SVCharm: 2023-01-22 More snorkeling, walking, and relaxing.

Deans hair was getting a bit long - so a haircut was in order.

Who is that bushy haired guy

Looks so handsome

Took a walk into the local dump to drop off garbage with Sojourn and Sea Seeker. Walked a bit more to airport and back just for exercise.

Walking with our trash, looking for a good spot to throw it.

Stopped at the shore to look at the boat the Haitians had travelled in. The paper said that there were 94 people on this boat. Hard to believe.

Dean counted 60 people, Paper said 94 people on this 30'? boat

Happy hour on beach - as usual. Nice sunset - but no green flash, too many clouds.

Happy hour sunset

Next day went for a nice snorkel with Sea Seeker and Sojourn.

Nice collection of hard and soft corals

Odd looking coral formation

Nice helmet head conch

Sometimes if feels like you are swimming in an aquarium - so cool

Close up of coral? - Dang wish we knew more about all the underwater stuff

We had spent a week at Little Ragged, so decided to move a whole 9 miles to Hog Cay. Sojourn went as well. Had a nice sail, but was quite frustrated as we could not keep up with Sojourn. Kris tried to trim the sails every which way, but could not gain on them. Felt better once we got in and found that they had one engine on for supplement the entire way.

Went in for nice happy hour at hut on Hog Cay. (Will take photo of hut later - keep forgetting).

Lots of these little crabs in the hut - they do a good job cleaning up any food spills from us visitors

We went for a nice walk, we knew part of the trail, as we had done it last year. Some parts of the trail are easy walking, some not so much.

Rugged but beautiful coastline

Kris walking some of the rougher section of trail

Always interesting to see what trash has washed up on shore and been used for trail markers

The Bahama island are made up of old shells, coral and sediment. You can see the process still in work looking at the ground and visually seeing shell and coral breaking down and blending in.

Beautiful clear water and colors

Disturbed a group of goats relaxing in the shade

Next day just relaxed on boat, did laundry. Went in for happy hour, and then a treat - over to Sojourn for dinner, with Jerry and Donna of Bluejacket. Had yummy lasagna, and played cards.

Duane, Karen (Sojourn) and Donna and Jerry (Bluejacket)

Went with Sojourn for a nice long walk next day.

Love the trail markers cruisers come up with. This one literally marks a fork in the trail

Nice cactus on the walk, - don't stray off the patch, little cactus just wait for your unsuspecting foot.

Don't know who built the long rock wall - most likely slaves in colonial times

On the rugged coastline "trail"

Nice anchorage on a cloudy day - Charm all alone - other boats further north.

Went for another nice snorkel with Sojourn - Duane and Karen are pro lobster hunters. They kindly gave us two lobster to eat when Derek comes for a visit.