2022-03-20 Black Point on Great Guana Cay -- Lots of Manta Catamarans

 We had a nice sail from Cat Island, back to the Exuma Chain, and anchored at Black Point Settlement on Great Guana Cay.

Our friends on Bedouin are here, so we went in and had a good Cheeseburger dinner with them at Lorraine's cafe.  It is nice to splurge once and a while, and Lorraine's has good food, at a good price so doesn't feel like wasted money.  Lorraine's was here last time we were in the Bahamas 8 years ago, so it was nice to see that some things hadn't changed that much.  Her cafe is much larger and has been updated, so also nice to see she is successful and prospering.

Lorraine is hosting a SSCA get together in the next few days.  The SSCA which is the Seven Seas Cruising Association is a neat group - we are not members, because you have to pay $75/year and we are cheap.  However, this get together was open to all, so we were able to participate in the activities.

We enjoyed a happy hour with free snacks, and did a early morning walk to a blowhole and back.

View of anchorage 

Lorraines Cafe

Some of the group that walked to the blowhole

The blowhole was not impressive, as the seas were calm, so not a lot of action.  We have seen it when it is blowing, and it is fairly impressive.

We passed on a more expensive dinner on St. Patricks Day, and would have done a beach party, but Kris managed to hurt her back, so did not do that (more on that later)

One nice thing, is that there were also 6 other Manta catamarans here as well.  Tiki Hej, Breathe, Our Time, Hahalua, Galileo, Bilancia and us.  Had a great time seeing other boats and getting to know the other Manta owners.        

Thanks to Jason on "Breathe", as I copied this photo he posted on the Manta site.   Some of us Manta owners enjoying the evening at Lorraine's Cafe.

Unfortunately, picture taking always seems to take  back seat when we get busy, so not much to view for this week.

Very pretty rooster, but he would not stand still for the photo

Several cats on this island that are friendly.  

We also did laundry onshore for the first time since leaving dock last February, so a full year.  It is very nice to have a washer on board, but I wanted to give the comforter and mattress pad  a wash in a machine with a little more room.

We also worked on a small boat project.  We wanted to add a new electrical line for some of the navigation supplemental instruments, so we ran the wire, and then while Kris was organizing some wires in the cabinet behind the TV, she reached a bit far, and the folding stool (not fully locked - her fault), slid out from under her, and down she went.  Only fell about a foot, but cracked her side just below and on ribs on the way down.  That was Friday, and now Sunday, and pain is fading a bit, but it will be a couple more days before she can move around, so we will most likely hang out here until that happens.  So for now the electrical project is just kind of going slow, and the boat will stay a bit torn apart for a while.

Torn apart cabinet awaiting the project finish.