April 15 - 22 Piggy Ville, No Name Cay

we decided to come into Black Sound and do a few errands, so we would be

ready for a few weeks in the Northern part of the Abacoes, little did we know 

that that weather pattern was going to change, we spent 4 nights on Donny's Mooring Ball and

happy that we where secure for the winds that came

.. we found a short cut to get into the settlement, there is lots of abandoned houses and interesting 

fences

a view to the quiet settlement of New Plymouth

this was Good Friday and one of the churches served dinner, baked Mac n Cheese, sweet roll and a whole snapper ….

this succulent plant produces this flower that has a long spike and it is used

for making ropes, Sisal 

we met up with Wingspread, Charlie and Chris and walked to an ocean beach near

Leeward Yacht Club, where they are staying while they get the boat ready for summer storage

one of the many affluent houses

there is a lot more flowering plants blooming now ….winter is over and this is spring time

coconuts sprouting

remember all those hard hats we find on the beaches, well this person

has put them to good use

Trump Construction, I'm sure it is not President Trump's place

after a long walk it is always time for a few special drinks

beer, fruit punch (pink), and a Leaping Lizard (green)

the next day Wingspread will be hauled and stored

the weather was calm and winds in the correct direction, so we took the big boat

and anchored about 200 feet from Piggy Ville… No Name Cay

Craig, one of the guys taking care of feeding and watering the pigs

Craig also works at AYS, where we store Modaki

I have seen chickens eating the meat inside the coconut, but I guess

pigs like it also, Craig brought 25 today, cracked them open and soon the meat was gone

Sunset Marina in Black Sound has supplied this water storage tank and comes all the time with

a tanker to keep it filled

we brought carrots, lettuce and bean sprouts (which they did not eat)

this is Lucy and she has 10 piglets still hiding in the brush ,

the pigs have learnt to drink from the self feeding pipe

they also love bananas, which this young lad soon found out

some one has also dropped off some chickens, they all look healthy

the pig population is at 30 now and I think there might be some culling done soon

April 11 - 14, 2017 part two Powell Cay

to find this next beach we had to wait for low tide

these trees grow the same as the ones on the Bruce Peninsula, searching for soil and water

the new beach

a rock ledge right beside the beach, maybe it was a coral reef at one time

we think this is the wheel off one of those sand tricycles

a hermit crab taking a stroll

a life jacket found adrift … I googled the name and only came up with

WWI battle ships

Bob and Robin, showing us how to crack a conch

they gave us 3 conch, Joe finished cleaning it and we froze them for future eating

Trinity 1 came for Lobster Chowder, Dan and Joe

myself and Lucey, our Ottawa sailing friends

April 11 - 14, 2017 Powell Cay part one

this is the cliff in Powell Cay that the Tropic Birds nest, and there was about 10 flying around

but they are too quick for me to get their picture 

this picture is out of order, but we did set an anchor alarm … the winds where

strong out of the east - NE 

some Nicker Beans

this tree is called the Tourist Tree because this is what tourist white

skin looks like after a few days in the Bahama sun

above the Tropic Bird bluff with Valentine

another nice beach

I returned this sea star to the low water mark

the sand was a bit mushy in this area

many years ago a cruiser's propane tank blew up and he died,

this is put here by his family

Inspiration, Robin and Bob, from New Zealand invited Valentine and Modaki over for

happy hour … Robin makes the best Cracked Conch ever