Today our problems are minor but very annoying and must be dealt with. One does not have to look too far to find others with worse - far worse issues. For instance on the radio today we heard bits and pieces of a problem for one of the anchors on the cruising net in the morning. Jeff on Anguirs Wish apparently had a serious heart malady yesterday and he was evacuated to a hospital in Plan Beach - I'll have to find out how that was done so quickly. He apparent is doing okay now.
Then as we were motoring down past Snake Cay on the way to Little Harbor we saw a saw boat being towed north. Damn it was one we know - Froya - I tried to hail them but there was no answer. Just a pair of legs up in the air against the combing of the cockpit - now that has to be dejection there or maybe he was working on his engine.
The trip down was fine but we headed to the ocean cut near Pelican Cays, the swell and wind chop from the ocean "rocked our world". We were not expecting that and a lot of stuff ended on the FLOOR!!
We anchored off of Lynyard Cay near Little Harbour since we cannot get in until high tide. We expect to go in early tomorrow morning - high tide is 6:55am!!
We I used the main head and darn if it will not pump water into the head. I suspected a blockage in the input line. Karen wanted to do some shelling on the beach first so we went into the beach. The Sea of Abaco side is a nice gentle beach but very little shells and sea glass. We tried to get to the ocean side but it is very rough and rocky. A bit disappointed.
As the afternoon wore on more and more boats showed up and anchored here too. There must be 15 boats here now. I suspect some will use this as a jumping off point to the Exumas and others will vie for mooring space in Little Harbour tomorrow. Just our luck we have this great weather window to Little Harbour and it coincides with a big Birthday bash for Pete of Pete's Pub. Man I thought we would have this too ourselves.
Ohhh the other issue. Yikes!! I almost forgot - we heard on the radio this morning that a big ol Sport fisher had sunk at the dock at Harbor View Marina. We went over and took pictures. It was bad because the boat looked to be in pretty nice shape but now its engine(s) and electronics were in salt water. Ohh boy that is bad.
Now my problem. We tried to race back to the boat after the viewing but the dinghy motor will not put us on plane with both in the dinghy. Apparently it is not developing as much power now as it did before the carburetor was rebuilt. Ohhh boy not the end of the world but will really annoy me till corrected.
Tonight should be a great star viewing night. No light pollution and a clear sky expected with little moon. Ohhh yes and no internet connection here.
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