We finally have a nice stretch of days for moving about.
Yesterday we left Hopetown and just went out about a mile and half to the Parrot Cays and dropped the hook. I had to dive on the boat and check the bottom. Wow what a hassle getting all the gear ready for the dive and it was a bit bouncier more than I liked -- tough in the dinghy.
Karen helped me get my gear on in the water -- BC and Tank. Unfortunately the tank regulator leaked horrible. I had to beak it down and founds the o-ring in rough condition. I flipped it around and got it to seal -- then back on with the gear and into the water. We had anchored over a stretch of white sand and when I went under oh boy the bottom was a MESS!! It had slime and round red patches and growths like rough moss growing on it -- no wonder it was sluggish. I checked the prop and zincs and they were fine. I started to brush the bottom and the stuff came off but it took a lot of scrubbing. I worked nearly 45 minutes and used a good half tank of air and I was getting pretty tired so I quit. While waiting for Karen to help me out of the BC/Tank my weight belt suddenly released. and fell to the bottom in about 12 feet of water. I tried to dive down to it but I was too buoyant. I had Karen get a lighter weight belt that I use when only wearing the lycra suit and I was able to swim down with great effort. While grabbing my belt I noticed my metal scraper was down there too!! Now who kicked that in? It took a couple more attempts and I retrieved it.
I was whipped now. rested awhile then decided instead of going over to Nippers this afternoon we would just go to MArsh HArbour and I would clean all the dive gear there. It was a beautiful day..
Skat and Bubbles came into the harbour later in the afternoon and they planned to head south to Lynyard Cay tomorrow then onto Elutheria on Tuesday.
We decided to have a get together on Temptation that night. It was fun but I didn't win at Farkle. In fact I did not get one conversion to work for me and I had the most Farkles. Bummer for me.
Today we did grocery shopping and other provisioning. Got a tub of Conch Salad from Hollywood George. Spent the afternoon relaxing and plan to fuel up and water up in the morning then head back to Hopetown for the next cold front to come through.
The weather is breaking and I expect to only hang at Hopetown for another week and then give our mooring up and explore more of the Abacos.
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