tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31534743254843967582024-03-18T05:11:16.797-07:00McCraw SailsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.comBlogger1993125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-54674036966596471462024-03-18T05:10:00.000-07:002024-03-18T05:10:41.973-07:00Buenavista Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">A lot more boats are heading north....Now and Zen sailing away....<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYNAEC2EUCh4fiBygQatBc69mV26PVpyrhVl3nPstVBWW2NaNZltWhUoRViZmHZPFnFWoprB7B4G6B2N-wnVt9tDbFzmUXR3pCYRVnQP379ZIueIpHCJfsUiD9q28SpAPy_hqz1snuFYWGnKDtaCUN6LCMpBBspEtCBQ2bBlJggGExEwlm3M5_McgUoJD/s4032/IMG_2215.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYNAEC2EUCh4fiBygQatBc69mV26PVpyrhVl3nPstVBWW2NaNZltWhUoRViZmHZPFnFWoprB7B4G6B2N-wnVt9tDbFzmUXR3pCYRVnQP379ZIueIpHCJfsUiD9q28SpAPy_hqz1snuFYWGnKDtaCUN6LCMpBBspEtCBQ2bBlJggGExEwlm3M5_McgUoJD/w480-h640/IMG_2215.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And after breakfast we decided to sail up to Buenavista Cay for a change in scenery. Lovely sail.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgK7vZjpLeMrlwFwLqoTXij5th6crZ1aaaaEpyobC6who0svB1Ryh81xO52Tsvcd5toElDotVie0pE9PTSxpG6shYrSwhJxSBMBEGSwZhOdJrTSNl95YA_mT58Jf94kit4RuF-cEsdxJVuHXPa0yjrxqNAyTqBpoKHqoXC8HCyp7CS-yBpCHzC4a7KLyA/s4032/IMG_2216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgK7vZjpLeMrlwFwLqoTXij5th6crZ1aaaaEpyobC6who0svB1Ryh81xO52Tsvcd5toElDotVie0pE9PTSxpG6shYrSwhJxSBMBEGSwZhOdJrTSNl95YA_mT58Jf94kit4RuF-cEsdxJVuHXPa0yjrxqNAyTqBpoKHqoXC8HCyp7CS-yBpCHzC4a7KLyA/w640-h480/IMG_2216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Made bread along the way....sortof a habit, always looking forward to that first crusty slice with butter, haha.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kn1-EFnFd2ah1aCimhWbZKa4ZKjjMOGPdmaR0OuLjPrw9dqZuukKZPAVJ_R_Vfs9FsQECvhNcM9_TCLVF7XNUe-_4GDOML6xWv5BrGp3wjOR3BBbh0_ONsvVjU6n8VQSYO_pEyoWIWlStb_vtwaAycmCNdoq8ysq7ROS0cP_V-n2zwpYR8dpS2-SqQE_/s4032/IMG_2219.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kn1-EFnFd2ah1aCimhWbZKa4ZKjjMOGPdmaR0OuLjPrw9dqZuukKZPAVJ_R_Vfs9FsQECvhNcM9_TCLVF7XNUe-_4GDOML6xWv5BrGp3wjOR3BBbh0_ONsvVjU6n8VQSYO_pEyoWIWlStb_vtwaAycmCNdoq8ysq7ROS0cP_V-n2zwpYR8dpS2-SqQE_/w640-h480/IMG_2219.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All alone! We'll be staying in the Raggeds for a week or more longer waiting for some winds to shift around but all of our close buddy boats are gone now.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp8B4M0p3Gdeu0Lw3Ayc-_SRGimZJJ1rzNNlXHD7TJH2GGxNQ3gkhvnXeHDpaL8RT5i73jB0cTuqEbRILyDV-3_FgwJljBR-ooeALL6FdU7wyJeBERFZdqLoZS0cmduhI6LTZ2rDwoW6zIgIYP95zJvZRELQxa-BfTI4QqBQfec1p2W7Vm__wtciRmjEn/s4032/IMG_2220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp8B4M0p3Gdeu0Lw3Ayc-_SRGimZJJ1rzNNlXHD7TJH2GGxNQ3gkhvnXeHDpaL8RT5i73jB0cTuqEbRILyDV-3_FgwJljBR-ooeALL6FdU7wyJeBERFZdqLoZS0cmduhI6LTZ2rDwoW6zIgIYP95zJvZRELQxa-BfTI4QqBQfec1p2W7Vm__wtciRmjEn/w640-h480/IMG_2220.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-49990875945433677312024-03-17T04:52:00.000-07:002024-03-17T04:52:35.443-07:00Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We played bocce ball again at 8AM to start the day with Bright Ayes. They left afterwards to start their trek north.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the lat afternoon we went on a nice 2 mile hike.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pretty views back to the two Mantas left in the anchorage.<br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iQ-fc_i7x7-pQiBcz1TtrMVv8lsvZJud2YGe8kPCp9J1kcYIoKZbSB2_B6eYLVoS2GrkDIjW6RYBSx0v0CLQqdrSY0Cdig0Xb9J5OXpu4muuFzT4Ydy2Hqet2kFc-CxJRTmeekr-vNewlle02Qi9ZMLIyNTiP5DJw8NcwoH3QxPeP9xH6mCjxxWAOcTx/s4032/IMG_2202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iQ-fc_i7x7-pQiBcz1TtrMVv8lsvZJud2YGe8kPCp9J1kcYIoKZbSB2_B6eYLVoS2GrkDIjW6RYBSx0v0CLQqdrSY0Cdig0Xb9J5OXpu4muuFzT4Ydy2Hqet2kFc-CxJRTmeekr-vNewlle02Qi9ZMLIyNTiP5DJw8NcwoH3QxPeP9xH6mCjxxWAOcTx/w640-h480/IMG_2202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">About 10 boats left heading north....it's that time of year!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74asuaqJk9vGLcEmHU9G9FNTMgvQOnEXv4SN-_BWk8NbL_Du-4r8GBw1Oe8OIDRD0Z349UX_PxIUHlD82J8wgP2LOpHGz8-x1idu8KQwZQPdxmmhXHjweT3ibnzIb3Pm7qT61-21_td8DQciILzsv8NPFBKuLxRjAdwZVrJ2vLUX9PRfFfC-5pzGiaknF/s4032/IMG_2204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74asuaqJk9vGLcEmHU9G9FNTMgvQOnEXv4SN-_BWk8NbL_Du-4r8GBw1Oe8OIDRD0Z349UX_PxIUHlD82J8wgP2LOpHGz8-x1idu8KQwZQPdxmmhXHjweT3ibnzIb3Pm7qT61-21_td8DQciILzsv8NPFBKuLxRjAdwZVrJ2vLUX9PRfFfC-5pzGiaknF/w640-h480/IMG_2204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just pretty views from the ocean side.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBaxHAHGpJi4h_69XvCSo89PFXZKHMYi89nA0SholcRCFEDjR_ULcm-5ERmBxR4rMh5khWxhBpaG-qRyne5PjBA_nyEO7ZmqLb2JD2WmV001JHITQGskR2fa_dKGN54FOYo7zERogR1vd9j_4DJQ3NUBVWsu7QDDvtGnYeBfoK02Q3QXq2hcYpoC4SNlU/s4032/IMG_2205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBaxHAHGpJi4h_69XvCSo89PFXZKHMYi89nA0SholcRCFEDjR_ULcm-5ERmBxR4rMh5khWxhBpaG-qRyne5PjBA_nyEO7ZmqLb2JD2WmV001JHITQGskR2fa_dKGN54FOYo7zERogR1vd9j_4DJQ3NUBVWsu7QDDvtGnYeBfoK02Q3QXq2hcYpoC4SNlU/w640-h480/IMG_2205.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIraNX0G92CPM5hstBcxR1ttXQRE4LLCqajT-y5PwJBAaUUkIRThAq29Yz0YuhJIt9JSHEbZbWe4yPPYXkf36534znqgNcWDGEpqyp7EDXsI9R1crd64dGhlZYJvscqT9SaLH3s3_UHFW2fsF-4ZyQ-kndjYp3otMtg3xNQqYU68hovVnkIaudoFueq0Lc/s4032/IMG_2206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIraNX0G92CPM5hstBcxR1ttXQRE4LLCqajT-y5PwJBAaUUkIRThAq29Yz0YuhJIt9JSHEbZbWe4yPPYXkf36534znqgNcWDGEpqyp7EDXsI9R1crd64dGhlZYJvscqT9SaLH3s3_UHFW2fsF-4ZyQ-kndjYp3otMtg3xNQqYU68hovVnkIaudoFueq0Lc/w640-h480/IMG_2206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFBk53ZTYzCfySQicw6t82tA2yB_tla8IzukhvRNTFdfaYywaX7ODz6hryqRcyuFHk9prjSPxRm3-c6NHxDmaJBhOIMA9NiEZXmu6pfJQwiWVsJPhp5jhwGsXFImlW4N8y8Pkfhjj2upp7xriALulSHRo2Rv-tzAZtAdCJgrdV7IryzVlozfxEz04z2nk/s4032/IMG_2207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFBk53ZTYzCfySQicw6t82tA2yB_tla8IzukhvRNTFdfaYywaX7ODz6hryqRcyuFHk9prjSPxRm3-c6NHxDmaJBhOIMA9NiEZXmu6pfJQwiWVsJPhp5jhwGsXFImlW4N8y8Pkfhjj2upp7xriALulSHRo2Rv-tzAZtAdCJgrdV7IryzVlozfxEz04z2nk/w640-h480/IMG_2207.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the cruiser hut for sundowners....no sundown view since it was too cloudy like it's been for a while now. Ralph and Leslie are heading out tomorrow so we said our goodbyes for the season. We'll stay south for a while yet and just enjoy the remoteness. </span><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-83048689904577444462024-03-16T06:39:00.000-07:002024-03-16T06:41:50.901-07:00Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We started the morning with another game of bocce ball. </span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8wWllbiPlYVI5mk-nQN7uO6KbseNVzRxMsDCIgZ6hIJJxD3ba_FL-Wgno7V4rQ7WO1gMQtuxvA6dQJolY9MXHkjT5zYfLgHULCUZ5s1egpWBKly2PMLFkAY1oxQHKPxxAxNOX-QvtNzuvaSopTfEXOtnQ9OBiUzZyLEXar6Edtmav3FTFd9d9d0-FJbD/s1920/IMG_2193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8wWllbiPlYVI5mk-nQN7uO6KbseNVzRxMsDCIgZ6hIJJxD3ba_FL-Wgno7V4rQ7WO1gMQtuxvA6dQJolY9MXHkjT5zYfLgHULCUZ5s1egpWBKly2PMLFkAY1oxQHKPxxAxNOX-QvtNzuvaSopTfEXOtnQ9OBiUzZyLEXar6Edtmav3FTFd9d9d0-FJbD/w640-h480/IMG_2193.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Good fun and a lovely way to start the morning.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeQPsepIV9L5LdOQR01ZVH2zc-vnGep5GjkCJbVn8qHId6qZ2wP7RgkMFCYiBhb0LDwbuRdQ7F04WLC_1kJiZPBuoJPAzK8cL0KOBHqaeWnb3ShZn04y2V6D3hyIULhUCdx-3G8WgR2wuCtsHYwly8z0kCm754lwTY0f43KuLUDrcBY2NCMZk2VH-sjVh/s1920/IMG_2188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeQPsepIV9L5LdOQR01ZVH2zc-vnGep5GjkCJbVn8qHId6qZ2wP7RgkMFCYiBhb0LDwbuRdQ7F04WLC_1kJiZPBuoJPAzK8cL0KOBHqaeWnb3ShZn04y2V6D3hyIULhUCdx-3G8WgR2wuCtsHYwly8z0kCm754lwTY0f43KuLUDrcBY2NCMZk2VH-sjVh/w640-h480/IMG_2188.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the afternoon Jerry and Duane got busy in the cruiser hut to repair a bench that was broken during the Valentine's party. Maxine had sent over a long piece of treated lumber for the purpose.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ5AL8Lsfwq-h3i8wd3YwAXReQqm-oFQBgRvq58xwF9nUAKhSGu8pJP6azKbPPULILiF4g0Av_YHCMMv-rNKjg6O7zg5f5XgCxhyphenhyphenUKZO8ReoM9xRXodRyOn5T7m2qrkNrbpPpISTl__PgNLR4aMbJnvWswXdoj2_ivnhHDhWo9hjRsEf6Bs3Vs1ETdYZU/s4032/IMG_2159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ5AL8Lsfwq-h3i8wd3YwAXReQqm-oFQBgRvq58xwF9nUAKhSGu8pJP6azKbPPULILiF4g0Av_YHCMMv-rNKjg6O7zg5f5XgCxhyphenhyphenUKZO8ReoM9xRXodRyOn5T7m2qrkNrbpPpISTl__PgNLR4aMbJnvWswXdoj2_ivnhHDhWo9hjRsEf6Bs3Vs1ETdYZU/w640-h480/IMG_2159.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Guy from Trouble volunteered to go get his portable skill saw making things much easier.</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9teeVj3ZvsWQIIGZ5hwADzq_Cnk3VU3Ixlfh5nT1rt3xZUUm5HqPb1BMgpxpInPH1wbpNj53tVlV0bd4xhLqZ-Cef-6LEWnNfeRflze-Z1rfBdrsRO74uDuYPgIxyiU4idpnFxtRAc2V2aIcJC_FFy_QdVTA9MpKI5lprxkLCY1L61ZoiZAS6-G3JbX9R/s4032/IMG_2162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9teeVj3ZvsWQIIGZ5hwADzq_Cnk3VU3Ixlfh5nT1rt3xZUUm5HqPb1BMgpxpInPH1wbpNj53tVlV0bd4xhLqZ-Cef-6LEWnNfeRflze-Z1rfBdrsRO74uDuYPgIxyiU4idpnFxtRAc2V2aIcJC_FFy_QdVTA9MpKI5lprxkLCY1L61ZoiZAS6-G3JbX9R/w480-h640/IMG_2162.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Nicely fitted.</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtYH0SAZFlof7mAUUBtojoSKmP2nn187eUIbTen90qdZtWN6GWOFq8IJVDH4uFFsRoNMJwEsK5wP2VonahpMwqLC9xpvVH8nF9VkDQ3GTNXaAU08AURiwglbyR5P3ZTAIr3RC5wFQqBWsVkazX8ZpZJJOu8fCvrkWZiDi9Q5Sf2Q52yifNmAOXsd0Q-tR/s4032/IMG_2164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtYH0SAZFlof7mAUUBtojoSKmP2nn187eUIbTen90qdZtWN6GWOFq8IJVDH4uFFsRoNMJwEsK5wP2VonahpMwqLC9xpvVH8nF9VkDQ3GTNXaAU08AURiwglbyR5P3ZTAIr3RC5wFQqBWsVkazX8ZpZJJOu8fCvrkWZiDi9Q5Sf2Q52yifNmAOXsd0Q-tR/w480-h640/IMG_2164.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All done!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaS5rkEamXnKF_LgiVhbwwWen4atCMs9BJneazHDv_YfJnm0GNrbypEq37648b0e86g-m0_mKd_wELpv3uZFR2cncpRWwUUjmIpe6Xfs1GhAoh4e7cW0mHdCnNbsVa5MeO8r-ul-iBC2bUQb1ryJyP9P0mxQ95Z7dyz9vlqVVoC-j0Y7zBRONp0cXDPep/s4032/IMG_2165.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaS5rkEamXnKF_LgiVhbwwWen4atCMs9BJneazHDv_YfJnm0GNrbypEq37648b0e86g-m0_mKd_wELpv3uZFR2cncpRWwUUjmIpe6Xfs1GhAoh4e7cW0mHdCnNbsVa5MeO8r-ul-iBC2bUQb1ryJyP9P0mxQ95Z7dyz9vlqVVoC-j0Y7zBRONp0cXDPep/w640-h480/IMG_2165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We relaxed at the cruiser hut for a couple of hours of conversation.....and well after dark we were treated to a very nice long SpaceX rocket launch. We could see the fireball in the sky for well over a minute.</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDqIemIidszsoVkn6Ty5msaXo73HvTpw1RKCiSUzRoLCS9wL6pbnKXjOJI-tVIU3eFVJQfCPf4RKFsQhZ1cNclEY7k-FVHyTrBPiVwBHIXp62d8vGP9KP7zVZnjOofmYmpgS3-M6Xlrc2VOAdbXVJJ9B06FkBSvMDw9cianTZoJgGnUXQkvMbE3LksaIY/s4032/IMG_2179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDqIemIidszsoVkn6Ty5msaXo73HvTpw1RKCiSUzRoLCS9wL6pbnKXjOJI-tVIU3eFVJQfCPf4RKFsQhZ1cNclEY7k-FVHyTrBPiVwBHIXp62d8vGP9KP7zVZnjOofmYmpgS3-M6Xlrc2VOAdbXVJJ9B06FkBSvMDw9cianTZoJgGnUXQkvMbE3LksaIY/w640-h480/IMG_2179.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-30781471106995227312024-03-15T04:41:00.000-07:002024-03-15T07:30:26.929-07:00Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">We had a lovely short sail with just the mainsail up going to Hog Cay.<br /></span><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPx0hUXjT38rYO5kQb21u28M14QntNV26VEP9qgK-1M5v5cGsjPadN8Yeh7VqNvzBENRWIF0nqV825-4PogS3MAG9wkSSdwzwjpAwuKc2J1sGiTe-5yE6dYUiJFittFwH_wGS46Q098UgfJy6pXFcL9Px9wNECHJNzYhERSkstQyudpRYyMYmd6Os1t22r/s4032/IMG_2123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPx0hUXjT38rYO5kQb21u28M14QntNV26VEP9qgK-1M5v5cGsjPadN8Yeh7VqNvzBENRWIF0nqV825-4PogS3MAG9wkSSdwzwjpAwuKc2J1sGiTe-5yE6dYUiJFittFwH_wGS46Q098UgfJy6pXFcL9Px9wNECHJNzYhERSkstQyudpRYyMYmd6Os1t22r/w640-h480/IMG_2123.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">Since we didn't get a chance to cook all of the conch fritters at the party last weekend, I used the batter that Maxine had frozen to treat the anchorage to fresh fritters in the late afternoon.<br /></span></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAK7R_cld8VC1cDgLDFmO_OO_LowVueLXf2rNUxj-7Pv7IpXEqNL9iv376dUigoh5J-JRMJj35-Vqr8eI2UHYxg9iKKIsYTyzh9wBXb_IqMVqt2CkQKgJBTjBZ3nqZqW77S2j_rKzxtoxrLmNLNr_gEzFIxkbo9EhZflg0WI83lps7E_IxAEZLbvn_idB/s4032/IMG_2126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAK7R_cld8VC1cDgLDFmO_OO_LowVueLXf2rNUxj-7Pv7IpXEqNL9iv376dUigoh5J-JRMJj35-Vqr8eI2UHYxg9iKKIsYTyzh9wBXb_IqMVqt2CkQKgJBTjBZ3nqZqW77S2j_rKzxtoxrLmNLNr_gEzFIxkbo9EhZflg0WI83lps7E_IxAEZLbvn_idB/w480-h640/IMG_2126.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">Almost everyone in the anchorage came in for some social time.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H-ZLP6dpj6hNIN2ahjxDb2cDWkoyhaH_I4pnv0N3fVkjVAjat9EaUmDFmODxL3DdnXXry4t1uaStd_wuxu2BMuYWCRzIwEvHVT9etdCcfYW_T5f2EYheClxiEeV24S3YbHEDQzXz-XvHY8ZH60AT8H3I3PZdS-jGZKL5VL3ZEbrqvQ48W88u4LjU5P7-/s4032/IMG_2134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H-ZLP6dpj6hNIN2ahjxDb2cDWkoyhaH_I4pnv0N3fVkjVAjat9EaUmDFmODxL3DdnXXry4t1uaStd_wuxu2BMuYWCRzIwEvHVT9etdCcfYW_T5f2EYheClxiEeV24S3YbHEDQzXz-XvHY8ZH60AT8H3I3PZdS-jGZKL5VL3ZEbrqvQ48W88u4LjU5P7-/w640-h480/IMG_2134.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTkxZr6E23eW1woak2XxG04X15e5-SsKoLpwPCpOAX-8F5V2gj5_ncF3utl1yTPdph6hN9HjLtn9Wg4_WNBC8SzjIg3J3v-MNMEoAEkZppo3HS-GW8vlN40rudo7x9y1Ve7wTivgsw_4EmLThW2umSSDwCq_CXb3m2Sc23uGvlYjS0_2A8gsNzZ-9JEMl/s4032/IMG_2133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTkxZr6E23eW1woak2XxG04X15e5-SsKoLpwPCpOAX-8F5V2gj5_ncF3utl1yTPdph6hN9HjLtn9Wg4_WNBC8SzjIg3J3v-MNMEoAEkZppo3HS-GW8vlN40rudo7x9y1Ve7wTivgsw_4EmLThW2umSSDwCq_CXb3m2Sc23uGvlYjS0_2A8gsNzZ-9JEMl/w640-h480/IMG_2133.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And everyone enjoyed the fritters!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_g7zu9buMV4vvUR6qEY5I9mwKxx57Y-1qkUvxLo54hNFFKOcRz2Q-pn8eyHrnrXsbMmzHgjiOz2kePBQbTWrb81aswbfB3TStx2eKTtzinAHXZkjW-YX3VTYSfDcgKvtFpYEdFwI3lgZlCHDsK5aHHolbEqhnGnO1TvJjPCwdiXB_VLa8spHlRuutwGit/s4032/IMG_2125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_g7zu9buMV4vvUR6qEY5I9mwKxx57Y-1qkUvxLo54hNFFKOcRz2Q-pn8eyHrnrXsbMmzHgjiOz2kePBQbTWrb81aswbfB3TStx2eKTtzinAHXZkjW-YX3VTYSfDcgKvtFpYEdFwI3lgZlCHDsK5aHHolbEqhnGnO1TvJjPCwdiXB_VLa8spHlRuutwGit/w640-h480/IMG_2125.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed until well after dark, chatting around a nice campfire. Susan from C_Language even brought some color sticks that turned the fire blue/green but I failed to take a photo. Nice day.</span><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Edit: one of the other boats in the anchorage send this photo of the campfire!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbEZ8BgGUG7Cok6-oF6slNMbTACQUxWqgA3jOHnDQW-IqghdEG4PqX8bM0kjASbUHsKNWEHQmDiIoRxXWhVn0_09kcFDAoBhWlSrDgOaQHWMMmM1weBAh8On6IQR6hwP3oYDDtUf7qtcIWJQ0X1cSa_DLD-qB426VSHOAe_XC6cb27bDj0tHaDM8oHkRO/s2048/6f280723-2fc0-40d8-be4a-ef1cea005cbc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbEZ8BgGUG7Cok6-oF6slNMbTACQUxWqgA3jOHnDQW-IqghdEG4PqX8bM0kjASbUHsKNWEHQmDiIoRxXWhVn0_09kcFDAoBhWlSrDgOaQHWMMmM1weBAh8On6IQR6hwP3oYDDtUf7qtcIWJQ0X1cSa_DLD-qB426VSHOAe_XC6cb27bDj0tHaDM8oHkRO/w640-h480/6f280723-2fc0-40d8-be4a-ef1cea005cbc.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-69921941995866515182024-03-14T07:55:00.000-07:002024-03-14T12:34:22.887-07:00Little Ragged Cut, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">So we have cruised the Bahamas for seven winters, and we’ve never played bocce ball. It’s a pastime of lots of cruisers. Not sure why we haven’t, but we fixed that shortcoming today!The cruisers from Bright Ayes and Rascal invited us for a game on the beach.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-Qqn5Se6tzkCOu401lVCe35qcqvVT7UtXR7jHyKe1F_fHnrYRNFefLNevfhNgMUck9No6lue9g09E0WVW4ZqDi8Z7UY6kyrzHeFzbXsHDCTn7_Pyzb386xqZPJQxUUuyXBW6as8Y7WdrU7H49vLPbiidV3xlOEGI9yCTSuiYRLFZxsHSO_Fiqu41OQK0/s4032/IMG_2115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-Qqn5Se6tzkCOu401lVCe35qcqvVT7UtXR7jHyKe1F_fHnrYRNFefLNevfhNgMUck9No6lue9g09E0WVW4ZqDi8Z7UY6kyrzHeFzbXsHDCTn7_Pyzb386xqZPJQxUUuyXBW6as8Y7WdrU7H49vLPbiidV3xlOEGI9yCTSuiYRLFZxsHSO_Fiqu41OQK0/w640-h480/IMG_2115.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It’s a simple game, good fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo652-1dUU_b_1hkycLtymRAOBOHUwkKhPMpM-EW34E4sJVr3BzNK5FVsN4p2Uz4W0ZBwaawKBjed9hm2mNLV7USRivtJPieSXg-11rO5Ttom-4Yv5XfnVUkJI-1cpgLX3wiAXfBIZ8d1YqDORUsyUdBv8hRi1ilnyVJuG5SYkjqFp-x3migWs0muhidp/s4032/IMG_2117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo652-1dUU_b_1hkycLtymRAOBOHUwkKhPMpM-EW34E4sJVr3BzNK5FVsN4p2Uz4W0ZBwaawKBjed9hm2mNLV7USRivtJPieSXg-11rO5Ttom-4Yv5XfnVUkJI-1cpgLX3wiAXfBIZ8d1YqDORUsyUdBv8hRi1ilnyVJuG5SYkjqFp-x3migWs0muhidp/w640-h480/IMG_2117.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Pretty sandbar. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2Tdd33poc83cwjuEQXfMtDXX1zFXzg7mN2R_8FVT8MwFdt2nbKoYL9hVcLzNj0RJvUbYOOpEaOZ4LBDe_fnvaxnXelZ5wDVkUDIT3s7Nn63i-37oFpCUw5pobVbJke2o6Slq-3_H-VL-3gAOr52HOrI2oCVKaf7X9DVHQreFbvzcv6paJm0bMpdNJOIk/s4032/IMG_2121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2Tdd33poc83cwjuEQXfMtDXX1zFXzg7mN2R_8FVT8MwFdt2nbKoYL9hVcLzNj0RJvUbYOOpEaOZ4LBDe_fnvaxnXelZ5wDVkUDIT3s7Nn63i-37oFpCUw5pobVbJke2o6Slq-3_H-VL-3gAOr52HOrI2oCVKaf7X9DVHQreFbvzcv6paJm0bMpdNJOIk/w640-h480/IMG_2121.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi0Pen_JM_b3QhS25jR5qzHtyDDrbZRmvtAC05FdQzamV489lp1crHnVn2jlHjnLa7J-_RMKT1UGxoUzHKKUQYmd3-ax2Yf9nO2xOZJcWiB6tfP1bO0vETSmEpAaeno7dSRsaPSiasA6BrY9R1x-dic_Cf0OnapzKnqZ16LnyrNHX-aObfK5TJ7X77kzR/s4032/IMG_2122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi0Pen_JM_b3QhS25jR5qzHtyDDrbZRmvtAC05FdQzamV489lp1crHnVn2jlHjnLa7J-_RMKT1UGxoUzHKKUQYmd3-ax2Yf9nO2xOZJcWiB6tfP1bO0vETSmEpAaeno7dSRsaPSiasA6BrY9R1x-dic_Cf0OnapzKnqZ16LnyrNHX-aObfK5TJ7X77kzR/w640-h480/IMG_2122.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just a nice day. We will probably go back to Hog Cay for a few days of east winds, then start the inevitable slow movement north as spring approaches!<br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-71645577194803863902024-03-13T04:52:00.000-07:002024-03-13T04:54:27.402-07:00Little Ragged Cut, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We went out for a nice snorkel even thought the wind/swell is a bit rough. A queen angelfish being shy as usual.<br /></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb4rIQOh07St5z0ALzQ1iYv6jPDL5sV0Du9z1AhZUKg7NbgG8hdyodUyPlvM04UbbQRo0MDsmKJ1t6jQYt1CDLbmM970_eQOZbeGw0CGZeBSnoDTmh_EUkJaYaRpxZ5E7xoneNsCnVWjwQTIWxeUNgvhjKtdTCojGVI0wmnBppKxzAUR-iZgDUdjfwbYe/s1920/IMG_2083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb4rIQOh07St5z0ALzQ1iYv6jPDL5sV0Du9z1AhZUKg7NbgG8hdyodUyPlvM04UbbQRo0MDsmKJ1t6jQYt1CDLbmM970_eQOZbeGw0CGZeBSnoDTmh_EUkJaYaRpxZ5E7xoneNsCnVWjwQTIWxeUNgvhjKtdTCojGVI0wmnBppKxzAUR-iZgDUdjfwbYe/w640-h480/IMG_2083.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I hovered around the coral head and eventually got a better photo as the fish swam around.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLikaIUBJ58Ib08_OojwX4925HTS55HZdxpnwME7hZXUS5U_eg8kY8bUGZ9jN6BHvY-sCl1GQZAQym_gfvDqNo-12jA4Hybu294Hx_AdKX8SiZFyfnXC9sqQUTjyvjAYliujJA8j_9UkZXdzaJbGEG5WoYirqpd3kYNwfxjRhXG-ytAm060ArXaC5hkmg/s981/IMG_2081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="981" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLikaIUBJ58Ib08_OojwX4925HTS55HZdxpnwME7hZXUS5U_eg8kY8bUGZ9jN6BHvY-sCl1GQZAQym_gfvDqNo-12jA4Hybu294Hx_AdKX8SiZFyfnXC9sqQUTjyvjAYliujJA8j_9UkZXdzaJbGEG5WoYirqpd3kYNwfxjRhXG-ytAm060ArXaC5hkmg/w640-h534/IMG_2081.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A nice triggerfish.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMxpzhWhoMtUcE8VBGNwoufTB08ErEeUnhMCtXkQVaGzPLDig7HHqRDdKlSJ2mUBahmx_i4RKesafsZg0mX4gj2NOcg0hfG6Kpb1MfaHi4Ad1eCpaXyxkZtgB3DIYebULKvXSpmMK9LYD6j_BYjgTMEbhpGAVkgib1Dl_S3DtjROSNA3D3ySMlk7aRX_j/s1920/IMG_2086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMxpzhWhoMtUcE8VBGNwoufTB08ErEeUnhMCtXkQVaGzPLDig7HHqRDdKlSJ2mUBahmx_i4RKesafsZg0mX4gj2NOcg0hfG6Kpb1MfaHi4Ad1eCpaXyxkZtgB3DIYebULKvXSpmMK9LYD6j_BYjgTMEbhpGAVkgib1Dl_S3DtjROSNA3D3ySMlk7aRX_j/w640-h480/IMG_2086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A little bit of coral that is still alive....but clearly struggling.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk6ozrAAr0BsSQbnD1y-ynvGo2bqeRQeCnaJfDq-zCLKXXzbuzi6pghjJjdAfJBSSXe48W5I5kGp2dubiHbOAqcL0a3FgPpfCveyOOtXBhkSU7UuixHL6NMHkwG5PZMl60_G5BPpHJtTgfVjszECybSfbqZBgheL4f2NRRquZbZEWymIA-UeDVd0YXjpx/s1920/IMG_2087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk6ozrAAr0BsSQbnD1y-ynvGo2bqeRQeCnaJfDq-zCLKXXzbuzi6pghjJjdAfJBSSXe48W5I5kGp2dubiHbOAqcL0a3FgPpfCveyOOtXBhkSU7UuixHL6NMHkwG5PZMl60_G5BPpHJtTgfVjszECybSfbqZBgheL4f2NRRquZbZEWymIA-UeDVd0YXjpx/w640-h480/IMG_2087.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A ray leading the way over some grass.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XsUtt0mCZ2yt-MDYdtl5Tev92nwFi_B4UubxtKtTqqCae2hx95HNXAc4vTq3jgzkV9kw1RovilcfHwuIFvx3E9l_6WaYERlHEVrZp8rBRVrmBq5mYm2FAn0B7_zSbYY4FDPbAl1xGpP6CY8W1LIiQDdeTfDhgqCNEwiuTSPeiwBJH1u60MQkpdFHCzr_/s1920/IMG_2092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XsUtt0mCZ2yt-MDYdtl5Tev92nwFi_B4UubxtKtTqqCae2hx95HNXAc4vTq3jgzkV9kw1RovilcfHwuIFvx3E9l_6WaYERlHEVrZp8rBRVrmBq5mYm2FAn0B7_zSbYY4FDPbAl1xGpP6CY8W1LIiQDdeTfDhgqCNEwiuTSPeiwBJH1u60MQkpdFHCzr_/w640-h480/IMG_2092.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And a pretty young French angelfish.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK1fVeZk8sjf-nWqDenzCIPihbGRdKu-IRKRtTBBo7NfBTxT5eya46N-OAFYoZ6uISJIhVneftXx3W6RyvHwj7TaX-G8jilrOZbrENOHgMm6p0GcaGAzUHzYEpxgUeofCYI4pMJrECdklBTICZQmCX_AAuefNouPQvtMmZvztfSG8NpegpOmBfvOcauJp/s1920/IMG_2100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK1fVeZk8sjf-nWqDenzCIPihbGRdKu-IRKRtTBBo7NfBTxT5eya46N-OAFYoZ6uISJIhVneftXx3W6RyvHwj7TaX-G8jilrOZbrENOHgMm6p0GcaGAzUHzYEpxgUeofCYI4pMJrECdklBTICZQmCX_AAuefNouPQvtMmZvztfSG8NpegpOmBfvOcauJp/w640-h480/IMG_2100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A lovely day.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRGeSXFxanqurYzAtJ2evGNyd1Pe-l99zyOv8voctoTxd29em8RzfhXHqQcY6Mwd6caGoxjICfC_FuYiY5J-Ad3o5zEM1cNNkihfsBMilQlei-zAX31UAPntRm7saI5dFqTlCD3y39xiuGKyKhp_GizBmTjQEb0hVWvLPNQXYTkxGdekk9fnuBOSRn-lO/s1920/IMG_2105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRGeSXFxanqurYzAtJ2evGNyd1Pe-l99zyOv8voctoTxd29em8RzfhXHqQcY6Mwd6caGoxjICfC_FuYiY5J-Ad3o5zEM1cNNkihfsBMilQlei-zAX31UAPntRm7saI5dFqTlCD3y39xiuGKyKhp_GizBmTjQEb0hVWvLPNQXYTkxGdekk9fnuBOSRn-lO/w640-h480/IMG_2105.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back at the anchorage, a few more boats moved over from Hog Cay but not so many that it feels crowded like a month ago.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE61bpLnz8fi8h_-cPP_7jDxlt3PoXEOU6HU7roxlzpoqWK7VPSEvHTbhqs7GS4jwM80kAASGsI_-PR_NiT1zsC0-TtuiFnBD2ZTJ3cCP92oGgDrg-MTDYknARlJZpdaSIVPPkkJReiTJ_rFuUKQKxZHeb5_xa6a1s6fwiZeWvLeveFG0EMXjVcocQKACx/s1920/IMG_2106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE61bpLnz8fi8h_-cPP_7jDxlt3PoXEOU6HU7roxlzpoqWK7VPSEvHTbhqs7GS4jwM80kAASGsI_-PR_NiT1zsC0-TtuiFnBD2ZTJ3cCP92oGgDrg-MTDYknARlJZpdaSIVPPkkJReiTJ_rFuUKQKxZHeb5_xa6a1s6fwiZeWvLeveFG0EMXjVcocQKACx/w640-h480/IMG_2106.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duane speared on nice lobster. I forgot to take a "whole lobster" photo.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9qNf7ncs8uvj7iGrL5pvBhzWODu23PrAIumGFph6Ylkbhezn7T07WksdQ7Wpf316MakNDBLYcrK9BAsZgoG8aPpngFKYNuB5cIBrFppAKg0XQw9dI_OBfPCtLEqh7BSSzH-mDz-6J6KJkddYIotPLXyQQvhBZoJLIhyphenhyphenTYqrziDOWfXI9DqIqf1mxIPT8/s4032/IMG_2071.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9qNf7ncs8uvj7iGrL5pvBhzWODu23PrAIumGFph6Ylkbhezn7T07WksdQ7Wpf316MakNDBLYcrK9BAsZgoG8aPpngFKYNuB5cIBrFppAKg0XQw9dI_OBfPCtLEqh7BSSzH-mDz-6J6KJkddYIotPLXyQQvhBZoJLIhyphenhyphenTYqrziDOWfXI9DqIqf1mxIPT8/w640-h480/IMG_2071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I just boiled it and set it to chill for a nice lobster salad for dinner.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8h-cekp_5bvLRuGiBtIGzUlDhkNr7MnnKC7kgV_svDp1XUJQD-SbIwaKixsOgMvMSEjoP60e7PM4gWmVyafm1BT1LEjKWYEA8UqhvYRKdKykc9YLjEoDBLo5MOBghCoLYmXdqAOIYhie7Ol5byGwNVy-FL_06iPKSMK9c1FtCJSx2f6WUzsyNtSYdAhn/s4032/IMG_2107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8h-cekp_5bvLRuGiBtIGzUlDhkNr7MnnKC7kgV_svDp1XUJQD-SbIwaKixsOgMvMSEjoP60e7PM4gWmVyafm1BT1LEjKWYEA8UqhvYRKdKykc9YLjEoDBLo5MOBghCoLYmXdqAOIYhie7Ol5byGwNVy-FL_06iPKSMK9c1FtCJSx2f6WUzsyNtSYdAhn/w640-h480/IMG_2107.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">We're still watching an episode or two (they're only 30 minutes each) of the weird series Atlanta most nights....a nice relaxing day.</span><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-60872975592193765322024-03-12T05:10:00.000-07:002024-03-12T05:10:10.106-07:00Little Ragged Cut, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We moved over a few miles to the cut....a sortof dreary day but warm.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoR7d0__XOMkRbmYUSD8vnw_PqieQiudWMax55s4A9uqgf3PEDnmbDhgxlsnJ9IyKCez8A2S4JpiPIAlR3Ju8WQLqHfdFCHbeEDCsDLhora63XmaUfdCDGm0awksCg7NcVxQJIYoIjTO3u6-nwyOYXzdNVELv2IALJ3FeAK7CsDAz3InZEEa5ujPEJw3j/s4032/IMG_2069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoR7d0__XOMkRbmYUSD8vnw_PqieQiudWMax55s4A9uqgf3PEDnmbDhgxlsnJ9IyKCez8A2S4JpiPIAlR3Ju8WQLqHfdFCHbeEDCsDLhora63XmaUfdCDGm0awksCg7NcVxQJIYoIjTO3u6-nwyOYXzdNVELv2IALJ3FeAK7CsDAz3InZEEa5ujPEJw3j/w640-h480/IMG_2069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We did nothing of note!! Only one other boat in the anchorage for a change!!! Bob and Diane from Two of a Kind stopped over for a nice chat. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrZ9F720Df7ZtL4QWsZoBU6FmdD3AgpWdKmdOKXU1tHZe_4L7yFf6iHYbZy-313bJVnJpnzuLw_060D4JBkXIYuEpWNHmkDU1kzmrCk0PNt_T3hyphenhyphenXZCQEVQr0hyphenhyphenywVZ7EPC7Z84_wBsc2UPWKzKA_927gZbJTVHk2hJG_-3FdFxU9aLmTujHSGInxSe32/s4032/IMG_2070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrZ9F720Df7ZtL4QWsZoBU6FmdD3AgpWdKmdOKXU1tHZe_4L7yFf6iHYbZy-313bJVnJpnzuLw_060D4JBkXIYuEpWNHmkDU1kzmrCk0PNt_T3hyphenhyphenXZCQEVQr0hyphenhyphenywVZ7EPC7Z84_wBsc2UPWKzKA_927gZbJTVHk2hJG_-3FdFxU9aLmTujHSGInxSe32/w640-h480/IMG_2070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-85947520353219755072024-03-11T04:56:00.000-07:002024-03-11T04:56:46.271-07:00Ragged Island, Bahamas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Donna announced on the VHF that it was time to tear down all the shades and get the cruiser hut back in it's normal configuration. Lot's of folks came ashore to do the work.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAMeU3fh7YLgYONkqO5gOhpYl9Wyby__Wjs2Rivcd3cOgt127qtDudqG5x4IXSKedpFer8a8Wa4VAMVlXpVHPSODCV4f-_ryKeD24MzDiQ2GaBpmi-bGfXkghkaANzP5dpz84wHMGkzDBmBdbQRwMaO_kWhFUv_WO8kadHVY7BnnNZhm6d-CBm805JO8-/s1920/IMG_2022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAMeU3fh7YLgYONkqO5gOhpYl9Wyby__Wjs2Rivcd3cOgt127qtDudqG5x4IXSKedpFer8a8Wa4VAMVlXpVHPSODCV4f-_ryKeD24MzDiQ2GaBpmi-bGfXkghkaANzP5dpz84wHMGkzDBmBdbQRwMaO_kWhFUv_WO8kadHVY7BnnNZhm6d-CBm805JO8-/w640-h480/IMG_2022.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDzzTI8izav1nTBSK6Zfhcyi4CoUX-sN6hHLRIcS1w_rnyInAXOgosgJ7J1n1c-btZVLSpxToIYBfF7qHzZ4wSc7kNbgwYdieDn9gIJj1y9ds3xcz_3RLw80-cC2128fXSL5Co1rEX9aLB60hby62zSr6efwN5EjjSLSUCqCltv46dHUyXKO9BkEmNA6B/s1920/IMG_2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDzzTI8izav1nTBSK6Zfhcyi4CoUX-sN6hHLRIcS1w_rnyInAXOgosgJ7J1n1c-btZVLSpxToIYBfF7qHzZ4wSc7kNbgwYdieDn9gIJj1y9ds3xcz_3RLw80-cC2128fXSL5Co1rEX9aLB60hby62zSr6efwN5EjjSLSUCqCltv46dHUyXKO9BkEmNA6B/w640-h480/IMG_2023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Easier to take down than put up!!!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYMMkGzR9690kIOaR3kHmOE07MSkm9uJpvyIZFueowzkMsSQbsPWf98enbUKetN9isZqnd4yygWy1KznEQ0wTDi8n9qCcb8Hx6AM_p4MjhPmhhLQfi6Qt5kSN-ydjn98FoHBKqAKCvbduoK_c9oCbhSsHepQPBYYPWgJ8BxmmuzdhbrEz5UXzExJrb3E0/s1920/IMG_2025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYMMkGzR9690kIOaR3kHmOE07MSkm9uJpvyIZFueowzkMsSQbsPWf98enbUKetN9isZqnd4yygWy1KznEQ0wTDi8n9qCcb8Hx6AM_p4MjhPmhhLQfi6Qt5kSN-ydjn98FoHBKqAKCvbduoK_c9oCbhSsHepQPBYYPWgJ8BxmmuzdhbrEz5UXzExJrb3E0/w640-h480/IMG_2025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOmIyxch1nKchO3b-yw4N_h2X3qunA97hjsx5ddTP9py1OayF-_ThG0xOrP0kX7Uv2X7x8M7Y2XHzytPNKKhtYShSByOu68m2pcdvpnc4zJrBYt0SV3RV-c8DbPx4IFZU2pWtG27ksX-qu7nJNudF1285w81FEZU9ltLbtujQW1ZDw8AtNUMMnTbhARfF/s1920/IMG_2026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOmIyxch1nKchO3b-yw4N_h2X3qunA97hjsx5ddTP9py1OayF-_ThG0xOrP0kX7Uv2X7x8M7Y2XHzytPNKKhtYShSByOu68m2pcdvpnc4zJrBYt0SV3RV-c8DbPx4IFZU2pWtG27ksX-qu7nJNudF1285w81FEZU9ltLbtujQW1ZDw8AtNUMMnTbhARfF/w480-h640/IMG_2026.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT-2w4U970aTI7K80M5qIXvuIComs9fs-8VwhUar2xCHvpF_XNNw520j0SumOyQYX9wDKsaxbJs2tOn-CTkUV8JjbLTTbqw3DI5DHQWlcHYj8z1SCrMDu0kU50s6ckgDAH3TA_D08uBD7CPcff1KTHNAuF29fXTlHHiWfkRwaJOtd74XA7obQ3ULyxPJ6/s1920/IMG_2031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT-2w4U970aTI7K80M5qIXvuIComs9fs-8VwhUar2xCHvpF_XNNw520j0SumOyQYX9wDKsaxbJs2tOn-CTkUV8JjbLTTbqw3DI5DHQWlcHYj8z1SCrMDu0kU50s6ckgDAH3TA_D08uBD7CPcff1KTHNAuF29fXTlHHiWfkRwaJOtd74XA7obQ3ULyxPJ6/w640-h480/IMG_2031.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">That chore completed we chatted a while at the hut, then decided to lift anchor and go to a more remote location.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On the way out of the anchorage, we passed the large yacht Missing Link - it is owned by Jack Links jerky company. We have not met the folks but other cruisers have met them. The son of the owner is onboard with his family and they are reportedly very nice. I include this because it's not often that we see a 150' yacht here. </span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-TGATnVUEIdlouKLclvyq6BS0XnmFaJjM4arBJCR0wMqV78y4eR_wvE3MAvTtp5oYOt1LfsxScWUmvnoLLet1TKh1XSahZ_fztdQU27-CBPaBubq27pwMGPTMXodoIUN_jp_66KW42u9o45L_Oyrd0ug2tgCZlYZJRaX2IKMhG0xC5-iuxUVSJJaF7xF/s4032/IMG_2009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-TGATnVUEIdlouKLclvyq6BS0XnmFaJjM4arBJCR0wMqV78y4eR_wvE3MAvTtp5oYOt1LfsxScWUmvnoLLet1TKh1XSahZ_fztdQU27-CBPaBubq27pwMGPTMXodoIUN_jp_66KW42u9o45L_Oyrd0ug2tgCZlYZJRaX2IKMhG0xC5-iuxUVSJJaF7xF/w640-h480/IMG_2009.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And there was a local fishing boat slowly motoring north with it's small fishing fleet in tow.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9I0ZGi0AukHptK1Qb_FGk76ryMvHum2DJ_iDvmEwzCFln_sUofWAdn30lAOasILCjSrKRfyioN7w6izH5Hgo9cUw2GghAgXlV_ZVDs6VFuuxJDUsQHQe35LkQIbF3FKQSEVM2foo9AOEtMnEgdsiYUE8aymp8gERRK2mHuWVG9fwL3P7bfE7jA3WmdBc/s4032/IMG_2017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9I0ZGi0AukHptK1Qb_FGk76ryMvHum2DJ_iDvmEwzCFln_sUofWAdn30lAOasILCjSrKRfyioN7w6izH5Hgo9cUw2GghAgXlV_ZVDs6VFuuxJDUsQHQe35LkQIbF3FKQSEVM2foo9AOEtMnEgdsiYUE8aymp8gERRK2mHuWVG9fwL3P7bfE7jA3WmdBc/w640-h480/IMG_2017.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We anchored all alone near a lovely little beach on the west side of Ragged Island.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ouoOjgGtvlUQYaVTR9Mk5HAlTBZreuVDIYJcad9xUDOmlmMGJz56udw4_RnPWKKQHNAFnKgr81qgVv9nTR18sFXJAjCxq2Vd6jMfskVSoQnAzvO8R2KYlZHNpuwMIDo6nZyGiyFZ-qXGhjW2weBQ0binyPcgI4Q_hcAXfRI-JEqnKTl1zVE3JFP0HWzi/s4032/IMG_2019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ouoOjgGtvlUQYaVTR9Mk5HAlTBZreuVDIYJcad9xUDOmlmMGJz56udw4_RnPWKKQHNAFnKgr81qgVv9nTR18sFXJAjCxq2Vd6jMfskVSoQnAzvO8R2KYlZHNpuwMIDo6nZyGiyFZ-qXGhjW2weBQ0binyPcgI4Q_hcAXfRI-JEqnKTl1zVE3JFP0HWzi/w640-h480/IMG_2019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the late afternoon, we took the dinghy around to go to Duncantown - very shallow water at low tide!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqulr4ntX_0conyMKxZvpc9hPrb9BMeg3C1f_lt-HnmWuNnSx93Cx8ciFJGWPvCpIC_el4sCz_CbsehRQmt01jeYxYa_T-1Tz_k5bFIqcwwymP74jQqiNtJXQXMDnX0hqe6XdrVOKYCyFsqVTB-gkJgVbjL0Gzk5M1g8QJZgL2Rg4p5ZnnJHb7LXXCYqX/s2016/IMG_2032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqulr4ntX_0conyMKxZvpc9hPrb9BMeg3C1f_lt-HnmWuNnSx93Cx8ciFJGWPvCpIC_el4sCz_CbsehRQmt01jeYxYa_T-1Tz_k5bFIqcwwymP74jQqiNtJXQXMDnX0hqe6XdrVOKYCyFsqVTB-gkJgVbjL0Gzk5M1g8QJZgL2Rg4p5ZnnJHb7LXXCYqX/w640-h480/IMG_2032.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Always fun to breeze down the "small boat channel" into town.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON_JRJKskICAZ2QJaSMaC_3pf_wjIHAhYtTk98JApa1OqAl6pAQl0yWzc-VGAoh8lgWJuBDmF2AjuoWHiSM4_YGa128jB2WeeMZ-1BYJ5mDZ6PAjTrE-a8_isAALHa1G8N9Mu4S6IfjFhjvZvn78szApF_4eR_mr-2YtTTBLQItZngK-tKeaI3mGOLqvc/s2016/IMG_2033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON_JRJKskICAZ2QJaSMaC_3pf_wjIHAhYtTk98JApa1OqAl6pAQl0yWzc-VGAoh8lgWJuBDmF2AjuoWHiSM4_YGa128jB2WeeMZ-1BYJ5mDZ6PAjTrE-a8_isAALHa1G8N9Mu4S6IfjFhjvZvn78szApF_4eR_mr-2YtTTBLQItZngK-tKeaI3mGOLqvc/w640-h480/IMG_2033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duncantown<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-JShpNQO8p8EJIfaD9Tnzej0Ko8b1j9J3BS14eUjjg0FJH3gNemO-shqCkpb7_I6Q-_cx8mx8b2gAsePOP1EmiuIggzNalCYhB6PFDhzYibI1YfRAhyphenhyphena32xUHX5JpZp8UpgvL0MdDmnoE8RU99d4ugYdqXRKBYqRCyPMzojSSno6sGE1-YrXK-zjV3V4/s2016/IMG_2035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-JShpNQO8p8EJIfaD9Tnzej0Ko8b1j9J3BS14eUjjg0FJH3gNemO-shqCkpb7_I6Q-_cx8mx8b2gAsePOP1EmiuIggzNalCYhB6PFDhzYibI1YfRAhyphenhyphena32xUHX5JpZp8UpgvL0MdDmnoE8RU99d4ugYdqXRKBYqRCyPMzojSSno6sGE1-YrXK-zjV3V4/w640-h480/IMG_2035.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had heard that Latoya would open the Fisherman's Lodge for the afternoon so we wanted to go - we've walked past it many, many times never finding it open over the years! Latoya and Kennedy were fine hosts. We enjoyed chatting with them - they are cheerful, I just didn't get a good photo....<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VrH6ED7BG9E2xYyF3ZMdvKpuJmZGaO04n2wvFwD8iJTsDgiQblCY8Mzf4Kp80jnqT8QdM58X3gLeBN2Ooa8wEthpPFx4y1dwI4NCJ1RXX1QB1Of1CYdCOiqcb8N25gnOT3HNw8d2p3UYyO6ExdIHRJXQ21q3lPHoPtC99B-5rRhInuPscylhoQss-TF7/s2016/IMG_2036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VrH6ED7BG9E2xYyF3ZMdvKpuJmZGaO04n2wvFwD8iJTsDgiQblCY8Mzf4Kp80jnqT8QdM58X3gLeBN2Ooa8wEthpPFx4y1dwI4NCJ1RXX1QB1Of1CYdCOiqcb8N25gnOT3HNw8d2p3UYyO6ExdIHRJXQ21q3lPHoPtC99B-5rRhInuPscylhoQss-TF7/w640-h480/IMG_2036.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My meal was yummy - cracked conch, peas/rice, baked mac'n'cheese and coleslaw. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyXXZfY8-D7VATEaYUbvmFhh1O06bPlqn-NzBcYnfz-0_apSn-eRDnXl5duHvoUA3DyvRZe2g2d2sbKqWMKo5RE7IbkarmSoWuiysXhG6xpbTRe5HOHRI1uF3BZsVFG1vvEFy8ZVYvmfmRBhDoMMoL0Ijy3oJVXgAvPW7OXB92BP4YZ87dsz_oaNBbIXs/w640-h480/IMG_2045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After Duane took the photo of Maxine and I, she said "come, come, you must take a photo of me and Duane!". <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbYgbLweXR9DcT07zvAWuvZUWqJ577UBYDESreBgYyU8UGQeJgnAYEyoNkI-IkCikAnBYbf_291v-ll9wYxvvWfOyRlQu4aHpkxeFs2ZnBCGEi18njL3jQ8Tffx85lM4fdngJ7f-pMqksUHjjE_-SvIQ6VOU2LD_WpfBO68lSDXVZlqNYqF226lgMQgI8/s2016/IMG_2048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbYgbLweXR9DcT07zvAWuvZUWqJ577UBYDESreBgYyU8UGQeJgnAYEyoNkI-IkCikAnBYbf_291v-ll9wYxvvWfOyRlQu4aHpkxeFs2ZnBCGEi18njL3jQ8Tffx85lM4fdngJ7f-pMqksUHjjE_-SvIQ6VOU2LD_WpfBO68lSDXVZlqNYqF226lgMQgI8/w640-h480/IMG_2048.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the boat still all alone in the anchorage.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7j7fJJ8KomJGztfIhSVpqyQXrZFPuJbeQaO5L7vVZngF9Au0NuUZh3IUiQeD2tikgSvZbF6c-TVsSnlEfw4wVwlLyGfuySgNBKCXH9p8g_MmyLOG1dQGiQqvWmwFZXBsCmdCAGeU2oPR61TjGrHexFsA20BRJP3526vfn0YAiw7tx7OmLQ1thRT39xS2e/s2016/IMG_2056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7j7fJJ8KomJGztfIhSVpqyQXrZFPuJbeQaO5L7vVZngF9Au0NuUZh3IUiQeD2tikgSvZbF6c-TVsSnlEfw4wVwlLyGfuySgNBKCXH9p8g_MmyLOG1dQGiQqvWmwFZXBsCmdCAGeU2oPR61TjGrHexFsA20BRJP3526vfn0YAiw7tx7OmLQ1thRT39xS2e/w480-h640/IMG_2056.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Right at sunset there was a SpaceX rocket launch that should have been visible but our sky was too hazy. Other cruisers in to the north saw it clearly. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexK_0WGkoRl33Yj30mLpRb3WIYfFwh1JIWmcuotPsDT0qQ3cyJPDs638rTFWeDhM2NCFabiCk1lnzNwRq_32KOEU_AEuusWnMNaoDUl9feeac8rkMSoq_WBTzWUl-tAElLAUc0HYw6DSAA7whSNPT_4TLx4a1OKo2fdcRsJeBMqHxaWFNVJXTc_R54MX7/s2016/IMG_2062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexK_0WGkoRl33Yj30mLpRb3WIYfFwh1JIWmcuotPsDT0qQ3cyJPDs638rTFWeDhM2NCFabiCk1lnzNwRq_32KOEU_AEuusWnMNaoDUl9feeac8rkMSoq_WBTzWUl-tAElLAUc0HYw6DSAA7whSNPT_4TLx4a1OKo2fdcRsJeBMqHxaWFNVJXTc_R54MX7/w640-h480/IMG_2062.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-1762352933029065242024-03-10T05:19:00.000-07:002024-03-10T05:19:34.149-07:00Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p><span style="font-size: large;">It's party day!! I counted 34 boats in the harbor by party time.</span><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGs_cYyF8NpV8oYzrWI4H8_htY8Xz-FFGutkk5R3Ta9Ql2ttEf-kDH1jNRgnHbt6y6dMT8ehaLdWawFj8ktlyHDJ27OWOu316JVmQs3AwW4zZUC_oMPM_X6TuUrfwLedLTCJrmJO6Oi1yKnN29uUAwKU1RcCx48hy5ptUP7pHHdtYKjmgUoV-ZAdlFw0_/s4032/IMG_1877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGs_cYyF8NpV8oYzrWI4H8_htY8Xz-FFGutkk5R3Ta9Ql2ttEf-kDH1jNRgnHbt6y6dMT8ehaLdWawFj8ktlyHDJ27OWOu316JVmQs3AwW4zZUC_oMPM_X6TuUrfwLedLTCJrmJO6Oi1yKnN29uUAwKU1RcCx48hy5ptUP7pHHdtYKjmgUoV-ZAdlFw0_/w640-h480/IMG_1877.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Ragged Island residents started arriving....Maxine had been delayed on the mailboat so we had to wait until later in the afternoon to get the festivities started.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was supposed to bring some items my sweet sister donated but in the rush to get ready last fall I failed to put them on the boat....there's always next year!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXN7uY9odg7OqoT3_FzQLHhH6iyL3q3hdfRlcWvi_wW6ovC5FbpZBwbS57zRB__GkLgiJjZhmRo71vvZley4FPNV-YxuWDgnBwdi1uQ1x-P-WA0ZdbpOEuOXVHZBQ-qErTE3f-uOpSnHxgyc04pBpwnJLB7ZpWUry-HoY7E3rSQX84-K15Nn-QsC7Kxcy/s4032/IMG_1899.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXN7uY9odg7OqoT3_FzQLHhH6iyL3q3hdfRlcWvi_wW6ovC5FbpZBwbS57zRB__GkLgiJjZhmRo71vvZley4FPNV-YxuWDgnBwdi1uQ1x-P-WA0ZdbpOEuOXVHZBQ-qErTE3f-uOpSnHxgyc04pBpwnJLB7ZpWUry-HoY7E3rSQX84-K15Nn-QsC7Kxcy/w640-h480/IMG_1899.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A quick pose with Donna, Goshia, Leslie and myself.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84k2IFvN1LBnBLVAg6kFYW_XAFSFqWzd3xk-PhCZAyM6Lb5qwRoV9hkwIDrUFH70EiSVtWSCtku8EX5w4bFsOhW6qHPwWoQtn-dH93ORE2gcyxU-kOfX4oV4HU7Mv2wYX4M_-ihiNcitCt-ZGCWspPeOnBp-Ew7UCwJ7GlXpM_uvh_LuXxAZHcF91ukVu/s4032/IMG_1929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84k2IFvN1LBnBLVAg6kFYW_XAFSFqWzd3xk-PhCZAyM6Lb5qwRoV9hkwIDrUFH70EiSVtWSCtku8EX5w4bFsOhW6qHPwWoQtn-dH93ORE2gcyxU-kOfX4oV4HU7Mv2wYX4M_-ihiNcitCt-ZGCWspPeOnBp-Ew7UCwJ7GlXpM_uvh_LuXxAZHcF91ukVu/w640-h480/IMG_1929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A fun day!</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKbhKCnPaC4F3vD5ChdvDQ3I3udUKOXMR7rWL5qOtDj1o29O0wOtrYTT0jyQxhutwKTOZFateh0K0lq-FdNLJhWTEc_535Qpe4Oaulu9sLNm0WRqjrmWAJUP_ZsdiHlUik08LpJjuV824GLpOsJ5vaN_S_513Uwg41zluRmK8UT1yHmzMO3s98iJqwD-i/s1600/38b8960b-d553-4802-aa28-6c2ff35a4c48.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKbhKCnPaC4F3vD5ChdvDQ3I3udUKOXMR7rWL5qOtDj1o29O0wOtrYTT0jyQxhutwKTOZFateh0K0lq-FdNLJhWTEc_535Qpe4Oaulu9sLNm0WRqjrmWAJUP_ZsdiHlUik08LpJjuV824GLpOsJ5vaN_S_513Uwg41zluRmK8UT1yHmzMO3s98iJqwD-i/w480-h640/38b8960b-d553-4802-aa28-6c2ff35a4c48.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-27154343869132258822024-03-09T04:49:00.000-08:002024-03-09T04:49:24.001-08:00Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Time to get the cruiser hut set up for Maxine's party! First order of business is always to erect the large netting to provide some shade.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRzYLr5UCrFlXWk8sMRtBHCiMZ_Xa98zR9Wob0Bj363I10pyLdAUPKPrYhdsCLF4mwWlLwwXb2l1Uk2PoQ6oDtHRHIvgeQnmqh6BpRv8s_DxmjjHeF5D1652ocL64wdV7uYZRZU91ooGIe-oPzJwma-ZPX_e0sGMBy_359SEE__DW5E0q03dfQo5z8C8S/s4032/IMG_1819.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRzYLr5UCrFlXWk8sMRtBHCiMZ_Xa98zR9Wob0Bj363I10pyLdAUPKPrYhdsCLF4mwWlLwwXb2l1Uk2PoQ6oDtHRHIvgeQnmqh6BpRv8s_DxmjjHeF5D1652ocL64wdV7uYZRZU91ooGIe-oPzJwma-ZPX_e0sGMBy_359SEE__DW5E0q03dfQo5z8C8S/w640-h480/IMG_1819.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duane and a crew of other men have done this several years so they're pretty good at it - using just some long pieces of lumber, ropes and pieces of firewood buried as anchors.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftNwAevqmfWhkEk5C01LAXmE1v0hdmCr6hFJ3zC8SaMLKFbIAUp5XZg8m-rTt8rx6woji4T2e_c8nf-AY2RdxwrQFBPUVQ_zbF3NEucwUJVFvWo02kh_azjgMSeI259Wiyfl99KxcfgNQ9DBZB2y685yGJlhNO5LZmMmB0atHN9YIkT71MAOhnlustSUO/s4032/IMG_1821.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftNwAevqmfWhkEk5C01LAXmE1v0hdmCr6hFJ3zC8SaMLKFbIAUp5XZg8m-rTt8rx6woji4T2e_c8nf-AY2RdxwrQFBPUVQ_zbF3NEucwUJVFvWo02kh_azjgMSeI259Wiyfl99KxcfgNQ9DBZB2y685yGJlhNO5LZmMmB0atHN9YIkT71MAOhnlustSUO/w640-h480/IMG_1821.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The crew burying an anchor for the netting.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYf8GdtTqwNp-F904THXqevlnTsymV7cHqagD01EVE96YkXZbevFgQAS5YGG8gw1objIp28V8zZFqGFWJv2JkpnoACyVs804SFdhI3OC2e3cHY2jcFZHQ8AijyXpEZyMoMEbcWmVjOzUGW1F6C3bu7dNIJwGYziYyPxEhIQfe-ZSxtBM4QjRlWlMpwbsXS/s4032/IMG_1823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqu713Oo7PtWOxgizwfTjEcezPaSg9IHRFj_CfRIMO03gIF1ZbZ8dDxldUw0W3Vg9awkPJJnFbz180UbZdW2AZjoAysZAoVg-f-J0I8V83QDPT36bMayUMC1sbQvXFe_gyGgnAbq0qntHyiuKVudF3360U23GZBLiQg_B-EY5QhxEhwS5MTRAUtrcSRyI/s4032/IMG_1820.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqu713Oo7PtWOxgizwfTjEcezPaSg9IHRFj_CfRIMO03gIF1ZbZ8dDxldUw0W3Vg9awkPJJnFbz180UbZdW2AZjoAysZAoVg-f-J0I8V83QDPT36bMayUMC1sbQvXFe_gyGgnAbq0qntHyiuKVudF3360U23GZBLiQg_B-EY5QhxEhwS5MTRAUtrcSRyI/w640-h480/IMG_1820.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Even some of the kiddos volunteered to help!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEcigaVHis_ZbjYjl4YhEMAtxiplinXWBaFjZ2gdiSHdkBX8cfOaTsSVKqet9WaboNdgPI2Z1yEvhCAbvpyciteCpyDhj0OSuRe41vj63wzeh-wSu5ftaNR2nFhWVH1g11AaU5UQ_f_OVydwOpA5QQYObP-J3WV8a5rVnafv_ZnYyfGprmgGXj_TrOZTA/s4032/IMG_1830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEcigaVHis_ZbjYjl4YhEMAtxiplinXWBaFjZ2gdiSHdkBX8cfOaTsSVKqet9WaboNdgPI2Z1yEvhCAbvpyciteCpyDhj0OSuRe41vj63wzeh-wSu5ftaNR2nFhWVH1g11AaU5UQ_f_OVydwOpA5QQYObP-J3WV8a5rVnafv_ZnYyfGprmgGXj_TrOZTA/w640-h480/IMG_1830.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">More awnings setup around the perimeter of the hut to provide as much shade as possible.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_IwdPQg1AMAG92et62xalMvQhDCtk6jRFd8JAqJTTOawRSwmzeIClCAoJ6EBrU1mozIRFA5KN8136wiFrV1wttEns4GXf504c1hoPo93pBB7hn96o-g8BaPB5LASJr_ZtSNaAmb0v9v2X2oSpdCkyPN2cozxxcDnXpN7GlHmlwYhKiakMBHZp0bii2Pu/s4032/IMG_1833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_IwdPQg1AMAG92et62xalMvQhDCtk6jRFd8JAqJTTOawRSwmzeIClCAoJ6EBrU1mozIRFA5KN8136wiFrV1wttEns4GXf504c1hoPo93pBB7hn96o-g8BaPB5LASJr_ZtSNaAmb0v9v2X2oSpdCkyPN2cozxxcDnXpN7GlHmlwYhKiakMBHZp0bii2Pu/w640-h480/IMG_1833.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The ladies organizing the hut. Well, some just chatting, haha.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD_wkUaJzO4Dbc0_D577q49KM0G09-hCWNjqJwkdu5P10FRRkU6w-eJUpvy7LyreyjmqbKwXFZKO_b0w8CFyXyp3rX8b_FjkqEDcq70wa7ErnzEG3xNJJPz_KwkSHOuzfbKCtmCcHdctJiwSJy00HunCEvGgljv9uD6CmTX0AJv50FDN1NNmSYbdTHJh8/s4032/IMG_1839.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD_wkUaJzO4Dbc0_D577q49KM0G09-hCWNjqJwkdu5P10FRRkU6w-eJUpvy7LyreyjmqbKwXFZKO_b0w8CFyXyp3rX8b_FjkqEDcq70wa7ErnzEG3xNJJPz_KwkSHOuzfbKCtmCcHdctJiwSJy00HunCEvGgljv9uD6CmTX0AJv50FDN1NNmSYbdTHJh8/w640-h480/IMG_1839.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">More kid help - cleaning out the firepit.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzjGmx8EPdAYGYKmVCL6cvvErN4RPhj8XLJtFJDOKRcMYnjpvdkft4CP19sNcTJN0aBcx8JZBIYsigZ30s0hDE8xh-_43bhM-BmB_nLPjuUUW6zqaygk_kGCuobqMzFyHKSBgTqIvKY9QsKbcKxGPFkSFTE64viY_mKCxNeOu-HyrtP18tcFentAjJwIP/s4032/IMG_1842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzjGmx8EPdAYGYKmVCL6cvvErN4RPhj8XLJtFJDOKRcMYnjpvdkft4CP19sNcTJN0aBcx8JZBIYsigZ30s0hDE8xh-_43bhM-BmB_nLPjuUUW6zqaygk_kGCuobqMzFyHKSBgTqIvKY9QsKbcKxGPFkSFTE64viY_mKCxNeOu-HyrtP18tcFentAjJwIP/w480-h640/IMG_1842.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And lots of coordinated efforts to move tables around.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IoYa4Zy09XLwdNsA5DAFepMEkwbnOedLbXUdOQegOfX5toczY45jXWWVrAAyVJ-FZE7XvT7B-G1Elq5Rql7eboweHwSyRA6nFxp40zUYwLf8ewSLxUaQg9yd6_RSel3Kr9-8y39-8DYhuOq5ydB3p-GankxW7gv-GF3PEtaCOcS822sc9hpztnPpBfVO/s4032/IMG_1844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IoYa4Zy09XLwdNsA5DAFepMEkwbnOedLbXUdOQegOfX5toczY45jXWWVrAAyVJ-FZE7XvT7B-G1Elq5Rql7eboweHwSyRA6nFxp40zUYwLf8ewSLxUaQg9yd6_RSel3Kr9-8y39-8DYhuOq5ydB3p-GankxW7gv-GF3PEtaCOcS822sc9hpztnPpBfVO/w640-h480/IMG_1844.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All ready for the party!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzK6yOY7I0yzYqmuF1hQjJWik1uQpAAEKQCncKWQEUt4lcSPiPrmcDZvhay4qWbens-7gOwO77hGikc86xlHuWjErWOdqrTlwADT84rT2KJHVHUjvmist-u53x_CufYfENxSO5pUjGiodXm5_Z4CUDziEkdkN4b9Oep8Cq9S10Vqwh5Me5c8bptaNwVrT/s4032/IMG_1848.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzK6yOY7I0yzYqmuF1hQjJWik1uQpAAEKQCncKWQEUt4lcSPiPrmcDZvhay4qWbens-7gOwO77hGikc86xlHuWjErWOdqrTlwADT84rT2KJHVHUjvmist-u53x_CufYfENxSO5pUjGiodXm5_Z4CUDziEkdkN4b9Oep8Cq9S10Vqwh5Me5c8bptaNwVrT/w640-h480/IMG_1848.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The entire setup of the cruiser hut only took about 2 hours. Many hands make short work!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had plenty of time to take a snorkel in the afternoon. Just a lovely fairly calm wind day.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhMy63o1i3mf_Db1oi6sD-e4-M9uJPxonIjO8UWZAWYHt19wKKS6UBEremr7YYfMtmPrRFfyIafvnLkJIL0fL8GjD0Hq8Xh-JOEwCdNNWP-CH038t_JgH9Amrdxi66_9xr7lF773DPaJX94NerZbH6N3x8ElZR6XSwXtA0PH5n65Viy1I1mYztA4lr-5B/s1920/IMG_1859.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhMy63o1i3mf_Db1oi6sD-e4-M9uJPxonIjO8UWZAWYHt19wKKS6UBEremr7YYfMtmPrRFfyIafvnLkJIL0fL8GjD0Hq8Xh-JOEwCdNNWP-CH038t_JgH9Amrdxi66_9xr7lF773DPaJX94NerZbH6N3x8ElZR6XSwXtA0PH5n65Viy1I1mYztA4lr-5B/w640-h480/IMG_1859.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We saw a few smaller lobsters who were left to grow bigger!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB552IUz3VYrvRIOOQAWR8oEpFeFlcTf-k_Ld6fv1Vzn7qNYOzJYBD9IOG8mLBOnEjql32EK1FmCxJbaZWaT3TTUn2gNMykhonEb3MG2Y30Znixo4F_0ZJBjnC5FDPQ96lRzOv_R2rUIVkV_nSWQJMtcg1j575vgcgjBbumyTnmaposeUQ7hhbLW9HKabU/s1920/IMG_1860.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB552IUz3VYrvRIOOQAWR8oEpFeFlcTf-k_Ld6fv1Vzn7qNYOzJYBD9IOG8mLBOnEjql32EK1FmCxJbaZWaT3TTUn2gNMykhonEb3MG2Y30Znixo4F_0ZJBjnC5FDPQ96lRzOv_R2rUIVkV_nSWQJMtcg1j575vgcgjBbumyTnmaposeUQ7hhbLW9HKabU/w640-h480/IMG_1860.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I believe these are tarpon - they are about 3' long and quite curious. They swam around us for a few minutes.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJi_DI2CR3BrNutunXezwCR374T3hHXbfScxxTRxGBbe8oJT9P0GtSXcDLaSc4IrUHpItySvQzKGIGwZh1dkBuBUEocigVjDQoaQnnv6XPEyfG1Pi-hDVilKDA_4k1m7f94UVwUSVzwZvM_X5VFgmr9xAgDSDK4W3zREYoBCiZTMd0O6ZGFWNNYXKtVk5/s1920/IMG_1871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJi_DI2CR3BrNutunXezwCR374T3hHXbfScxxTRxGBbe8oJT9P0GtSXcDLaSc4IrUHpItySvQzKGIGwZh1dkBuBUEocigVjDQoaQnnv6XPEyfG1Pi-hDVilKDA_4k1m7f94UVwUSVzwZvM_X5VFgmr9xAgDSDK4W3zREYoBCiZTMd0O6ZGFWNNYXKtVk5/w640-h480/IMG_1871.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBLDBnxiIy0lf1-DbQwXh-w6_aLf5FqJXnmccTgkd6WMYFjEmSnS08ALmZFJAvnFkj2qGYLI4RykkirdV_4LnN2S_uYxHoGN6sFivcSd5T-i6IDuu1kRvrg1_dY5xsjIgiixJNSdJgzEf4dm3R0q7aSdYu4IugU656SIXVy9qfeSdYcHiYOeWU9a1U-jV/s1920/IMG_1872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBLDBnxiIy0lf1-DbQwXh-w6_aLf5FqJXnmccTgkd6WMYFjEmSnS08ALmZFJAvnFkj2qGYLI4RykkirdV_4LnN2S_uYxHoGN6sFivcSd5T-i6IDuu1kRvrg1_dY5xsjIgiixJNSdJgzEf4dm3R0q7aSdYu4IugU656SIXVy9qfeSdYcHiYOeWU9a1U-jV/w640-h480/IMG_1872.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After almost 3 hours snorkeling, back to the boat for a quiet evening.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZA5Zo5IDowJGjsJD5YH2t2ZE2m-djz7DymMa9MvMUF3W8a4BbH0ERd3zUnrcoPL99YKVkrAko-sRzI-8sKdD4twqE33R7YiCNX5hyA41e7QOZlJHYIVwqq2PD_eRyhynEHO4I-MMMMLO_MXzEJpS-kV7LLbBMN6nKXD3C-WcUA1kPmeUX54KQPOqX7VX/s4032/IMG_1876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZA5Zo5IDowJGjsJD5YH2t2ZE2m-djz7DymMa9MvMUF3W8a4BbH0ERd3zUnrcoPL99YKVkrAko-sRzI-8sKdD4twqE33R7YiCNX5hyA41e7QOZlJHYIVwqq2PD_eRyhynEHO4I-MMMMLO_MXzEJpS-kV7LLbBMN6nKXD3C-WcUA1kPmeUX54KQPOqX7VX/w640-h480/IMG_1876.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-69692687735895372822024-03-08T04:42:00.000-08:002024-03-09T04:49:40.211-08:00Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">It's about time to get ready for Maxine's "Valentines" party....obviously, it's late this year because Maxine has been in Nassau for months taking care of her sick daughter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We will likely be cooking the conch fritters over the charcoal grill again so we wanted to go prepared with lots of small wood pieces to fuel the fire. Off to shore where there is a bunch of hard driftwood.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OjRMxOFKyC-D8qTiGRJZwZ9l1jMeGRehAvSWkt4RlHa7-6KnhYj9S3EDX6h1dAWy1VdSMzwKGF0Lv5Bi4ksD9LVcj-_9GmaNO12l9ZhyoN-TP0DPPNLFPQggis5AVjyEDxjuFNIcaTt1dBnHciiUV0HIbw5Y5dn4jkStZN8xFwqc6vntCtxnTpTdB1Bk/s1920/IMG_1790.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OjRMxOFKyC-D8qTiGRJZwZ9l1jMeGRehAvSWkt4RlHa7-6KnhYj9S3EDX6h1dAWy1VdSMzwKGF0Lv5Bi4ksD9LVcj-_9GmaNO12l9ZhyoN-TP0DPPNLFPQggis5AVjyEDxjuFNIcaTt1dBnHciiUV0HIbw5Y5dn4jkStZN8xFwqc6vntCtxnTpTdB1Bk/w640-h480/IMG_1790.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duane using Ralph's sawzall to cut the tough wood.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfgtTSmsaKxSAfoDCrtgtKgmSGZdssRoDOULaxM6_3pnTONnC9XzFnmgBpeF_P9bg74nU0EwuyiQtPbOl_G2gYCRrNLKYoMet32vJlPcR414VDyWmMuSsSIDpOwxgJCKbuIhBLQfoBoKySUzmDAqq2wjUYUtGAuzpwIEo4VxW56dXgnWZ2hzuvJ5rAtuI/s1254/IMG_1793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfgtTSmsaKxSAfoDCrtgtKgmSGZdssRoDOULaxM6_3pnTONnC9XzFnmgBpeF_P9bg74nU0EwuyiQtPbOl_G2gYCRrNLKYoMet32vJlPcR414VDyWmMuSsSIDpOwxgJCKbuIhBLQfoBoKySUzmDAqq2wjUYUtGAuzpwIEo4VxW56dXgnWZ2hzuvJ5rAtuI/w418-h640/IMG_1793.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3 heavy 5 gallon buckets packed tightly should burn for several hours.</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LRHETFiHeHt9LfnO-jxO0mbmaAZAvoG8mpjU_-X3TCwLwO1EV6ir3Y-xsuJOgJFECyAl_obitBBzJPGh2ODyAjKh4QtGCZz0-L4beXWBl_gk8ApiYGxZeUZbtMDygqdZU_FQJ11ntxdl2q7R4kMUfnGYJ7IFSmN2D7K5a9roJnsRBO7G_IcSVOynK2RH/s4032/IMG_1815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LRHETFiHeHt9LfnO-jxO0mbmaAZAvoG8mpjU_-X3TCwLwO1EV6ir3Y-xsuJOgJFECyAl_obitBBzJPGh2ODyAjKh4QtGCZz0-L4beXWBl_gk8ApiYGxZeUZbtMDygqdZU_FQJ11ntxdl2q7R4kMUfnGYJ7IFSmN2D7K5a9roJnsRBO7G_IcSVOynK2RH/w480-h640/IMG_1815.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the boat.....I painted my toenails to match the water!!😁</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lmeAevxddCZncHglZIK56XRyk-NyFKs8xLn45Y0RG2SwPHSbSEyT7aaMh72eOg5OA0JuQqrITlzhh8f7SepczawXwOevzL0ACHv6_61PYEuCad9Rrh156VyXA-voXmrDfhv1B6aPve_X426ofT8Did6qgkJSlVRQSZhJccDx7iuqVe-kR2HsXeCHt6Mg/s1920/IMG_1797.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lmeAevxddCZncHglZIK56XRyk-NyFKs8xLn45Y0RG2SwPHSbSEyT7aaMh72eOg5OA0JuQqrITlzhh8f7SepczawXwOevzL0ACHv6_61PYEuCad9Rrh156VyXA-voXmrDfhv1B6aPve_X426ofT8Did6qgkJSlVRQSZhJccDx7iuqVe-kR2HsXeCHt6Mg/w640-h480/IMG_1797.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then late in the afternoon we motored in light winds several miles down to Hog Cay....only about 15 boats here so not nearly as many as usual for Maxine's party.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duane and I were sitting on deck and saw a very unusual sight! Note the pink tone of the bird - a flamingo!!! Too bad it did not fly closer for a better photo. Still exciting to see. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofzhwpRyyCydlHfeiufJxL3bhdFmQwDy69OSNUmeaPun0KA4K28ZyVod9U8OSZoyLiiB7NNyXApusfScwqcESIY5DN2owOZCw4gt5KnPgfgb5_Gyky1SSwnSW08opngTNYwjd0Lv2ZDFtrHlJoVAC7n3-u_JZ_lbI3Vxe4uQUHA-LfcwagcTR8RRs8hER/s4032/IMG_1810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofzhwpRyyCydlHfeiufJxL3bhdFmQwDy69OSNUmeaPun0KA4K28ZyVod9U8OSZoyLiiB7NNyXApusfScwqcESIY5DN2owOZCw4gt5KnPgfgb5_Gyky1SSwnSW08opngTNYwjd0Lv2ZDFtrHlJoVAC7n3-u_JZ_lbI3Vxe4uQUHA-LfcwagcTR8RRs8hER/w640-h480/IMG_1810.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We did not go ashore for sundown....just a lazy evening on the boat. Tomorrow we'll join the group of cruisers to prepare the cruiser hut for the party on Saturday.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3UWQvNwz0RFeSt298R3t1SY-gkRFc3XHMFJrKRr-6dAgnzwkMlG-RmmvsmNile8GQq7SCYZsK9E1egwsO3enwvBWaCvhZt3j3qKABgPiKCMMFiaXnc2Svgy1IK_EZ6PPwZGGrurgtwYzfXm5JNi665cStP2kFH1nPrhrIqxRWhd8Q0VHQYEQV7FPELpa/s4032/IMG_1813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3UWQvNwz0RFeSt298R3t1SY-gkRFc3XHMFJrKRr-6dAgnzwkMlG-RmmvsmNile8GQq7SCYZsK9E1egwsO3enwvBWaCvhZt3j3qKABgPiKCMMFiaXnc2Svgy1IK_EZ6PPwZGGrurgtwYzfXm5JNi665cStP2kFH1nPrhrIqxRWhd8Q0VHQYEQV7FPELpa/w640-h480/IMG_1813.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-99331508584715152024-03-07T03:55:00.000-08:002024-03-07T03:55:56.328-08:00Double Breasted Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We started out with a "boat chore" day - just lots of water making, clothes washing, vacuuming, head cleaning. You know, fun stuff! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then it was out for a nice snorkel in the afternoon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKto7Ufnw4xOWj9kN74e20IIjWTMwPrl9-likUVmtwa8Js_VxV4hkl8FVJGOyMFfBNsVE_dkptmbX9Hr72rqCwbObWL2KA7MupgntUaxgnXgTEbH1OojywJJ6RHTUPEuIhVn-NMFXaeHegRcLB9BPYFrKzEq1ZC9YwVbtjTpCTTO7B88_-DeyvRSL0Bgp/s1920/IMG_1773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKto7Ufnw4xOWj9kN74e20IIjWTMwPrl9-likUVmtwa8Js_VxV4hkl8FVJGOyMFfBNsVE_dkptmbX9Hr72rqCwbObWL2KA7MupgntUaxgnXgTEbH1OojywJJ6RHTUPEuIhVn-NMFXaeHegRcLB9BPYFrKzEq1ZC9YwVbtjTpCTTO7B88_-DeyvRSL0Bgp/w640-h480/IMG_1773.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6JxF_D8R7ILKkZL9AvfuYGbO4x8l1vhA-eAfFINXB7kH9gzUnFJUue-d5DEP_hBROV7jO4p8W-gDfRiqsebjE1bsFsJqFYoCUxprZJw_d9TqRiAvd9lcD_r5Cqo5esi7VhU_fhvunqZ26Np5CQNrLWZaid3t7_PUmn9wJHWw3JxuiU4ewv9WAx_JNOZu/s1920/IMG_1774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGB6kZGccxb11dbHy13Kq8Mh7PciEuKtiusHfDAl00nUXKPU9WL5bMbKBn6kM2QqjMBh28d_d_tAiGRarYHutqb7lHsLLpV9XEyd1rGGJYU17o0r5Q-4jRKwZEFIvHphJUQ4MioJ3etcm7ubVRk_cM6BogyO95UqzGv_wpx4o8PWpPF5OeH5aJpWV6kAg/s1920/IMG_1779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGB6kZGccxb11dbHy13Kq8Mh7PciEuKtiusHfDAl00nUXKPU9WL5bMbKBn6kM2QqjMBh28d_d_tAiGRarYHutqb7lHsLLpV9XEyd1rGGJYU17o0r5Q-4jRKwZEFIvHphJUQ4MioJ3etcm7ubVRk_cM6BogyO95UqzGv_wpx4o8PWpPF5OeH5aJpWV6kAg/w640-h480/IMG_1779.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">That's about it - we'll probably be moving back to Hog Cay soon - Maxine's party is coming up in a few days and there will be preparations needed at the cruiser hut.</span><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-56807012558650672772024-03-06T04:45:00.000-08:002024-03-06T07:27:20.322-08:00Double Breasted Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We went for a nice walk....<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UC9so2pI1jX6nlpLxz3vTbGOOIFdFrqd9pI8G7IX87W89tmawup5jYmNCwnU7MHNTDtkdqyD-8dt20xIlq3wYNjeMrJHVUnXA2BtermK0VXAu2KteGLI_liyXQBqnYayDm7AYCeI-o4IlE83Sa_AduxGgjyBTaroiDYX87E3rx292UVF3n1VrKp9Wmle/s4032/IMG_1730.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UC9so2pI1jX6nlpLxz3vTbGOOIFdFrqd9pI8G7IX87W89tmawup5jYmNCwnU7MHNTDtkdqyD-8dt20xIlq3wYNjeMrJHVUnXA2BtermK0VXAu2KteGLI_liyXQBqnYayDm7AYCeI-o4IlE83Sa_AduxGgjyBTaroiDYX87E3rx292UVF3n1VrKp9Wmle/w640-h480/IMG_1730.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If I was stranded on this desert island....I'd have company....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0tg63RmuxsjW9HUxyG1jXd7t6ovRScTKQL8wWTpn1iFgXD0wsKBOiwNI1_s7ROx0zOaVIooWIBrR1jJ8M21-bf3ucd0CjH4tahAYI9fqT0Sc7biR-dvbShbGbK3Kt-zNAFY3nenT0YAzktgYOKn3wMY7PpQDM9ozbEqOZzYtdojQLXuZFA37U3Rqc6Ml/s4032/IMG_1733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0tg63RmuxsjW9HUxyG1jXd7t6ovRScTKQL8wWTpn1iFgXD0wsKBOiwNI1_s7ROx0zOaVIooWIBrR1jJ8M21-bf3ucd0CjH4tahAYI9fqT0Sc7biR-dvbShbGbK3Kt-zNAFY3nenT0YAzktgYOKn3wMY7PpQDM9ozbEqOZzYtdojQLXuZFA37U3Rqc6Ml/w480-h640/IMG_1733.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><span style="font-size: large;">The cut between Maycock and Double Breasted.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGLL3DCsEFLf2wiAUZW-MGaE2X7qlAw76tJ9dL6D1TS-ndydgzB9Se_XuLcE8TX1swAqhQaJgiRMAgJYvW4x1TL3rh5VR32wE4nhY0ewpAoFMhXi6yLCpTBDvm3B1wsex7N3y1TeCtPv2C3kovzQMUZ494KzBYSH_TTm6lgqAbxfJfl8BExBmOdNbQDLw/s4032/IMG_1735.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGLL3DCsEFLf2wiAUZW-MGaE2X7qlAw76tJ9dL6D1TS-ndydgzB9Se_XuLcE8TX1swAqhQaJgiRMAgJYvW4x1TL3rh5VR32wE4nhY0ewpAoFMhXi6yLCpTBDvm3B1wsex7N3y1TeCtPv2C3kovzQMUZ494KzBYSH_TTm6lgqAbxfJfl8BExBmOdNbQDLw/w640-h480/IMG_1735.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just inside the cut - what a difference just a few hundred feet make!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjew5WUbNTHYVYhda1wKs3n2vcecmrjuQIe3zbFhk0rnDAghqzckTl7NU4lGxDEx7qZQss3GWyoKROJmihvl6IMBmeXBaxAfIkhjW3wr9FQ4BorE3MZ1IYDlhsk9K1NaB7e-vkfO9Aob2tHMP6qy0Heob8gNWwxRKQMrk3pZT8L3MVHqVq0HoTuDOhjm2Lf/w640-h480/IMG_1738.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Rocky shoreline.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-H2zZ1vL0OxmtWAHRnXpdpv42uiODu0pI69kQb3qqkRm7yX9IYn8zd6dng-vJxwjcvmYMu8qjdwcaoXEB9GrnyGXNNPFBFq4kA-Dx-fHjR_z2E7Ft3PUAOWX6p-ocIBVx1A5LyHyFUBkv7AH57Hm9YK2Y7rSOicT0bU4fbwdFIB8Pa6FgHyfiQ7yvTHC/s4032/IMG_1739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-H2zZ1vL0OxmtWAHRnXpdpv42uiODu0pI69kQb3qqkRm7yX9IYn8zd6dng-vJxwjcvmYMu8qjdwcaoXEB9GrnyGXNNPFBFq4kA-Dx-fHjR_z2E7Ft3PUAOWX6p-ocIBVx1A5LyHyFUBkv7AH57Hm9YK2Y7rSOicT0bU4fbwdFIB8Pa6FgHyfiQ7yvTHC/w640-h480/IMG_1739.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duane toted a few very long bamboo poles back to the dinghy - we'll use those in a couple of days to help support the shade material over a the Hog Cay cruiser hut. The Valentines party that Maxine usually organizes is very late this year....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoZgQtBI8UmNf4GDlQu8it08wHZCB236gSIhePpzT1PpNYDMDu-0ZkVQp2sDf0p6izRacSBaNj39sb3VmDjKrTBvHBiR8y4G0xFy_gtyDBGVsy3yItZ2HYCDjTUI2Mu1e05t362hJZSFMhXGcwAC58r4iRPqBa-VDtVCEec0r6SRpx9i6gY8Q90CLJw1i/s4032/IMG_1741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoZgQtBI8UmNf4GDlQu8it08wHZCB236gSIhePpzT1PpNYDMDu-0ZkVQp2sDf0p6izRacSBaNj39sb3VmDjKrTBvHBiR8y4G0xFy_gtyDBGVsy3yItZ2HYCDjTUI2Mu1e05t362hJZSFMhXGcwAC58r4iRPqBa-VDtVCEec0r6SRpx9i6gY8Q90CLJw1i/w640-h480/IMG_1741.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The poles loaded on the dinghy for transport back to the mother ship.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIch_n5klTuvHPPm4vCo1tMGs5uFnaLBJfkGMDjKWCu0EHfF3IRySqu7NvPIP8icv7nolF31Dx_R1SPUY4CzQoh8pHd3-t8CLXK18QSvGcOX9Nms_caTLObIs_wN96nIzh_R-IDxQSNmOSZJNmvp9TwwcoVfK2heqYufPY8uORAo3NU2O57a8rfNHJkogr/s4032/IMG_1747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIch_n5klTuvHPPm4vCo1tMGs5uFnaLBJfkGMDjKWCu0EHfF3IRySqu7NvPIP8icv7nolF31Dx_R1SPUY4CzQoh8pHd3-t8CLXK18QSvGcOX9Nms_caTLObIs_wN96nIzh_R-IDxQSNmOSZJNmvp9TwwcoVfK2heqYufPY8uORAo3NU2O57a8rfNHJkogr/w640-h480/IMG_1747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are three Mantas in the anchorage - </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSB4lWuppsdGMDxBhSAJsTZei-mPPCic4ulJ46qFtVJAS05AJZqBJFxmLINivfYRsrJ8naWD1v-9yhTvm0fMvAYxf1O9Ui6whAE0SaWhn8dkWpSzy1GZO7nPOxkV5BgCjj8QSb4zG6-rf_m3hUr1OtiAxGxy8YahPNZgHH-nj8ei0xhZOJp1j4qIQMmnF/s4032/IMG_1762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSB4lWuppsdGMDxBhSAJsTZei-mPPCic4ulJ46qFtVJAS05AJZqBJFxmLINivfYRsrJ8naWD1v-9yhTvm0fMvAYxf1O9Ui6whAE0SaWhn8dkWpSzy1GZO7nPOxkV5BgCjj8QSb4zG6-rf_m3hUr1OtiAxGxy8YahPNZgHH-nj8ei0xhZOJp1j4qIQMmnF/w640-h480/IMG_1762.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now & Zen, Imagine and Sojourn</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDgcyHtmKvDASaqemnwSVwtyq6f3oEJEeqamOa5yk0VMkYgAJxTrppLHrs878-ThAh-aajGhukET9gcFDu0DbeQDt1BWrVoTdlWO8Z9gX_9dSndPAX-Vg01Rp37mvaLCyaGWmzW1tYxJRZJbB7Tk19WzGC9i0AYw9foK2popa4iiH_b3PXOs4daSPHKMe/s1478/IMG_1764.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1478" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDgcyHtmKvDASaqemnwSVwtyq6f3oEJEeqamOa5yk0VMkYgAJxTrppLHrs878-ThAh-aajGhukET9gcFDu0DbeQDt1BWrVoTdlWO8Z9gX_9dSndPAX-Vg01Rp37mvaLCyaGWmzW1tYxJRZJbB7Tk19WzGC9i0AYw9foK2popa4iiH_b3PXOs4daSPHKMe/w640-h442/IMG_1764.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Now & Zen invited most of the anchorage over for a nice happy hour with us going back to the boat after dark. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0HLFh_dJzcEKa6L1GqY-Boq4efe-_HNqrqj1wjL1Hus6QJz5SOMlqPa5-UFG_LRHIx3amqZouV2yOvFh96aQ2o0q9ieWWesZVzHiwGQ-XQKB_eCu2QFYTFPh6fN0GPZmmssqOlBoo8yg1sefhPlwRR0hClO99eapNQpp7q3NYt_s2nibmheIxDCZMZ4y/s4032/IMG_1765.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0HLFh_dJzcEKa6L1GqY-Boq4efe-_HNqrqj1wjL1Hus6QJz5SOMlqPa5-UFG_LRHIx3amqZouV2yOvFh96aQ2o0q9ieWWesZVzHiwGQ-XQKB_eCu2QFYTFPh6fN0GPZmmssqOlBoo8yg1sefhPlwRR0hClO99eapNQpp7q3NYt_s2nibmheIxDCZMZ4y/w640-h480/IMG_1765.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-90977710273635555732024-03-05T04:15:00.000-08:002024-03-05T04:15:51.299-08:00Double Breasted Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">I forgot to include a photo of this beautiful conch shell I found yesterday! I don't pick up many shells these days since I have so many already and don't want the clutter in the boat. But this one was just so vibrant I couldn't resist!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEumvrwkzzBePQxvLQjRQpV_UgOduyPxG9D1sRh3u37Fu79fFQGyKngw-zsga23RMABSipqwTManFNz-ebpX-fD3mfNFiidxpfX9TXz2FtqVa_7DqQsHfYSvph-w84zapiZgo4ABpXeXTHYpjGcsDl70uH-BVYjdMurSySV1-lWmRiR7JJYWVBPez1273A/s4032/IMG_1697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEumvrwkzzBePQxvLQjRQpV_UgOduyPxG9D1sRh3u37Fu79fFQGyKngw-zsga23RMABSipqwTManFNz-ebpX-fD3mfNFiidxpfX9TXz2FtqVa_7DqQsHfYSvph-w84zapiZgo4ABpXeXTHYpjGcsDl70uH-BVYjdMurSySV1-lWmRiR7JJYWVBPez1273A/w640-h480/IMG_1697.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I also apparently can't resist snapping a photo of Sojourn on a brilliant sunny day!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HsIMoSXbk1v870Nmmwi4cfmhLI1A0VA0_5GnftokVl-6CAdeUl782Kg5wR0N8XGsPs4bac7a0mhLGyZR_tIV588CWe6SHW5EFPo4zbC3sDd5JwauduZTPfcs-pDIhJ7D26z9CkqvN0JbizAc6_-8xHl31GnXoPklCcjcax72AGyYC-U0dh5yGsKKx0X6/s1920/IMG_1699.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HsIMoSXbk1v870Nmmwi4cfmhLI1A0VA0_5GnftokVl-6CAdeUl782Kg5wR0N8XGsPs4bac7a0mhLGyZR_tIV588CWe6SHW5EFPo4zbC3sDd5JwauduZTPfcs-pDIhJ7D26z9CkqvN0JbizAc6_-8xHl31GnXoPklCcjcax72AGyYC-U0dh5yGsKKx0X6/w640-h480/IMG_1699.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Out for a snorkel with Now & Zen.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeDCndWnShmS1m7KrQHKWPmr4VWy1q5myIj_4IyAkZPulWXfZ_1iRt_XdTwBZWkpyIGbvfUfhOEVoqwNMEcfrhKz4IswWb2qYoP73TZVEkmF8fmUmPC1OR4aPemdowvO8_B19INVwoZ1d9-tqFvNHR39blc0ESM4UvsCQMaFvuOfsh47WuMEqR9HzY3ET/s1920/IMG_1705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Lots of shallow water around so the views were brilliant.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax76DTgs4uAuePW_WSHhWbgiCp5x-F8csxka8EpyFrtx1e9jrbPbTBVYu5dlAni73AKNlvv2XY6c5DiP7umjsbn32HcGV6llexAZEtsI6qvQED0qbiJXW06oke-AZuD247giP9CfnIjvAQhT12q3IchSobVswUH20OAn-FXgQduF1JzaYELNqW6OvAqJG/s1920/IMG_1657.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax76DTgs4uAuePW_WSHhWbgiCp5x-F8csxka8EpyFrtx1e9jrbPbTBVYu5dlAni73AKNlvv2XY6c5DiP7umjsbn32HcGV6llexAZEtsI6qvQED0qbiJXW06oke-AZuD247giP9CfnIjvAQhT12q3IchSobVswUH20OAn-FXgQduF1JzaYELNqW6OvAqJG/w640-h480/IMG_1657.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvBIafeXI_FejINo4adwG2RDs8WZU7Xeeoy3FSvj0Zh7xRVSqBegKoUyx3QRshPdV4hORSPk7B7thiwRue8BD-NbZ81uA0enqV0UHKX5wxeB0yM7Y1ESPCLaHLfeeevWDUl4DP6dILH-Wh7_phL8_yshCLWMM3DDlmgfinT1Gt7rjPuGq8apJQgtHo5Lr/s1920/IMG_1658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The dough was a bit soft this time and once it's in the boiling water it takes it's own shape!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Breakfast - bagels, cream cheese, Impossible sausage and homemade marmalade from by brother & sis-inlaw! Yummy even if ugly!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1XYVxutvqycuYgZsmTJnoiQZwLv0Q1bx-2jTc0uVMgt0Qid9ACPQx7uck2ewRNFXwmOL2l_UZSm0_s9N8m5-hWpFeGQVcxD5mhQetup8ICzzFIXTDerpsykVNI8gQ0CnLkcZESuQibFZcHPMId1kur1-vZn_2kDP7Qk5s-83jDJ1nQKQHBhBsrb6sZjB/s4032/IMG_1610.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1XYVxutvqycuYgZsmTJnoiQZwLv0Q1bx-2jTc0uVMgt0Qid9ACPQx7uck2ewRNFXwmOL2l_UZSm0_s9N8m5-hWpFeGQVcxD5mhQetup8ICzzFIXTDerpsykVNI8gQ0CnLkcZESuQibFZcHPMId1kur1-vZn_2kDP7Qk5s-83jDJ1nQKQHBhBsrb6sZjB/w640-h480/IMG_1610.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The winds were shifting just a bit southerly so the anchorage became a little rolly. We motored about an hour south to Double Breasted Cay - lovely and calm even in the 20+ knot winds with no side-swell. (Didn't bother with sails because the winds were straight on the nose the entire trip).</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdX87pRY6xsrpiPVIpKAR7kqaB1C07-Qepw9qo4pzYg1Hsgl6dLRhiq3kr5Al5CDpM0OUyJgz4Fv0UfptvC-XwmW5r9jir-_fCASKkuxXUIYDxwx7ppIzC3OQkIk_Jx-5gc5TVoEL183KORAKeb2c6X4asy3Ts8kMW1fI6iuSiNQwfVM2v46KzoJyNWGI/s4032/IMG_1631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdX87pRY6xsrpiPVIpKAR7kqaB1C07-Qepw9qo4pzYg1Hsgl6dLRhiq3kr5Al5CDpM0OUyJgz4Fv0UfptvC-XwmW5r9jir-_fCASKkuxXUIYDxwx7ppIzC3OQkIk_Jx-5gc5TVoEL183KORAKeb2c6X4asy3Ts8kMW1fI6iuSiNQwfVM2v46KzoJyNWGI/w640-h480/IMG_1631.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A lovely evening, we had steaks and mahi-mahi on the grill.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr7XBXxCuppzSoRwbL_cq0vZvsZbpPBya42YJgtHvRChkYUMliPGFH2U_XTzZghnpIY9VJANquoQOcxk_smgWFYryVourKyChog6ew26RsWYKmZ91AtgJ1janP-qek7pYrTmv7OFKv5j6thU3B54LqIK5Ql7OYS1HmjXFzLj1x7K7T30MC31D2GMR3Aju/s4032/IMG_1633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr7XBXxCuppzSoRwbL_cq0vZvsZbpPBya42YJgtHvRChkYUMliPGFH2U_XTzZghnpIY9VJANquoQOcxk_smgWFYryVourKyChog6ew26RsWYKmZ91AtgJ1janP-qek7pYrTmv7OFKv5j6thU3B54LqIK5Ql7OYS1HmjXFzLj1x7K7T30MC31D2GMR3Aju/w640-h480/IMG_1633.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-61819001893625869742024-03-02T06:13:00.000-08:002024-03-02T06:13:09.530-08:00Raccoon Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful morning - always fun to see the locals out fishing.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmXGM4Zvm_jWyIXrVkXzOo61fEb3Rm0K5AoaQOmIR4bv56Ew0zJfJp6CL7gbP5F3xP-2kgjcXvOPTDK4AJtVpMYwa9GIn1CAaW5kqS_VBcx9erJnfu4k-9M8ALnebtGyFUGHnfFxcLkfVh2g5319Z1G4nCuL-I30gWQWyTZNbtL6G_91uqAOvoeofBY7h/s4032/IMG_1616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmXGM4Zvm_jWyIXrVkXzOo61fEb3Rm0K5AoaQOmIR4bv56Ew0zJfJp6CL7gbP5F3xP-2kgjcXvOPTDK4AJtVpMYwa9GIn1CAaW5kqS_VBcx9erJnfu4k-9M8ALnebtGyFUGHnfFxcLkfVh2g5319Z1G4nCuL-I30gWQWyTZNbtL6G_91uqAOvoeofBY7h/w640-h480/IMG_1616.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Duane got his first grouper of the season! Nice one - straightaway vacuum packed and in the deep freeze.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfPCuPY_4rRKp0VYmXM_pPsjjKXxhEdDFOtncHeXvgJO43WvGgr4JD7QdilxlW7VG1ObuI7kpg_xXCnPSk4tn0pTntX7uwMUpRwiPo50OUE0XdoXaK1bpV1dC9joDIe8-opYPAHsBZMmzrOJlLoYwWoRflhKZFF3PQ6qWgYPUS15pHC-wRa0J6ivQOkAg/s1153/Grouper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1153" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfPCuPY_4rRKp0VYmXM_pPsjjKXxhEdDFOtncHeXvgJO43WvGgr4JD7QdilxlW7VG1ObuI7kpg_xXCnPSk4tn0pTntX7uwMUpRwiPo50OUE0XdoXaK1bpV1dC9joDIe8-opYPAHsBZMmzrOJlLoYwWoRflhKZFF3PQ6qWgYPUS15pHC-wRa0J6ivQOkAg/w640-h480/Grouper.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The usual - we were out of bread....</span><br /></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ki8kysD1m7SxPHVb3Dh1iwbaDaBvzZtJCx3jaarOVd722CtbBxpm138RlolR1DUiEVHFb4bY9mbyaamjPlASetLzYRnmVxUQy1G6zl1QbDRgKvJhAmnCvshwPpkt-TgzUJiJy6qtCqQqTo3vVzO3kbiB8nIhoRC5XFaG2xxLEZGWeB5WZRcGwsi11WKS/s4032/IMG_1621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ki8kysD1m7SxPHVb3Dh1iwbaDaBvzZtJCx3jaarOVd722CtbBxpm138RlolR1DUiEVHFb4bY9mbyaamjPlASetLzYRnmVxUQy1G6zl1QbDRgKvJhAmnCvshwPpkt-TgzUJiJy6qtCqQqTo3vVzO3kbiB8nIhoRC5XFaG2xxLEZGWeB5WZRcGwsi11WKS/w640-h480/IMG_1621.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Duane and I always share that first slice with melted butter....yum!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevVgtI8SM4xx5EKRWIoezme9_yll1AkLkgMcUH6prAVbf2nrN6NAZaqZmCIzEMkVQ8QB31OkpZAJ360RneKRPG1MWjpBZ4cZtbSbquedcFGQPGmfsuzXBWcX-xLgYxbuazrfgptayo_JhUuaFSYWD18hOk1_7QeJdLVkyfsGOYd_MrqJHA_VDfPb15Z95/s4032/IMG_1624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevVgtI8SM4xx5EKRWIoezme9_yll1AkLkgMcUH6prAVbf2nrN6NAZaqZmCIzEMkVQ8QB31OkpZAJ360RneKRPG1MWjpBZ4cZtbSbquedcFGQPGmfsuzXBWcX-xLgYxbuazrfgptayo_JhUuaFSYWD18hOk1_7QeJdLVkyfsGOYd_MrqJHA_VDfPb15Z95/w640-h480/IMG_1624.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pretty sunset - Persephone is the only other boat here now as Now & Zen moved over to Hog Cay for a grocery pickup.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgartP9lvbLavsAyKNHGbDqTvUDZDy6BOaSiYFOuBss59SPDAPXhZfoBV97vBtmCfi4kJLae-3cfWezIz_83tu9Cb8Te45NvXSX7I1adfh5gFdx8YNAzWK59ji5bN7AQ58ZzjToNt-WVy72_SAWuI_Fw_o5OHb7fad8S5iTKKDRBcnHZQxh9J-k3T_B72tp/s4032/IMG_1629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgartP9lvbLavsAyKNHGbDqTvUDZDy6BOaSiYFOuBss59SPDAPXhZfoBV97vBtmCfi4kJLae-3cfWezIz_83tu9Cb8Te45NvXSX7I1adfh5gFdx8YNAzWK59ji5bN7AQ58ZzjToNt-WVy72_SAWuI_Fw_o5OHb7fad8S5iTKKDRBcnHZQxh9J-k3T_B72tp/w640-h480/IMG_1629.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-81743041015805000372024-03-01T04:43:00.000-08:002024-03-01T04:44:36.201-08:00Raccoon Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Started the day with some tasty fried plantains and oatmeal with dates and cinnamon sugar. Nothing like a bunch of carbs to get you going!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdycFUUocTUEqJG3BKBYPJf5ljakfXdJygbKUXbJ_XchAJ0MYqLu4idS3d_-RCC4Ef8iTYjX_ZEfxJ03-C0WlwZyOwwqmwplU5caguNlHNK9FKH-d84toLoUoi-c_avurinvLtBwFw43mF_5J-QZeNqxD9zF3vjCz4gapmIfQdK7YP9tO0iwl5qWBdonuo/s2016/IMG_1579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdycFUUocTUEqJG3BKBYPJf5ljakfXdJygbKUXbJ_XchAJ0MYqLu4idS3d_-RCC4Ef8iTYjX_ZEfxJ03-C0WlwZyOwwqmwplU5caguNlHNK9FKH-d84toLoUoi-c_avurinvLtBwFw43mF_5J-QZeNqxD9zF3vjCz4gapmIfQdK7YP9tO0iwl5qWBdonuo/w640-h480/IMG_1579.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We went out snorkeling as usual - not a lot of pretty coral - I was experimenting with taking a photo half in/half out of the water as I've seen several folks do. </span><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aEMqurYBkLmV6Qx3f8FM4BTTdaLWM1yag5cEVgwJoH0qNkZGJTcZKT4C8mrUFfKaVEwCNxM2PaDe2Bp0luALPmp0wlbHlUMlGnCX7OSHiyviwU7hnSwSMHa2R4fKOsjqk4Mg94WAv-lrh74A6-ilq8ADTd2eZsxrwkB-XBPPx4m14qcyPR_dFROcHPlT/s1920/IMG_1584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aEMqurYBkLmV6Qx3f8FM4BTTdaLWM1yag5cEVgwJoH0qNkZGJTcZKT4C8mrUFfKaVEwCNxM2PaDe2Bp0luALPmp0wlbHlUMlGnCX7OSHiyviwU7hnSwSMHa2R4fKOsjqk4Mg94WAv-lrh74A6-ilq8ADTd2eZsxrwkB-XBPPx4m14qcyPR_dFROcHPlT/w640-h480/IMG_1584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful views on the south end of Raccoon Cay.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2f9IWZ99pYoc3ARJex0r789M-oucxkN3zRVeLhYE9mpP-_rOVLhwks9hHyukv7FTm8K0sFj1oYCwk5KyV07ijxgJ4eA_bVMpTj7nzIfviqByFaFRU4gZnP_78RygAOqo2mE3NjtQVTG1-zlD9Eo_hO1Iz9FmMeEmhHMBsKIcAt_oEf6AheppOHPuJmva/s1920/IMG_1590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2f9IWZ99pYoc3ARJex0r789M-oucxkN3zRVeLhYE9mpP-_rOVLhwks9hHyukv7FTm8K0sFj1oYCwk5KyV07ijxgJ4eA_bVMpTj7nzIfviqByFaFRU4gZnP_78RygAOqo2mE3NjtQVTG1-zlD9Eo_hO1Iz9FmMeEmhHMBsKIcAt_oEf6AheppOHPuJmva/w640-h480/IMG_1590.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the boat, it's been a while since I made bagels....</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxfA5lAo9GELh9St7Y7IOWFj3x6eHdmFKT4h55uAkhLvaYhGrkiFxVSaTn_rA_IBgiWowBiG6B1H4gAFzBt3eats3HSBLJeBR_oUJTVbkVV9Pp1i47EfI2yrNQQ6OaiGv05BRJhpGj2jnl_pipLg5vMVqbYgaOmBN4y2wNDnjkut5472qy4-2_gajXWZB/s4032/IMG_1600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxfA5lAo9GELh9St7Y7IOWFj3x6eHdmFKT4h55uAkhLvaYhGrkiFxVSaTn_rA_IBgiWowBiG6B1H4gAFzBt3eats3HSBLJeBR_oUJTVbkVV9Pp1i47EfI2yrNQQ6OaiGv05BRJhpGj2jnl_pipLg5vMVqbYgaOmBN4y2wNDnjkut5472qy4-2_gajXWZB/w640-h480/IMG_1600.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Boiling the dough.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqDBouJLI1FwEZkTBDuZ7-1sA2hhzzZYIWYiq29T9HROPwzq6Slu08k0-w-iIoakCk1i1xuvbY66JhfaYa2WQFIjDsxbi6bmMxKh2JYCsYCxu2768N6IY-hxGk5_TJL4FLf7OnTsPZN4DFLEqLop8k1fj_Rdyay_i9kQUiEN9K8dBzlvd-HgnGMc8HpuP/w480-h640/IMG_1577.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> A pretty one! So pleasant here all by ourselves. </span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-jGCjQHDrLy4JKLntkvhFYRpX7EA4j2I3p9mivQKHjbxWJj-905Yr2ADua5O0r_dc2NTFoJTd85TJXotMgvP9uMpR71XV7-m9MAB1nrMW0jUJhflr5hmD38wcApVwfYFaxYBXdLZtdOR0SWRWCoboFCV4W9H52V6WN9CXN-rTMpsHAjluwB0fPX6r-DW/s4032/IMG_1564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-jGCjQHDrLy4JKLntkvhFYRpX7EA4j2I3p9mivQKHjbxWJj-905Yr2ADua5O0r_dc2NTFoJTd85TJXotMgvP9uMpR71XV7-m9MAB1nrMW0jUJhflr5hmD38wcApVwfYFaxYBXdLZtdOR0SWRWCoboFCV4W9H52V6WN9CXN-rTMpsHAjluwB0fPX6r-DW/w640-h480/IMG_1564.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just because we can....lovely evening. Back to Sojourn for dinner and brilliant conversations.....</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHNNFmX-aYub-FKbW1Vd5yXsobwRCiTmxobH7SCmDgmrJZJqEgvjpaCGxqq_AXb_2QVC3BDj0d3wJeXFlSYU4Tu6SOdEl6eo41t10GqrEUhdgUdn1q_I7bJM_9RwC1fONtd4TLhdY3Onrw27E7_Asmpr8KR1IiI4iW8EeYRfgFrTN7VE9Z6zCMT3LkFE1/s4032/IMG_1575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHNNFmX-aYub-FKbW1Vd5yXsobwRCiTmxobH7SCmDgmrJZJqEgvjpaCGxqq_AXb_2QVC3BDj0d3wJeXFlSYU4Tu6SOdEl6eo41t10GqrEUhdgUdn1q_I7bJM_9RwC1fONtd4TLhdY3Onrw27E7_Asmpr8KR1IiI4iW8EeYRfgFrTN7VE9Z6zCMT3LkFE1/w480-h640/IMG_1575.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-13137316827207352322024-02-28T03:42:00.000-08:002024-02-28T03:43:59.084-08:00Raccoon Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We woke to a beautiful sunrise.....the anchorage was just a bit rolly so we upped anchor and headed just a few miles south to Raccoon Cay.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCNbHUepsbNMbepz_QZeXVv5CZ6K3O3DS8jDC-e37c3rM0e1HGgVAvreD30H6o4RbYl9inCjgmDI8c0efKNbrTvkmU-KttWCYlXPx-0KNs4y0iePxq38g_QYPfdn8SVzWedSA7rQBkr62bXVjN1Gm-R08HnmkPzLNFlm_81Kb2ozN3Q7INVAL9PYdmA0n/s4032/IMG_1488.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCNbHUepsbNMbepz_QZeXVv5CZ6K3O3DS8jDC-e37c3rM0e1HGgVAvreD30H6o4RbYl9inCjgmDI8c0efKNbrTvkmU-KttWCYlXPx-0KNs4y0iePxq38g_QYPfdn8SVzWedSA7rQBkr62bXVjN1Gm-R08HnmkPzLNFlm_81Kb2ozN3Q7INVAL9PYdmA0n/w640-h480/IMG_1488.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Within an hour or so, Now & Zen joined us.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fxSzAb_XAN_ZgdM3Yn21WGGQZhNg2ZD1ePv-VNQ4-85nemfXvn5bNOFPD4e3i7CM-hrQELS7ByDQGreDI4aLO0Gp-0M2bmz7tnUXw1Nhhi_3IV4Vw5BTWvCiOJyPxndMkPSgt7Kc542DkfLgxjSG1r_7mLL4ZEPlDqQsoEzckjPUk1xIsrW-GoyohIJY/s1920/IMG_1495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fxSzAb_XAN_ZgdM3Yn21WGGQZhNg2ZD1ePv-VNQ4-85nemfXvn5bNOFPD4e3i7CM-hrQELS7ByDQGreDI4aLO0Gp-0M2bmz7tnUXw1Nhhi_3IV4Vw5BTWvCiOJyPxndMkPSgt7Kc542DkfLgxjSG1r_7mLL4ZEPlDqQsoEzckjPUk1xIsrW-GoyohIJY/w640-h480/IMG_1495.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are numerous coral heads near Raccoon Cay so we spent a few hours exploring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The highlight was this large turtle. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSBExWy0TJIBNXhwVkqgwWpzfDVyNIA1i_MCidwka8Z9EwkC0eZgw7_1dIwwguUKJ2OB-GdB7s0SQxGY-_K_BMrJyiVvKf-MzsaPz9ahxkQmZdfjh7QZoozG6945Y1Qu7JHYhPlgcxzlYwTAvpcymAYyDqVTI3MnUe3UFghXYmsZg3DYiIblYc1zYewLQ/s1920/IMG_1535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSBExWy0TJIBNXhwVkqgwWpzfDVyNIA1i_MCidwka8Z9EwkC0eZgw7_1dIwwguUKJ2OB-GdB7s0SQxGY-_K_BMrJyiVvKf-MzsaPz9ahxkQmZdfjh7QZoozG6945Y1Qu7JHYhPlgcxzlYwTAvpcymAYyDqVTI3MnUe3UFghXYmsZg3DYiIblYc1zYewLQ/w640-h480/IMG_1535.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I guess he's so large that he doesn't feel threatened by me - fun to watch him swim.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3u0MQQ7Jwg6XbqUQsFDtYzS-EDkC9hRCO07Sf-RG_JqXR4zbLs5nDZlg4yH11yNFF1b8jSVVpcOV6cp2_ECWBGrGClmVbsTO30kcrfD68ayHDPoJV_HsiaHlPUjmcTpXMPkv46BNtsClIcQpqSLgsVriALxJ2IBelhQev3U4zZaVbIes_9ca5s5aMJeW/s4032/IMG_1547.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3u0MQQ7Jwg6XbqUQsFDtYzS-EDkC9hRCO07Sf-RG_JqXR4zbLs5nDZlg4yH11yNFF1b8jSVVpcOV6cp2_ECWBGrGClmVbsTO30kcrfD68ayHDPoJV_HsiaHlPUjmcTpXMPkv46BNtsClIcQpqSLgsVriALxJ2IBelhQev3U4zZaVbIes_9ca5s5aMJeW/w640-h480/IMG_1547.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We did not go hungry! The tin-foil packs contained roasted root veggies along with roasted zucchini strips made for a pretty healthy meal too.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0SC_A777uhCVodtfb6WJfiDLE5FYJdXX3t9eurdvSxJ2mAyRNuR_NS9rSu6-yiTQ1PrGbdp5deJ-p6yZTjNz2taI5hAF4b9QrO4XFd5QKtALe4KGyVjpZtltRpgd-9Am-0vveyDubZqCvtdXAJlI6dNM30Oy8f6doXwkAQNDXHO6dGMAdEj5vAqJbDdI/s4032/IMG_1550.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0SC_A777uhCVodtfb6WJfiDLE5FYJdXX3t9eurdvSxJ2mAyRNuR_NS9rSu6-yiTQ1PrGbdp5deJ-p6yZTjNz2taI5hAF4b9QrO4XFd5QKtALe4KGyVjpZtltRpgd-9Am-0vveyDubZqCvtdXAJlI6dNM30Oy8f6doXwkAQNDXHO6dGMAdEj5vAqJbDdI/w640-h480/IMG_1550.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And the sunset was just lovely. Good to be away from the crowds!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9wov8pVmLMDW7aPiDsjpdyvVdOAF1yhdtTkGKaTFFkbXgAgaksXIdNJW_me5KgQIpNHG0Ns32ly-rNQQ4clxEWc9eOVo5Ha1j9jbNIaYzuQ2LmuCspSs4i0GniYkqAM5gbl9wtN-io8hzwhhMM4xaPo244zJxPUyO2T_QrFUltkwVlZzJqhl6sVxFvGH/s4032/IMG_1548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9wov8pVmLMDW7aPiDsjpdyvVdOAF1yhdtTkGKaTFFkbXgAgaksXIdNJW_me5KgQIpNHG0Ns32ly-rNQQ4clxEWc9eOVo5Ha1j9jbNIaYzuQ2LmuCspSs4i0GniYkqAM5gbl9wtN-io8hzwhhMM4xaPo244zJxPUyO2T_QrFUltkwVlZzJqhl6sVxFvGH/w640-h480/IMG_1548.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-40835231251100745362024-02-27T02:59:00.000-08:002024-02-27T02:59:52.029-08:00Low Water Harbour, Buenavista Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We went for a nice snorkel - lots of life around - two rays.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2PgYsmP8RY2Eyr_RdNrhmh3ELTKLQ9wAZ1rlWg9DF2migmyYfFLJFjIhJSeCoUqwWynpZhjZFw1QZJVyrMPY2oztifzH4br4ELxv04fVb_DiQ_Pm5fORDIagfZA5CDCAGjFU45sSWQ8KGCOVS6uCShA9OEGnjiS271e_mWIvvmMHCmjBldkldk_-HZyr/s1920/IMG_1469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2PgYsmP8RY2Eyr_RdNrhmh3ELTKLQ9wAZ1rlWg9DF2migmyYfFLJFjIhJSeCoUqwWynpZhjZFw1QZJVyrMPY2oztifzH4br4ELxv04fVb_DiQ_Pm5fORDIagfZA5CDCAGjFU45sSWQ8KGCOVS6uCShA9OEGnjiS271e_mWIvvmMHCmjBldkldk_-HZyr/w640-h480/IMG_1469.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One of the rays swimming along. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4gPXkMYJ1X8" width="320" youtube-src-id="4gPXkMYJ1X8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> A little hard to make out from this angle but there is a nurse shark sleeping with several large remoras attached to it.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5prdxKNc-51WgZUyACS5ZpLc0y8chdYLCK5E0MEcmYuLkny1zofVfwZXDYc7aNT4wDOKqD7_OHnTBnIDk_YOfFsxRiCsF8-paD4RWZaTLfNvzw1s3_rR32PDRCYsU93aLiTz9Sek8PLGJRdaepMIzIqjZd6WspBhaMgYYWm-djTORDDwPVRhMSn28hDf/s1920/IMG_1472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5prdxKNc-51WgZUyACS5ZpLc0y8chdYLCK5E0MEcmYuLkny1zofVfwZXDYc7aNT4wDOKqD7_OHnTBnIDk_YOfFsxRiCsF8-paD4RWZaTLfNvzw1s3_rR32PDRCYsU93aLiTz9Sek8PLGJRdaepMIzIqjZd6WspBhaMgYYWm-djTORDDwPVRhMSn28hDf/w640-h480/IMG_1472.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Some lovely coral.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8ngMyFsj2bE" width="320" youtube-src-id="8ngMyFsj2bE"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> And a turtle who was not terribly friendly.....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H0-X1IB9hYI" width="320" youtube-src-id="H0-X1IB9hYI"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> We stopped by and said hello to Chris and Goshia on Solaris. They had been in Georgetown but are making their way back to Hog Cay.</span><br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI42m5A7zJ-iRilbZ-2Hx1LcorVO2QRUwuJ3TSM2-ry-dnDCfd_-7Zv6mmgBnFcyr1GH7S95o1OSXfJkgeo7sT-3hIMqpd4H47Fr3hvubgJkMoY8DHItb0JkitkPPoNYfjUvh6UAJo3floNC1qiTdmwgjx3-2T_kWRKVPZiySJRaxm3iStzCU0YVAXbG_C/s1920/IMG_1483.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI42m5A7zJ-iRilbZ-2Hx1LcorVO2QRUwuJ3TSM2-ry-dnDCfd_-7Zv6mmgBnFcyr1GH7S95o1OSXfJkgeo7sT-3hIMqpd4H47Fr3hvubgJkMoY8DHItb0JkitkPPoNYfjUvh6UAJo3floNC1qiTdmwgjx3-2T_kWRKVPZiySJRaxm3iStzCU0YVAXbG_C/w640-h480/IMG_1483.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Other than that, just a beautiful day!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Nothing to report today.....had a nice relaxing boat day....just did some chores and reading. Nice to do every once in a while. Maybe we'll get motivated..... <br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznUVglZq1U5JY5oCtGkwskRImkG-A50_6s1Kawlh4CMBHirm-a02RhqmIewjXuViNcDBAdcyDbOMVJkqJWyEFyU_38Q1qW6wwXta5To3EQichrQuVJwIrWzuTbqit458S4pZ0wrr4erzdg3bnZfv1vOaAxkAFL_Ob2FfuqBYyB_GmHE0voq5CK9J_1eNF/s4032/IMG_1445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznUVglZq1U5JY5oCtGkwskRImkG-A50_6s1Kawlh4CMBHirm-a02RhqmIewjXuViNcDBAdcyDbOMVJkqJWyEFyU_38Q1qW6wwXta5To3EQichrQuVJwIrWzuTbqit458S4pZ0wrr4erzdg3bnZfv1vOaAxkAFL_Ob2FfuqBYyB_GmHE0voq5CK9J_1eNF/w640-h480/IMG_1445.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-10757211689749059292024-02-24T03:47:00.000-08:002024-02-24T03:47:32.304-08:00Low Water Harbour, Buenavista Cay, Ragged Islands<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We went out for a snorkel....<br /></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGF7dS52cRikcuph63Bmxord9qxCADyD2WvNaOSvW-w5CCkSH2EDN5faKcTqEevN_yzom75kzGuY-FXJ1JD2-7JAJxpO_1Yz0Vxug9PlNpEGdBXUaLpxtT8l3f6FA1bXEPAnqjdeRMu_s4OVXKQKZSQYahIfPE5bs7F7xnLKORF0GKh-fUbv9yg2G5Mx0t/s1920/IMG_1442.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGF7dS52cRikcuph63Bmxord9qxCADyD2WvNaOSvW-w5CCkSH2EDN5faKcTqEevN_yzom75kzGuY-FXJ1JD2-7JAJxpO_1Yz0Vxug9PlNpEGdBXUaLpxtT8l3f6FA1bXEPAnqjdeRMu_s4OVXKQKZSQYahIfPE5bs7F7xnLKORF0GKh-fUbv9yg2G5Mx0t/w640-h480/IMG_1442.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The winds were up a bit and the sea was choppy.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7PTUdHBpOP_JGo0Hl7Mqv0qh4LTEIekL5-nR9Bh_4h8Rcl31IGeHydwj5pH9XeNnIB5HBOk6WL_TZrgKLIBUSj2ki2kyHNAwnQk_af1Dksn7bBho-hH3C4EAdiRiRmSBB4vn8d56L-EVsyh-0VrOqOK9itho6N-c2AfFQXQdcKt4ahoTZn0VUSRL17U6/s1920/IMG_1443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7PTUdHBpOP_JGo0Hl7Mqv0qh4LTEIekL5-nR9Bh_4h8Rcl31IGeHydwj5pH9XeNnIB5HBOk6WL_TZrgKLIBUSj2ki2kyHNAwnQk_af1Dksn7bBho-hH3C4EAdiRiRmSBB4vn8d56L-EVsyh-0VrOqOK9itho6N-c2AfFQXQdcKt4ahoTZn0VUSRL17U6/w640-h480/IMG_1443.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So we didn't stay long - just too much work!! </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_kKs6Ik_bCSI38ilsmxep8vhxAfZZMkIs6usAW-Tc3qwYwCakLFySNehdBeH-qnpbSGpgshuZOAEbwxD_1i7_aB0l5RhxAvWHO-jQod5GIEqUTJrZsO220LtkIm8Xu5R2QtJqaDE8r1z_JfdoRdGQzrkMz4Jq9GVEQlGPv3Af3-A-Vtmxug_Jg3MtEH3/s1920/IMG_1444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_kKs6Ik_bCSI38ilsmxep8vhxAfZZMkIs6usAW-Tc3qwYwCakLFySNehdBeH-qnpbSGpgshuZOAEbwxD_1i7_aB0l5RhxAvWHO-jQod5GIEqUTJrZsO220LtkIm8Xu5R2QtJqaDE8r1z_JfdoRdGQzrkMz4Jq9GVEQlGPv3Af3-A-Vtmxug_Jg3MtEH3/w640-h480/IMG_1444.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Chris on Dragonfly had sailed into the anchorage so we stopped by his boat for a nice chat and catch-up.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A relaxing afternoon of reading and general laziness. Pretty sunset. </span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8Ng9uKrJuM_ExqQBexoPHRYZaOU1miMApGb2T4WQH8tDffo7w_fFCW10zRbNqFKPGBClYZVLGcv2HN59bQTF5XXxbEocSseXlFCO5O6Rx0F9ni20tesBXLqffKkR3_gWxDiaTBmRWtAmeBqsLt6MKYh6FiE7jg2mjDovNqt6MLEBZ-gO58v8Qfk1xY6i/s4032/IMG_1430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8Ng9uKrJuM_ExqQBexoPHRYZaOU1miMApGb2T4WQH8tDffo7w_fFCW10zRbNqFKPGBClYZVLGcv2HN59bQTF5XXxbEocSseXlFCO5O6Rx0F9ni20tesBXLqffKkR3_gWxDiaTBmRWtAmeBqsLt6MKYh6FiE7jg2mjDovNqt6MLEBZ-gO58v8Qfk1xY6i/w640-h480/IMG_1430.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893050823919424721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153474325484396758.post-51909877105013159312024-02-23T03:32:00.000-08:002024-02-23T03:32:27.732-08:00Low Water Harbour, Buenavista Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We don't often have any stress down here....but a couple of other boats came into the harbour and provided some. They are traveling together and apparently wanted to anchor close to one another. Unfortunately, they decided that our spot was the best spot. It's a wide open anchorage - no need at all to "bunch up". They dropped their anchor directly between Sojourn and Now & Zen - so they were about 100' away. Our reaction was to immediately crank up the engines and move to a completely different spot! End of stress and actually a nicer spot to anchor with the current/wind.<br /></span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy22VSLNeJ-eTdEt4_eo1eHHWpYWK9K9mI-43ZvRfpn7dLRBfTyafkSed0hybZg3RR6W9X5QQ4iaHegIrwjgl_hGf88vbpvyRDVyvU3YUOfA1qplughSQ3qbKPB94r6FWab9FSVS5OwowCj4V-YjWltLjXGpvrhxSN8zBTCeX1XbmQfInq7835FAfgdQOj/s4032/IMG_1399.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy22VSLNeJ-eTdEt4_eo1eHHWpYWK9K9mI-43ZvRfpn7dLRBfTyafkSed0hybZg3RR6W9X5QQ4iaHegIrwjgl_hGf88vbpvyRDVyvU3YUOfA1qplughSQ3qbKPB94r6FWab9FSVS5OwowCj4V-YjWltLjXGpvrhxSN8zBTCeX1XbmQfInq7835FAfgdQOj/w640-h480/IMG_1399.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now & Zen</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtU9nnJq-9us-MWXxRwGK21z05tDHdMDJ04XbfhKvqS3d6PSBHo9SHrvgMN11yBlRhInM8TaXUswq-9VIZ9m9OGfh9KWKO2VXu28B6GgddnGoVeu5lulVvw9xRN_lgpenzDcl_z_cS7r5UhGx_43qpAngry7WG4eMjTVKrP5ZA15A5ef5N2D7gvV45Wsf/s4032/IMG_1400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtU9nnJq-9us-MWXxRwGK21z05tDHdMDJ04XbfhKvqS3d6PSBHo9SHrvgMN11yBlRhInM8TaXUswq-9VIZ9m9OGfh9KWKO2VXu28B6GgddnGoVeu5lulVvw9xRN_lgpenzDcl_z_cS7r5UhGx_43qpAngry7WG4eMjTVKrP5ZA15A5ef5N2D7gvV45Wsf/w640-h480/IMG_1400.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And Sojourn</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjJJO_cn3WksDwyVFvOLPJTj4rpHNB02aSi2Bdv14hZ4O71gzE88f6weuR6NlUJDxczPBXmp5ie5BNaRlTg9qaeXovphJA3tSHkCvfFb1B3Q6dpmDyuenta3fz-dnA7at-embYL78riWpc2UjaMLaOshjYtl_kDgOvGBn7FJ6kI3QzzEqkB3zmOuHQI6N/s1600/4901441b-2024-4e31-afe7-ec6dcc41b0ec.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjJJO_cn3WksDwyVFvOLPJTj4rpHNB02aSi2Bdv14hZ4O71gzE88f6weuR6NlUJDxczPBXmp5ie5BNaRlTg9qaeXovphJA3tSHkCvfFb1B3Q6dpmDyuenta3fz-dnA7at-embYL78riWpc2UjaMLaOshjYtl_kDgOvGBn7FJ6kI3QzzEqkB3zmOuHQI6N/w480-h640/4901441b-2024-4e31-afe7-ec6dcc41b0ec.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After lunch, Leslie and Ralph stopped by for a chat. My bread machine had beeped that it was finished just moments before....so they were treated to hot buttered bread on the dinghy while we chatted.<br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tl8zrsvxU7UuBd8qsAvXjhj8yOu7yTYLluzsDFDZS5Yt3oYiRbfupqG3BBOFA8qR48rum1uGc07gD2TeBBbIaX7qUUV0DEPPsE_OoMVZLTQmOMByHbPYSmHzYLf_81uPYdHDuFFYkxToHnoqnzwSeheCFniMU7afwo2pOeQtlPBP224cfilAkZA79Rfd/s4032/IMG_1406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tl8zrsvxU7UuBd8qsAvXjhj8yOu7yTYLluzsDFDZS5Yt3oYiRbfupqG3BBOFA8qR48rum1uGc07gD2TeBBbIaX7qUUV0DEPPsE_OoMVZLTQmOMByHbPYSmHzYLf_81uPYdHDuFFYkxToHnoqnzwSeheCFniMU7afwo2pOeQtlPBP224cfilAkZA79Rfd/w640-h480/IMG_1406.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We went for a walk along the shore of Low Water Cay - we'd never done that before for some reason.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiYPz1_Zm5eO-5cXTnPjZql6xHrLNO9lruljIgMomElKCzfnBGnyw9lgbpjbwf5-tNmdpYrjx7R8kaxmg5OALN4c9FcyBlAqXUMy6PwPZUlxB5hHWWf1u0KYFyMvb0KRQvo19VJyFtnAyXlI_V9r6TSG_WmbT5wCm0uKtO6AHgxFDX3vgJHUZp0toQA0V/w640-h480/IMG_1418.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My "haul" from the walk!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL9qqPJNue5FTO1ZG05sKpk1ixb_MburjY9TlkGFkPJldagRnJc3W4GEb6Qr9Dxt4bF6X1GsD65LSqyajITIeviFzhqSbsd-urMPgfDdXN8ziEK_PuO2QjHYGp48me_LvZYBUeJsL9nzBb8CTg34rFcnuTRd2eyDY7k6ii9_7S99XgPcojOqrOyAQ-FuL/s1920/IMG_1419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL9qqPJNue5FTO1ZG05sKpk1ixb_MburjY9TlkGFkPJldagRnJc3W4GEb6Qr9Dxt4bF6X1GsD65LSqyajITIeviFzhqSbsd-urMPgfDdXN8ziEK_PuO2QjHYGp48me_LvZYBUeJsL9nzBb8CTg34rFcnuTRd2eyDY7k6ii9_7S99XgPcojOqrOyAQ-FuL/w640-h480/IMG_1419.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And in the evening we had a fun dinner on Sojourn with the usual suspects.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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