Here in Marsh Harbor – Week Two

What a view this place must have!

Another beautiful sunset in Marsh Harbor!

The Scurvy Few - unfortunately we never met any of them.

Hundreds of starfish here!!

"Black Gold"  112 feet long!

"Hay FU"  80 feet long and 30 feet wide!   

Here we are at HarborView in Marsh Harbor

Celebrating "Cinco de Mayo" at Snappa's Bar 'n Grill

Mermid Reef - great place to snorkel

Yet, another beautiful sunset

Another week has passed here in Marsh Harbor. Now week two is history. The time is flying by so fast! I guess that's the way it is in Paradise, huh!

We found out that the parts we had ordered and were supposed to be delivered here on Monday didn't make the flight. They didn't have all that we needed so they didn't send anything. Now the parts are scheduled to arrive on Thursday. However, Basil will be off for a few days because of his daughter's graduation. Oh well. So IF the part comes in on Thursday - Basil can fix the generator on Monday.
Keeping our fingers crossed!

There's plenty to do here in Marsh Harbor. And Dick and Debbie will be here Sunday! We are really looking forward to their visit. The last time they visited us was in August when we were on Lake Michigan. Wow, what a difference, huh! No sweatshirts and jeans this time!

It was rainy the first part of the week – not much to do when it's raining. Not complaining though – it's warm! Mike painted our bicycles. They are only a year old –but the salt water has been really tough on them. They were looking pretty rough. Now they look all shiny again! He lubed and tuned them up too! Except mine didn't have any brakes for a while. Oops! Don't worry – I managed to stop! They just needed a minor adjustment – LOL! Now so does my flip-flop!

We went to an authentic Bahamian Café with a nice couple (Tom and Joyce) from New York. They have the sailboat (Barefoot) across from us. The food was great. They had a car so we got a tour of the island too. And of course, a stop at the Island Bakery. That place is wonderful!

Mike spends a lot of time "fixing" things on the boat. They're not always broken – a lot of them are just "needed improvements". There's always something. Although - NautiNell is looking pretty good right now! He did make a "prototype" rope ladder for the dinghy. When we get out in the dinghy to snorkel or whatever – it's next to impossible to get back in it when you're in deep water. Now if I'm snorkeling and I see a shark I want to be able to get back in the dinghy! LOL! Actually if I saw a shark – I'd probably not need the ladder!! Anyway, we went out to check out the ladder in the "field". After a few minor adjustments it was deemed a success. Hope so!

We plan to stay here in Marsh Harbor for a couple of more weeks. While our friends are here we will visit Hopetown and, of course, we can't miss Nippers. We'll probably do some fishing too, outside of Man of War Cay.

Our plan is to be back stateside in late May and in the Daytona area around June 1. That's the plan – but we all know how these "plans" are written in sand.

Happy "Cinco de Mayo" everyone! Isn't it crazy that we're over in the Bahamas and celebrating Cinco de Mayo! We still have a hard time believing we're doing this!

Till next time!

Admiral "C"