Porgies
Dwayne spent
most of the morning up-dating our iPad and iPhone apps. He called some friends
to get advice on how to get the laptop running again. Eventually, it was
revived. Thank goodness it is working again and we didn’t lose any data. It is a vital piece of equipment when it
comes to communications.
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| Porgies |
Once the
electronic devices were working and the software current, Dwayne turned his
attention to route planning. The first leg of our journey would take us across
the Little Bahama Bank. There are two options for proceeding toward the Abacos.
The shortest
route is through Indian Cut and past Barracuda Shoal. The anchorage would be
either Mangrove Cay which is about 30 miles from West End or we could continue
on to Great Sale Cay which is about 21 miles further than Mangrove Cay. The
challenge with this option is getting through Indian Cut and the shoals without
running aground. There is a narrow natural channel which allows passage. Most
sailboats require tidal help to get through. Fortunately, high tide for the
next few days is a few hours after sunrise which would allow us to pass through
Indian Cut and the shoals with enough daylight to easily reach Mangrove Cay and
possibly reach Great Sale Cay. So, we
have options for a short or long day of sailing to our first anchorage by going
the short route.
A longer
route would go past Memory Rock and then on to Mangrove Cay. This route takes one way north to avoid the
shoals and would require anchoring at Mangrove Cay since there would not be
enough daylight to make it to Great Sale Cay.
It would also requires remaining in the deep water of the Florida Strait
with rough seas compared to the much calmer waters on the bank.
Carla
strolled along the beach and did some reading during the morning. She chatted
with others passing by and enjoyed not having boat tasks to tend to today.
After lunch,
Dwayne filled the main fuel tank and got some more diesel and gasoline for our
now empty jerry cans. He also replaced
the light bulbs in our red and green navigation lights. Apparently, both failed
during our crossing the Gulf Stream. One
burned out and the other suffered from corrosion despite the fact it had been
replaced only a few months ago.
Carla went
back to the beach to enjoy some down time. While there, she met a couple
fishing and advised them we too were hoping to catch fish during our stay in
the Bahamas. She made it known that we
were novices and asked for advice on how to succeed at catching various
fish. They were more than happy to
demonstrate what they did to catch fish.
They caught a couple of porgies on squid and gave them to Carla for our
dinner.
Dwayne ended
up fileting the fish. Carla bought two loaves of fresh homemade bread from a
young gal who bakes for the cruisers and comes around each day to take orders
and deliver.
Carla fried
the porgies in butter and they tasted great along with French fries and salad.
We are eating local and eating good.
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