Day 82 - 84 (Fri, Feb 3 – Sun , Feb 5 , 2012): OK, up early and listened to Chris. Wind is going to blow today. Outside may be rough… Well, Maria and Bert radioed and they were getting ready to head out. They too, thought outside as the best option. We told them we were going to head out soon too. Bert headed out. Then, about the time we untied from the mooring, he radioed that it was too rough on the outside and his alternate route was going to be to retrace his breadcrumbs and go back the way we came in. We decided to do the same. “Threading the Needle” is so exciting. Oh boy! Well, no issues and Patrick and Gaia performed perfectly. We headed out to Sampson. The hop was very short and the wind was again directly on our nose so we did not put a sail up. Patrick wanted too but I would have to stow it as soon as we got started so, I talked him out of it. Besides, we were catching up to Bert and Maria and giving them some room was the right thing to do.
We made it to Sampson around noon. Dropped the anchor. I dove on it and perfection. Did I mention I love our Rocna? This is, I think, my favorite spot. Just something about Sampson Cay. I love it. We headed into the marina and resort to walk around. Very nice. We decided to have lunch in the restaurant and get a Kalik. Ran into the folks from “Happy Ours,” the power boat that was moored next to us in Warderick Wells. Very nice people. They recommended the veggie pizza. Omg… they were so right. Or, was it just that we had not had civilized food in some time. Obviously, a second pizza tomorrow would determine this little quandary. Back to Gaia and a nap.
Beautiful sunset with the small showers that had been around. Clouds bounce the rays around. Partially cloudy days definitely seem to make the best sunsets. No snorkeling today but tomorrow, we will hit the water again.
Saturday was uneventful. Just another day in paradise. We did laundry. Were invited to have coffee on “Happy Ours.” Great day. Steve and Noreen showed us a small wooden boat they had found on a beach. It was an urn. There was some writing on the back but difficult to determine what the finder was supposed to do with it. It contained ashes of a young man in his 20s. They were going to call a number found on a piece of paper inside to determine what they should do with the tiny boat. It was beautifully crafted. Teak and so well made and polished. Absolute care had gone into the creation. The rudder had fallen off (The only thing missing. Obviously from being tossed around on some rocks. Steve was going to repair it once they had talked to the family and possibly relaunch it).
Monday decided to do some fridge cleaning and organizing before restocking at the marina grocery. I pulled everything out of the freezer and repositioned. OK, for those of you that want to hear the juicy, behind the scenes part. This was more for Patrick… he is determined to eat everything in the freezer and then use it as dry storage… OK, not really but he seriously needs to relax about eating perishables. I would love to get rid of some of the cans of Spaghetti and Meatballs and Ravioli O’s he brought on board. All good and we got groceries. On Tues we should get our case of Kalik (when the supply boat comes in). Oh, and I forgot. We saw the "pigs" today. Swimming Pigs...Also went to Fowl Cay and met Maria from South Africa. She was great. What a job she has. She is the main contact in the office at Fowl Cay. The bungalows are georgeous. They go for about $25k per week. Pricy but if you have the bucks... what a beautiful place. And, it is all inclusive including boat use, etc.
Back to the boat for lunch and to pick up Dobbie for his afternoon beach excursion. We headed out in the Craken with Dobbie. His first dingy ride with motor running. He did quite well. Some rather "loud mouthing" at first but he settled into it. We went slow so the motor sound would be less of a scary thing. Our little sandy beach was not too far. We got to the beach and Dobbie and I went ashore. I kept him between my legs and did a bit of walking around. We sniffed around on the sand and looked at some hermit crabs. Dobbie did want to make his way to the rocky part but we kept him very close. Then, Patrick took him to the dingy to help him understand how to get in and out. He navigated jumping into and out of the dingy quite well. Next step… swimming. Patrick took him out into a foot of shallow water and slowly lowered him. He did not like it but he wadded back to shore. We did ample praise then, Patrick took him out a bit further. Still wadeable. He did it again. Then, deep enough to swim. He kept his hands on Dobbie and lowered him. Still only about 16 inches of water. Dobbie swam splendidly back to shore. Yea!!!!! He also seemed to like it. He relaxed and was not meowing. Just simply fiddling around in the waves as they lapped at the shore. So one more swim. Patrick took him a bit further still. But only about 16 inches of water. This time, Dobbie swam to the dingy and pulled himself up using the rubber rub rail. Patrick was there to help and to protect the dingy (sharp little claws). Wow, what a successful outing.
Once back to the boat, Dobbie got a warm shower with fresh water and we headed out to snorkel. Coming back from snorkeling we met the folks on Coyote. They have the hard top that I have been admiring. Seems they are from the Upper Chesapeake too (Haver De Grace). They had all of the work done in Annapolis. I really do like their set up.
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