We found out on the cruisers net this morning that Sammy the
cat is still missing. Peter didn’t seem
to be too concerned until now. He announced on the cruisers’ net about their
cat Sammy, hoping someone will find and return him to their boat. Chuck and other boaters have been boarding
uninhabited boats on the docks to see if he crawled in and can’t get back out. Hopefully, he gets hungry and returns to eat!
It’s getting warm and it’s only
9:00 am. It’s going to be a hot one
today. We decided after I skyped my mom
and dad to head to Maxwell’s. Our boat
needs to be restocked for four and ready for whenever we decide to cruise. Before we had a chance to leave, Terrance came
by and asked us if we wanted to see inside the new 48 foot catamaran that’s
been sitting next to us. The four of us
didn’t need to be asked twice!!
LOL. It’s a Fountiane Pajot…brand
spanking new and it was sailed into our marina from France! Wow, was it nice. Terrance then told us to walk over to the
other dock and check out the 44 foot Lagoon….which we did. It was nice too! We then went up to Dream Charter’s office to
get a brochure on prices……expensive for one week!! Yikes!!
Bev and Rick have chartered Cats the last few times they've been down to
the Abacos and they have lots of room for up 3-4 couples.
Off to Maxwells and with four of us shopping, it didn't take us long to fill our cart and check out. Walking back to our dinghy we all agree that it’s
feeling more and more like a Mermaid Reef afternoon with this heat!! I feel so bad for our family and friends back
home that are still 
in the midst of winter with snow and cold and we are suffering
in bathing suits! On our way across the harbor, here comes Whisper back from cruising. Rita shouts out! I shout out that happy hour is at 5:00 on our boat. We want everyone to officially meet Rick and Bev and welcome them back to Marsh Harbour. Circe II just docked and we told them about happy hour too. We put our groceries away, put on our swim suits, grabbed masks, snorkels, fins and walked the
short distance to Mermaid Reef. Even
though Bev and Rick have been coming to the Abacos for many years, they’ve never snorkeled on this reef. We swam
out and were greeted with so many fish!
They were expecting us to feed them!!!
They are very aggressive and
stick their little fishy faces right up to our masks. Awesome.
Chuck pointed out the feelers of a lobster. Later had and Rick found 3 big bugs near each
other at the bottom of coral head.
Those guys are safe because Mermaid Reef is part of the Bahamian
underwater park. All water life is
protected in these areas. This
particular reek has a floating sign anchored near as well as a mooring ball for
dinghy tie-up. The water for the past
few weeks has been 76 degrees which is comfortable for spending about 1 hour in
the water. Soon it’s time to head back
to the marina so we can shower up and be ready for our company.
Bev made her ‘Bev’s Buzzes’ while
I cut up cheese and pepperoni. I also bought monkey cheese spread from ‘ Monkey’s Uncle’. Rita made artichoke dip and Ilene made her famous cottage cheese dip. We had a great time introducing our new friends to Bev and Rick. After toasts were made, we had a geat time listening to sailor stories.
Rita tried
to encourage everyone to go with her and David to Snappas for pizza night. The four of us were game and glad we went because the pizza was very good….something that Chuck and I are both missing! Ilene and Billy were tired and chose to stay back at their boat. Needless to say, it was a very busy day….where does the time go?
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