We sailed to Farmers Cay on December 12. We have been there before and LOVED it. We sure weren't disappointed this time either. The people there are so warm and friendly. We were invited and attended an awards presentation at the school. Of course we also enjoyed the bounties of the sea! Darrell caught 3 large lobsters, one large lion fish and a small Snapper. We stayed 3-4 days but when a good weather window opened for moving south, we took it.
We had a glorious sail to George Town on December 16. About 7.5 miles from entering the harbor, Darrell caught a wahoo. Nice!! We have a few items to take care of before our holiday guest arrives - Captain Jim Fagan. There are not near as many boats in the harbor as we are used to seeing!
It's amazing!! You sit in an anchorage and think you are all alone but then you get to thinking about cruisers that you have met and you feel like you know everybody. We are in George Town and I can count 3 boats that we know, 2 boats that we are expecting and one or two more that we hope to meet up with. Darrell played volleyball and Texas Hold 'em poker here. We even thought we heard a boat we knew from Grenada hailed on the radio today - thinking about you today, Pierre-Yves and Mireille from Umido!!
We have had such a wonderful time meeting people from all over!! And seeing some we haven't seen in a long time!
George Town is always busy with something to do. Water aerobics, shopping, regattas, and many others! Darrell got to play Texas Hold'em a few times in George Town and was the tournament winner one night!!! While here, we added to our crew list! Captain Jim Fagan flew in on Christmas Eve. We always look forward to seeing him!!
Christmas Day we had a potluck lunch with several other boats. We had a total of twelve at our table. All the tables at Chat n Chill beach were full and the total count was somewhere close to 150 people. Good times and great food!!
The following Saturday, we had the right wind direction to sail to Long Island. It was a beautiful day with about 10 knots of wind. On arrival in Thompson Bay, we had four friends dinghy over to welcome us to the harbor and enjoy a few cold beers over stories to catch up! Of course it's always great to meet up with fellow cruisers we have met through the years!! We got to show Jim a few sites on the island, thanks to Alibi II (Bill & Bess)!
On New Years Day, our guest, Jim Fagan left. We had a wonderful time during his visit and we're all always sad for him to go. We will meet up again in Key Largo in a couple of months. Next trip to the Bahamas, we hope to get Wayne and Sherry on board for a visit!
Happy New Year to everyone!
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