Our son Derek and his girlfriend Emma flew in on Sunday the 1st of February. It was very windy, but the anchorage we were in at February Point was still pretty flat, so we were happy.
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| We saw gusts up to 32, but others in less protected areas saw 45 knots. |
Derek and Emma were both pretty tired after the overnight flight, so it was a quick shower, dinner, and they were both in bed by 6:00 p.m. It was a cold night, and we woke up Monday to very cold temperatures.
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| 59 degrees in February is fine for the states, but not here in the Bahamas |
Monday we went to town, walked around town a bit, so Derek could see what had changed since 2014, when he was last in Georgetown. Not much really different. Had a nice lunch out, and then back to the boat to relax.
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| Looking towards Stocking Island from Georgetown docks. |
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| Lunch out at Island Boy, you can tell by the jackets that it is still chilly out. |
Tuesday morning the winds were back to the NE, and lighter, so we moved over to Monument anchorage. Hiked to the top of the hill to see the view from the monument, and then over to the ocean beach side to walk in the sand, and look for shells.
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| Hiking up to the Monument |
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Derek and Emma on ocean side beach on Stocking Island
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| Dean chillin while we did some shelling. |
Wednesday the weather was chilly, but we went down to Chat and Chill beach for Derek to see if he still remembered it, and then lunch out at the Snappy Turtle.
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| Derek and Emma at signpost at Chat N Chill beach |
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Emma trying to tempt the ray to come closer
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| Chat N Chill |
Thursday we moved the boat down to Redshanks, as another front was coming through. Passed by a large motor yacht. Weird looking, like the entire back was an afterthought.
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| Large yacht |
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| Funky looking from the side - kind of like backward mullet, all the fun in the front, and all work in the back |
We had a mooring ball reserved at Redshanks, and it was nice and calm there. We took the dinghy out for a quick sight see, and saw some large starfish, a couple of rays and a couple of turtles. Still not very warm, so snorkeling not something we wanted to do.
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| Some very large starfish in the Redshanks area |
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| Saw a couple rays |
Friday was sunnier, but windy and cold, so ended up as another boat day.
Saturday we moved the boat near to town and the dinghy dock, and took Derek and Emma in around noon for the flight out. We had a great visit with them. Bummed the weather for the week was very windy and cold, so playing in the water was out.
After Derek and Emma left, we looked at the weather, as it is still our plan to head to the eastern Caribbean this year. It looked like our best window to head to Long Island, which would be our staging point for further east, was now, so we upped anchor and headed out. We motor sailed to charge the batteries and make water on the trip. Got in late around 8:00, but we can now relax for a few days with east winds, but still not that warm.
It was not a great weather week for visitors! Glad you were able to make the best of it and looks like you had a fine time.
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