Exumas

Next stop – Comapss Cay. We anchored just outside the marina where there were some big yachts. A sign on the dock read $8 per person to land the dinghy. We didn’t need to walk the dog – she had just gone for a run on our own private beach! We fished Exuma Sound on the way there and got skunked AGAIN!!!!
Next day was another upwind sail to Blackpoint. I had internet there at Lorraine’s Café, briefly. We left there this morning for Farmers Cay. There is a cold front and 20-25 kt NE winds predicted so we are going for the protection that spot affords us.
When we were a few hundred yards from where we wanted to drop the anchor, we heard thump, thump and the motor died! In the middle of a swiftly moving cut!! We weren’t going anywhere, though because I had run over a buoy (neither of us saw) and it had wrapped the prop. Thank goodness for our dive shop experience – Darrell to save the day! We had a small boat come out to help us but we had already taken care of it all.
Anyway, we opted to go to anchorage #2. One where there was nothing to run over and one we were familiar with from last year. About 15 minutes after we got the anchor set, the people who live in the house overlooking our basin came by. They were headed to a lunch benefit at the church and invited us. I threw the sandwiches was making into baggies and we loaded onto their boat to go to the social. Great food – choice of chicken, lobster, or steak. I had lobster and it was 1/2 tail so big I couldn't eat it all!! As Darrell said - no Florida lobster!! 't also got to meet some of the locals (the guys who tried to help us hit Darrell up for money).
We will see how long we stay here- allowing for weather. Some boat projects to work on so we might stay a few days.
We have Captain Jim Fagan coming for a visit in March. We had a blast with him last year. We are really looking forward to another visit this year.
We went for happy hour with Steve and Cindy (the house mentioned above) last night and have them coming over this evening to the boat. They are a really nice couple and we enjoyed the tour of their house. It is “off the grid” as far as depending on public utility systems. Solar power and water collection, back-up generator, a huge workshop under the house. Will take a picture of the place and post it later. As I write this we are sitting at a picnic table outside the school (can hear the teacher) using their internet signal. The people here are so very kind and friendly!