When we arrived, friends offered to put us up at a dock in return for a few favours we had done for them and, I believe, to entice us to stay.
We had just been through several nights of interrupted sleep. Last year, February was a month weather front after weather front at about 3 day intervals. This contrasted sharply with the first year we were here when they came through about every 10 days.
Treasure Cay has a special dock rate every January and February ($500/month), so I thought I would do my bride a favour and rent a dock for 30 days. (When moma is happy, everybody is happy.) This made moma very happy.
Treasure Cay Marina as seen from the flybridge of the R&B Haven
Now if this seems a pretty lazy and comfortable lifestyle, it is.
Not only do you have easy access to the land for walks, even when the wind howls, but you get invited to things that you would otherwise miss.
Birthday party at the property of Dave and Tony, the people who accepted our dirty diesel.
Bev preparing an appetizer. Everyone brings something to eat and whatever they want to drink.
Dave, the birthday boy
Tiesha hiding from the other dogs.
After meal sing-song.
A lobster hunt: Dingys were taken from Treasure Cay Marina to a local beach where the ladies set up shop. The guys then went hunting for lobster. Emery and I got skunked (I found 2 but they were too small) but Brad and Scott bagged 4.
Ladies on the beach, supervising.
While I was cleaning diesel out of our bilges, the other guys went offshore fishing. They bagged their limit. A fish fry was then organized at someone's house and the meal was followed by a hootenany.
Brad and Karen chose a strategic location to play and to sing. Karen brought printed sheets of song words.
We would not have been invited to any of these things if we were not at the dock.
It is now February 7 and the first weather front since we checked in to Treasure is just now arriving. The weather has been beautiful - not at all like last year. Even with the passage of the front, there is only a 20% probability of rain and even that will likely happen in the evening.
When the weather is good, I get restless.
We have taken a number of tours to other islands and to other resorts. The photos that follow are meant to give an idea of our lifestyle.
Bev quilting on our sun-deck. She has pretty well finished this quilt over the last 2 weeks.
Walking the beach at Treasure Cay
The beach at Treasure. The white sand is as fine as flour. When the sun shines, the turquoise colour of the water is truly stunning.
Our boat was originally named the Georgia Girl. This boat, the Georgia, was tied up at the end of our dock and is over 110 feet long. Bev wanted to know if it could be our next boat!
Bev walking the beach again at Treasure
Yacht Harbour at Great Guana. Note that there are no boats. The Canadians are here but there are few Americans. The Bahamian economy must really be feeling the pinch.
This is a poisonwood tree. If you touch it you will get a poison ivy like rash. If you even walk under it during a rain storm, you will get a poison ivy like rash. On some islands these trees are very prevalent.
The colourfull bar at Nipper's. Their rum slushies are mostly rocket fuel.
More of the bar at Nippers. Nippers inspired us to create our own rum punch. You take a gallon of fruit punch ($3.95) from the grocery store at Treasure Cay. You pour out 60 ounces. You then fill it back up with Bacardy Gold ($15 for 1.75 liters). Put it in the freezer for a couple of days until it turns to slush and voila, R&B Haven rum punch!
Walking the beach at Nipper's
Bev on the Beach near Nippers
More Nippers Beach.
Who says you have to go the Exumas to experience heat? This thermometer was in the sun, but it also read 80F when it was still in the shade.
Beach at Hope Town. This is one of our favourite spots to hunt sea glass which we then use for making "fun" jewelry.
The Jib Room in Marsh Harbour had a conch cleaning and conch horn making demonstration. Bev volunteered to be a guinea pig. Here she is cleaning the conch.
Here is her prize! The guy doing the demonstration then turned the conch into a really yummy salad using mostly just conch, orange coloured limes and some spices.
Bev, the good sport as always, blowing a conch to show how it is done.
On the way back to Treasure, we stopped for our own lobster hunt. I only got one, but it was a good size!!
Bev on the Beach again.
Tomorrow will bring another day. We are hoping to take a crowd on the R&B Haven to one of the good lobster spots. We will tow a number of dingys with us so that people can set up camp on shore if they like. They can also use the dingys to go out to the rocks where the lobsters are most commonly found and will return in the late afternoon.
At the beginning of this trip, I felt like I was always spending all my time fixing things. We are now at the stage where I feel like I am able to adventure and enjoy myself also.
Life is good!
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