Date: Sunday, Jan 12, 2020
Comments: We
continue to wait on the weather to make our next passage to Chub Cay or
Nassau. It’s looking like Wednesday is
the most likely departure date.
Yesterday, we did more walking in Bimini, though we did have a gentleman
tow us around on his rented golf cart.
He was looking for a replacement fuel cap and a spark plug for his
outboard. He apparently dropped the cap in
the water and really just needed to gap his plug as it was completely
closed. Hopefully, we helped him as we
made his rounds. We also had conch salad
at Stuart’s Conch Salad Stand, which was delicious, and bought bread at Charlie’s
Bakery. We returned to the boat and were
visited by Menno and Val from Eyra
for sundowners. They are a wonderful
couple, owners of the Lagoon 38 that we were invited aboard on Friday.
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| Sunday Surprise |
Today was a day of rest, or it was supposed to be. We relaxed and completed a few minor tasks while awaiting the Texans game. We couldn’t
find it on any wifi TV channels so we settled for the radio broadcast. The Texans were leading 24-0 when everything
went crazy for us and apparently them. I
heard Ruth shout, “oh my gosh,” then heard the loud blast of a ship. I looked to starboard and couldn’t believe I
was seeing a ship entering our little anchorage at the end of the Bimini Channel. After several blasts and some maneuvering he
approached maybe 75 feet off our bow, not far from where the anchor was dug
in below. We were not able to hoist the anchor
as the ship was almost above it. We
immediately pulled the dinghy onto the davits and prepared to move. After he docked, we contacted him via
VHF for assurance that he was secured in place, then made our move. When we were above our anchor, pulling it
aboard, we were maybe 30 feet from the ship’s stern. We moved within our anchorage but as far from
him as possible as he stated he would be leaving at 0800 Monday morning. The next thing we heard, the Texans were
losing 27-24 and went on to lose pretty badly.
They must have collided with a passing ship.
Tomorrow, it’s back to town to wash clothes, buy coconut bread, eat conch salad and secure fuel.
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