March 17 to 20, 2017- Adventure with Tom and Diane

March 17, 2017 - Treasure Cay

Happy St Patrick's Day.  Treasure Cay

9:00am- Steve has gone to pick up Diane and Tom and bring all their things on board for an adventure on the sail boat.  

10:00am- Heading out to Guana Cay

It was cool this morning but Diane was the brave soul who sat out on the bow. 

10:45am- A little cool out because the sun is behind the clouds. Tom and Steve are hoping to catch a fish. No luck in the fishing department.

11:30am- Arrived in Guana Cay.  After lunch we dinghied into chore just in time to watch Barefootman band.  They did sound like Jimmy Buffet and they where funny. We walked the beach and headed back to the boat at 3:00pm.  

The men rested  while Diane and I walked the beach

Tom made a wonderful spaghetti dinner and we laughed while Diane played the conch at sunset.  I even took out both guitars and Tom and I played.  What a gorgeous night.
 

Watch a movie: Mortdecai.  

10:00pm- Off the bed we go.

March 18,2017 - off to Man O War

9:00- After breakfast, we headed out to Man O War. 

10:30- Arrived at Man O War and anchored. Steve and Tom barbecued hot dogs.  

Tom, Diane & Steve snorkeled to shore while I dinghied in to pick them up. Later we introduced Diane and Tom to a cold shower in back of the boat.  Tom really appreciated it.

2:00pm- We all dinghied into town where, Diane bought a sounding conch.  We also gave them a tour of the town. 

6:00pm- We enjoyed Tom's homemade chicken wings and we made homemade pizza

 



 

Diane playing the conch at sunset



7:15pm-  While the sun was setting, Diane and Steve played their conch. It was hilarious!  Diane has a found a new talent.  I then took out the guitar and we sang a bit before heading below and watch a movie. 

 

March 19, 2017 - Off to Hopetown

7:00am-  Diane, Tom and I watched the sunrise.  So peaceful.

Sunrise

 8:15am- After breakfast, we sailed to Hopetown.  It is a beautiful sail.

10:00am- Made water while waiting for the tides to go up. 

11:00pm- We are on a mooring in Hopetown.  After Diane made us a wonderful lunch, we took them for a tour around town and then went for a drink at the marina in order to get Wi-Fi

1:30- Went snorkeling at the beach.  The water was beautiful.

3:45pm- Came back to the boat and we all showered.

6:45pm-  We had such a laugh.  As we were getting off the boat, we heard someone blowing a conch.  Of course, Diane had to get hers out and didn't want to leave until she showed Hopetown who was the greatest conch player.  Too funny!

 

Good thing we had reservations at the Hopetown restaurant for 7pm otherwise Diane would still be on the conch.

Had a wonderful meal.  Steve got a little fresh with Tom but I think he liked it. Wonder who had too much tequila.

9:30pm- Got back to the boat and while the men went to sleep, Diane read and I worked on my blog.

 

March 20, 2017 - Hopetown

7:30am-  Had a great breakfast and relaxed all morning

10:30am-  Our sailing friends, Margi and Chuck from V-twins showed up at Hopetown and went on a mooring behind us.  It was nice seeing them again. 

Took Diane and Tom up the lighthouse and then toured around.  Diane and I browse some of the shops



They have rocking chairs for men who wait outside while wives shop at the gift store



We showed them how they build sailing dinghys

 12:00pm-  After lunch, Diane and I headed out to the beach to hunt for sea glass.  We stayed until 3:30pm.  The men stayed on the boat to relax.

 

 

4:00pm-  We were invited on Margi and Chuck's boat (V-Twins) for hors d"oeuvres.  We caught up on each our journey to the Bahamas.

 

6:00pm- Had a great dinner and Diane and Steve were back blowing their conchs at sunset.  It is hilarious to hear others compete with the length of time you can blow it. I think Diane wins.

8:00- Diane and I watched a DVD "The Light Between The Ocean". The men went to bed early. 

What a great day!