My back is feeling better and we’re heading back in Black Point. We trailed our dingy rather than hoisting the engine back on the steps of the boat. On the morning VHF, someone was looking for a dingy that broken loose from their boat. Fortunately, someone found it adrift in Black Point, 5 miles away, as the cost of the dingy and motor cost was about $5k. It was a short trip from Farmers Cay, and we found an easy anchorage near the same spot where we anchored before. We went ashore to dump some garbage, get water, and bought more minutes for our cell phone. Since I am still nursing my bad back, we are not walking far today; no death marches as Beth calls them. We met Dennis and Mary having lunch at DeShaMons restaurant, as they have free WiFi. Dennis and I looked at the weather and winds for the next week to see when we might have a chance to cross to Eleuthera.
On our way back to the dingy, we met Brad and Kelly, two young people who bought a boat, put their lives on hold and are cruising for a while. Their boat name explains it all, “All In”. They too were getting some water, and we discussed where they were going to watch the Super Bowl that evening. We went back to the boat to off load everything and I went back to resting my back.
Later that afternoon, we dingyed back to the dock, and I remembered to turn on the anchor light should we return after dark, which we did. We went to Lorraine’s, but it was too crowded and the drinks weren’t very good. We went down the street to Scorpio’s, a local’s bar, and had great service and drinks. They had 2 for $5 Kalick’s, and the bartender made a great Bahama Mama. Dennis and Mary finally found us at Scorpio’s, as they had just served us some popcorn as a snack. Having popcorn is a treat, as you have to have a microwave or other type of popper. Dennis decided that this would be a great place to watch the game, as we noted that they were going to serve appetizers once the game started. We settled in for about a quarter, and then left for home in the dark. We motored out into the mooring field looking for our boat. Fortunately we were the furthest boat out on the north end of the anchorage, but we found a monohull, and I remembered that we were moored closer to the beach than they were. Dennis came out with his spotlight and illuminated our boat, although it was not necessary as I had spotted our boat. Safely aboard we turned in for the night.
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