Here at Marsh Harbour – Week One

Sunset view from Snappa's

No it's not a pirate ship but it is one huge sailboat!

View of NautiNell among all the other vessels
here at HarborView, Marsh Harbour

We had a great time in Little Harbor. The harbor is well protected (Class A) and, of course, Pete's Pub was only a dinghy ride away. We visited there a few times. Mike had to keep trying his skill at the "Ring on the Hook" game. He got pretty good at it! He also had to banter with Pete regularly. We spent some time riding around in the dinghy. The waves crashing in on the rocks were gorgeous. We also saw several sea turtles. We met several people passing through and talked to the locals from Cherokee Point that supply Pete with his fish.

I must be starting to look a little rough – I got asked more than once if I live here! HA! Maybe it's the natural look (aka – no makeup) or the leathery tan. Not sure – but I'll take it as a compliment! I know! – it's the relaxed look! That's it!!

Saturday (April 21) we discovered we had a water leak in the generator so we decided to head to Marsh Harbor where we would go to a marina. We weren't really ready for the marina – but had no choice. We would have liked to stay at Little Harbor at few more days. Oh well……

We had a nice day for travel – and it was only about 20 miles. We saw "Laughter" - a Looper boat just like NautiNell - when we came into the harbor. Nice to know there may be some Loopers lurking about. We decided to stay at Harbor View Marina. It's a really nice marina with great reviews. AND our slip is just a shell's throw from Snappa's! We've eaten there before and look forward to some happy hours there! We'll be here for 3-4 weeks. We have friends flying into Marsh Harbor in a couple of weeks. This is perfect!!

Our first item on our agenda this week was to get someone to look at the generator. We contacted Basil who was highly recommended to us. He came by – discussed the problem and ordered the repair kit. Should be here and fixed sometime next week! Yea! That's a load off our minds. Now let's have some fun!

This first week has gone by so quickly! We have taken dinghy rides – saw turtles and several starfish. Mike saw a huge barracuda – didn't catch it this time! We've rode our bikes around town – nice little bakery not far from us. Mike got a haircut. I've done laundry ($4.00 each to wash and dry!) We've hung out at the pool. Get the picture? We've been really stressed! LOL! Oh, and Tuesday nights are pizza night at Snappa's. Great pizza! I had been needing a pizza fix!

We visited with Tom and Jan (Laughter). Mike and Tom spent a lot of time comparing notes since Laughter and NautiNell are both Jeffersons. Both boats look just alike! We had originally met in Carrabelle while waiting to make the Gulf Crossing. Fun visiting with them!

We have met a few couples on boats that are going to do the Loop. They are in the planning process now. Also, Tourist is here. We first met them in Manistee MI. Looking forward to getting together with them too!

A huge boat pulled in a few days ago. There are a lot of huge boats here but this one beats all! It's an 80 foot Catamaran with a 35 foot beam! The name of it is HAYFU. We found out that it was custom built and cost $7 million! They are out of Dover, DE.  Just a little out of our league!

Like I said – the first week here at Marsh Harbour has really gone fast. We are looking forward to our friends visiting in another week. They are coming in on May 6. We'll be ready!

Till Next Time!

Admiral "C"