Sunday 22 January 2017

Under water pictures


Old Rosie .. Ben and Jane


dinghy anchor set good


star fish


there is these holes all over the place … we think crabs live in them .. there is lots
of piles of sand outside the entrance


these little black fans completely disappear into the sand when we get too close


a live shell …


and we returned it to its habitat .. once the photo shoot was over


a star fish eating a jelly fish …..

and rays and sharks eat the star fish

January 11 - 20, 2017 Other Goose and Old Rosie


the Jib Room offered a discount on drinks for happy hour .. and lets the cruisers come with pot
luck appetizers … a lot of the cruisers are taking this next weather window to cross to the Eleuthra and Exumas
and this was their last day in the Abaco this season


Hurricane Helens boat .. Ain't Miss Behaven


a dried out jelly fish at low tide


a jelly fish that is under water .. nice and plump


Sea Biscuit 


Grabber's Restaurant on Guana Cay




the ocean side of Great Guana Cay




lots of high waves crashing the shore


we find quite a few hard hats


Joe gave me this Little Book of Sea-Beans .. so this year we have been able to identify
our treasures




another nice sunset


Great Blue Heron






we had another great walk on the beach with Chris and Charlie


this use to be a cave, but one of the last few storms brought the wall down


another collection of sea beans


we made arrangements to take our fore sail to Man of War, to get it  repaired, and we got it back
in a few days … $360


Kevin from Grace headed into MOW with us


taking our sail to shore


these cute ducks waited for the golf carts to pass and then waddled across the road


heading for a swim


some nice folk art




Grace leaving the anchorage and snagged a pipe, but managed to release it


sailing back to Marsh Harbour with the main only


another rusted and broken switch .. so glad we had a spare on board


Other Goose, Rick and Susan from Owen Sound arrived in Marsh Harbour for one night only


they are on their way to George Town, Exumas
the weather window is open for a good crossing


saying our good byes


there they go


we head out of the Harbour again  for Mermaid Reef and a swim ….
and we get a radio call from Old Rosie, another Owen Sound boat


two guys having a good ride on top of their boat




Old Rosie, a Nova Scotia steel hull boat .. beautiful in side



Ben and Jane Eckensweiler, from our home town


we had happy hour on their boat and caught this beautiful sun set


Old Rosie brought us salsa, corn chips and AA batteries from Florida
the price is better in the USA


then we both headed off to MOW, Joe and I picked up our sail
the wind had shifted and our stern was to shore, so we both  moved to another island


Sugar Loaf Cay …. now this is better .. bow to shore


our tour of the lime stone islands


some caves 


this could pass for Tobermory landscape








another great sunset


the next day the wind shifted again, so we moved to the other side of the island
and went snorkelling with Ben and Jane … pictures to follow


 at anchor in Marsh Harbour