2/24 – Today was one of those “not so much fun – but essential” days on the boat. We were up before 7:00 and Linda was headed for the laundromat. The facilities at the marina were nice and clean (2 washers and 2 dryers) with a huge folding table and at a pretty good price for the Bahamas – only $2.00. Gerry tackled the shower bilge pump which proved to be quite the job. This pump is probably the hardest part on the boat to reach. Down in the bilge he had to scoot up in a very confining narrow space. To make matters worse, the spare pump he thought he had on board was the wrong size, so he had to remove the pump from the other head (bathroom). We never use that one because we don’t run the shower in the forward head. After removal, he installed it in the aft shower; didn’t work. After some troubleshooting, he decided the switch was also bad. He removed the switch from the forward head and reinstalled it in the aft head. Yea!! – it worked. However, that chore took much longer than he thought it would. He also topped off the batteries with water. Once Gerry was out of the bilge, Linda cleaned the salon area. Finally, around 5:00 we decided to call it a day. We poured a drink and walked up to the benches along the dock to watch the sunset and talk with some other cruisers. There had been 4 sailboats come in during the day.
2/25 – Gerry did a few more things in the bilge this morning while Linda washed the boat down. The boat was very dirty and salty, but with the price of water in the Bahamas (.45/gal at this marina) all we really can do is give it a quick scrub with the mop and then rinse it off. Once that was done we finished filling the boat with water and went to the office to check out. Our water cost ended up being almost as much as our dockage since our membership with the Royal Marsh Harbor Yacht Club entitled us to a reduced dockage rate of just .85/ft.
By 10:00 all our tasks were completed and we were headed out for our next destination – Rock Sound. It was only a short run and we were there a little after noon. On the way, Gerry caught a fish, a small Black Grouper, but he let it go. The guide books tout Rock Sound as a destination that offers much to the boating community –a nice harbor with good protection, several dinghy docks along the shore, a good sized grocery store for provisioning, a hardware store, many restaurants, and a variety of shops. We anchored close to the dinghy dock at the 4 Points Restaurant as it was closest to the grocery store. However, before heading for the store, we decided to try out the restaurant for lunch – great food. We spent the rest of the afternoon at Marketplace Shopping Centre where we got pretty much everything we needed. Back at the boat we had a nice quiet evening and turned in early.
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| The harbor at Cape Eleuthera Resort and Yacht Club |
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| The beach where Linda walked while doing laundry |
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| Sunset at the marina - blocked by the building, but still pretty |
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| Gerry caught a black grouper on our cruise to Rock Sound |
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| Second Star approaching Rock Sound anchorage |
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| Monk's Vineyard in the anchorage |
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| ... and Second Star in the anchorage |
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This is the restaurant where we anchored. Upon our
arrival we noticed a lot of people and activity on the shore.
It turns out it was a group of people from a Princess Cruise Ship.
They were "experiencing" a typical Bahamian meal and a
mini Junkanoo. We think the way we are experiencing
the Bahamas is definitely better. |
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| After lunch, it was off to the Marketplace to provision |
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