Nassau Day 12 - Easter Sunday
Easter
Sunday, we returned to Ebenezer Methodist Church to join their welcoming
congregation in celebrating this holy day.
The flower arrangements were many and magnificent. The pastor gave wonderful sermon once again
and we learned why Ebenezer is known as “the singing church.” Six hymns were sung during the communion
service alone. Now, I know why they hand
out cough drops before the service begins.
Carol
prepared a simple, yet tasty brunch of French toast and ham. We followed that with a nap. Once rested, it was time to prepare for our
Monday morning departure. Carla did the
laundry and filled the water tanks.
Dwayne notified the marina dock master and paid our marina bill. He also advised our marina neighbors and
lined up a few to help us get off the dock in the morning. We plan to leave at 0800 which is close to
slack tide.
The weather
forecast was not good but good enough for us to attempt a return to Highbourne
Cay. The winds are supposed to drop down
from the 20s into the high teens and the direction should change from the
Northeast to East. Cloud cover could be
from 50 to 100 per cent. Waves were
predicted to be 4 to 5 feet. Normally,
we would not go under these conditions; however, the forecast for tomorrow is
the best for nearly a week and we have already been holed up too long. We would rather have a bumpy ride for a day
and hope our anchorage is no more turbulent than our slip in Nassau. We are on our way if we can see the sun
tomorrow.
We ended the
day with drinks and snacks aboard Foreign
Affair. Frank, Carol, Cecil and
Elena came over and we had a great time talking about our future plans. Frank and Carol will be heading back to the
States as soon as they can get a delivery captain to commit to helping them get
Hakuna Matata at least to West End
and from there, they think they can get the boat across the Gulf Stream on
their own. Cecil and Elena are also
heading back to the States. They are
waiting for a weather window. Some
thought was given to a buddy boat arrangement with Hakuna Matata and Sophia
traveling together to the Fort Pierce Inlet and clearing in at Vero Beach. Foreign
Affair will return to the Exumas with an expected return to the States
sometime in early to mid-May. Our
cruising permit is good until May 19th without renewal.
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