When we dozed off to sleep last night the winds were light and I was expecting a good night’s sleep; survey says, well partially. About 4 am the anchor drag alarm started going off. After determining that we were still within the pattern that we had established the last few days, I finally extended the drag range from 100 to 120 feet and it stopped. After breakfast we went over to Dennis and Mary’s boat to drop off some things and see what was on their agenda. We also spoke with the people from Belgium, and his dingy engine had been fixed, so I did not need to ferry them to the grotto.
We walked to the “bread” house and got a loaf of their coconut bread and a loaf of the cinnamon raisin for Dennis and Mary. Back at our boat we cut into the fresh baked bread, savoring the warm moist flavor.
We decided that we would snorkel the Thunderball grotto this morning. We were about to leave when several boats arrived. We waited about an hour until the crowds thinned out and ventured over. The cruising guide notes that fins were not necessary; again survey says, wrong. There was a bit of a current which prevented us from getting into the grotto. The water is in the 70’s, and still a bit of shock when you first get in. We were able to swim and wade to the outer parts of the grotto. We brought the coconut bread crumbs, and the little fish gobbled them down. After getting back to the boat, we warmed and dried out.
Later in the afternoon, we dingyed back to the marina and decided to go for a walk on the beach. Well the beach is no a direct shot from the marina. We ended up walking around to one of the middle beaches. While at the beach we spotted a turtle swimming in the water. He was obviously camera shy as we were unable to capture a clear picture. Compared to most of the islands, this island has the most construction. This was confirmed by a woman who has lived here most of her life.
After the beach, we went to the marina restaurant for a drink and some conch bites, light fried breaded conch, absolutely wonderful. Back to the boat for a shower, and pasta and spinach for dinner. Tomorrow we are off to Black Point, a short 10 mile trip. In fact on our walk back to the marina, we ran into a couple that we had met the other day in our dingy, and asked if we would like a ride (they had rented a golf cart, the major conveyance of the island). After walking for close to 2 hours we agreed, and found that there are headed for the eastern Caribbean. The also said they were thinking about taking their dingy there; they do have a 12 foot dingy with a hard bottom and 20 HP engine.
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