers finished a concrete drive going up to the Lilly House (another one of the rental’s available here on Compass Cay.) The Bahamas’ school system is just finishing up a “break”. So this week, Jamaal’s son has also been helping out. They have been replacing the wooden floors in the two apartments on the bottom floor of the Treehouse with concrete. Today, they are also building an extension of the roof on the Boaters’ Grille that will cover the grill.
Arrivals: In the afternoon, Rick and I took Tucker’s Albury to the Staniel Cay airport to pick up Marino and Bonnie. They are from Canada and he has been coming down once or twice a year for a while. Last fall Bonnie came with him and we are glad that they are back. She said that they are staying for more than 5 weeks this time. Marino is a carpenter and Tucker saves up special projects for him to spend his time on when he visits. Departures: Mustang Sally took Jamaal, Jr. back to Nassau in time to attend school again tomorrow and then will head to the Ft. Lauderdale boat show. They had cleaned out their refrigerator, leaving lots of fresh herbs, cold cuts, fresh asparagus and more. They also left their tender here as it was damaged on their way here and needs to be inspected by insurance adjusters.
Tuesday (BD2-0026) – Boat departures: Judith. Boat arrivals: A big white boat named Gabarito. Weather: The breeze made the temperature seem very pleasant in the shade and it kept the bugs away.
Wednesday (BD2-0027)– Boat departures: Gabarito and Mad Max, leaving just us in the marina. Our projects included: 1) Rick is working on the ice maker again. 2) Take the dinghy out for a short ride. Rick wanted to check out the new lower unit on the outboard engine, but getting to go out for a short ride sure made my day, so I’m inclined to say that this project was “to make Charlene happy!” Checking in: We had a SKYPE session with our son, JP. We learned that his wife and daughters are all doing well. Baby Emma is now taking a few steps without holding on. We’ll probably have a tough time keeping up with her at Christmas time. Our other granddaughter, Vanessa, has big plans for this weekend to celebrate her “Sweet Sixteen” birthday. We went through all of the mail that has been delivered to his home for us. He said over half of it was from AARP as Rick is turning 65 next month and just signed up in order to secure a Medicare Supplement and Prescription Plan.
Thursday (BD2-0028) – Departure: Tucker flew to Nassau to buy tile for the new floor in the Treehouse apartments. Projects: Rick worked on sealing the track for the new isinglass. I continue to refine my Bimini information. Weather: No Breeze = Lotsa Bugs! Arrivals: In the early afternoon Loan Rolle stopped in with two boat loads of government officials. Loan was recently elected to represent this area.
He told us that their next stop was to be Bell Island, where they were to have a late lunch, and then they were going on to Norman’s Cay. Later, Tucker returned from Nassau along with Monica. Monica has come to the island a couple of other times when we were here. She loves to snorkel in the marina and she takes it upon herself to repaint many of the signs along the trails on the island. Monica will be staying in the Mango House, a rental unit that is located high on a bluff overlooking the creek that runs through the interior of the island. When Rick told me that Monica had arrived, but her luggage hadn’t, I searched through my clothes and found a couple of exercise outfits, one-size fits all tops and a diving skin to send up to her to see if she could wear any of it. The day ended with us watching the exciting FSU vs Louisville game on ESPN in which FSU, once again, came from behind to win.
Friday (BD2-0029) October 31, 2014 – Happy Halloween. Weather: The breeze has started to pick up. I checked www.windfinder.com for Staniel Cay’s predictions and found that the wind will be increasing all day and will be blowing from 15 to 30 mph for the next week.
