Perspectives

Some of the rocky ledge islands at
sunset.

     The rooster must have had slightly bad night for he announced morning well before 5 again, but then held off until 6 AM.

The rocky monoliths
that are built by
cruisers on all the islands.

     We were up early for Pete to prep for his early conference call. He was successful in logging in to the internet with no problems at 7, but the issues began shortly after 9.  Again we had to wait hours for internet service.  If you are lucky enough to get to the log-in page you will receive this great message:

     This service uses a satellite uplink for all traffic. On its best day, it will seem slow compared to any land-based service. It's 22 thousand miles to the satellite, which means it's 44 thousand miles before your request hits the Internet, and 44 thousand for the data to come back. No matter how you slice it, 88 thousand miles may take more than a few seconds for a response. So remember, you're in the Central Exumas with the most beautiful water and Cay's anywhere on the planet. Fast Internet is available at most office buildings and cubicles in the states. Would you really want to trade where you are for a cubicle?

Debris found ashore:
driftwood and decalcified conch shells

     While grumbling and growling, things were very quickly put into perspective.  One of the motor cruisers was attempting to leave on the next dock.  We heard a bang, pop and scream.  As the husband was trying to back away from the dock, the wife’s foot became tangled in a line. He brought the boat back to the dock, while she hopped to the back salon and we helped him secure.  The nurse from the resort went aboard. The wife definitely had a rope-burn on the ankle and possibly broke something.  Once splinted, they brought around an open skiff to take her and her husband to the clinic on Staniel Cay.  We later heard that she was taken to Nassau.  She returned to the boat by night fall, but no report on the final diagnosis. All things considered, I guess it really isn’t too bad to look at the water while I wait for my computer to connect back to the internet.

Some of the limestone island mounds south of Sampson Cay

     Once I was back on the internet, I was really productive in getting caught up to date and even catching up with some of the older postings' missing pictures.  There were no grumblings from Pete’s side of the boat, so he had a very productive work day as well.

Thank you, Betty, for a great find! Not a bad way to spend an
afternoon with friends.

A smile is worth a
thousand words.

     Around 4, Betty invited us to join her and John for a walk out to the hut on the southeast point that also has a southwest view for a sunset.  We gathered some drinks and appetizers, and headed out.  While passing the crews’ quarters, we found out where the rooster’s early morning calls originate.  The short walk to the point was definitely worth it.  There were 4 chairs under a tiki roof and a stunning view. We discussed many things, including our decisions to buy our boat, our “shore property with changing view,” and the view right now, which happens to be this beautiful island in the Bahamas.  We were able to get some great sun-setting shots, but there were clouds on the horizon that stopped us from capturing a setting sun. The positive to this was that we didn’t need a flashlight to find our way back to the marina.

  

   When we checked the radar from Florida, it looks pretty intense.  Thunderstorms are predicted for this area later tonight.  We will decide in the morning if we will be heading out or staying put.     Decisions, decisions.

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete