Tuesday August
5th
In Port - Highbourne Plantation
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- for additional photos
from
Highbourne click on our
Log
C
Sea
Treasures
Normans
Cay Yacht Club
(
MacDuff's )
The
Shellers at Tea Table Cay |
In Port - Highbourne Plantation (
242-356-1008 ) ..
Office Manager - Barbara ..
.. this
morning John used his Power Sprayer
to clean some of the 'SALT' off the
Boats .. it does not take much water and
sure takes the salt right off .. we have
been in contact with Kim and Jim ( Legacy )
.. they should be back at the Exuma Park
today to do some volunteering .. we hope to
set up a time to see them before heading
back to Fort Myers .. at about 09:00 am the
Bikini clad Sailboat pulled up to the Fuel
Dock .. yup they are still following us ..
.. we were
hoping to get to Normans Cay Yacht Club for
lunch as we were unable to do so when we
were here last time due to the WINDS .. we
were told that they were closed yesterday so
we went Shelling etc only to find out later
that when Chris ( the Owner ) woke up
yesterday he decided to open up for the day
.. and checking today they are closed
because they were open yesterday on a
Holiday .. I am sure all of this makes sense
to Chris .. ?? .. anyway with all of that we
had a light lunch on the Boats and headed
out with Lil Dee to do some exploring (
Shelling ) .. our first stop ( Saddle Cay
) was a jackpot for The Shellers (
Photo A
)
.. in
addition to Sea Treasures there was also a
lot of 'trash' on the Beach from all around
the World .. once they had their
treasures in the Dinghy we headed to the
Normans Cay Yacht Club ( MacDuff's
) .. we knew that it would be closed but we
wanted John and Mary Kay to see the place
(
Photo A
) .. just before we pulled up to the
Beach two Airplanes landed and were
unloading supplies ( food and beverage ) ..
from the Airplane (
Photo A
) the supplies were loaded onto a
waiting Boat that was headed to Indigo
Cay .. on our way back from Normans we
stopped at Tea Table Cay where there
is a huge long Sandbar with a small Building
and a Communication Tower on it (
Photo A
) .. another real find as The Shellers
found many more treasures (
Photo B
) ..
.. after
cleaning up we had a most enjoyable
'Potluck' dinner that yes did include Ice
Cream ..
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Wednesday August
6th
In Port - Highbourne Plantation
The Sheller
deelightful
dinner
|
In Port - Highbourne Plantation (
242-356-1008 ) ..
Office Manager - Barbara ..
.. we have
been watching the weather daily and this
morning we are watching a Tropical
Disturbance
that is located a couple of hindered miles
East of the Bahamas ..
.. after a
walk on the Beach and a little breakfast we
decided to spend one more day here and then
head to Warderick Wells in the
morning .. we had an early lunch and headed
out for the Beaches with The Shellers one
more time .. we went to a NUMBER
of Beaches
and The Sheller (
Photo B
) were not real successful as they have been
in the past or maybe they are just spoiled
.. when we were near the Allens we did see
the same Tour Boats out of Nassau that we
saw yesterday .. just before we left Fort
Myers I had a Bimini Top made for Lil Dee
and it has proven to be a lifesaver .. we
have had the Bimini Top up every day that we
have had Lil Dee out .. when The Shellers
are out adding treasures to their
collections John and I spend the time
resolving the Worlds problems ( Green Bay
Packers ) in the shade of the Bimini Top
and occasionally even take a nap .. when we
returned to Dee Light I filled Lil Dee's
Fuel Tank and hoisted Lil Dee up to the Bow
of Dee Light ..
.. later we
had a deelightful dinner aboard Dee Light ..
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Thursday August
7th
Travel - Highbourne
to
Warderick Wells
Brett Favre
goes to NY Jets
Jim and Kim -
Exuma Park
Mooring Field -
Exuma Park
Jim and Kim
most
colorful Sunset
|
Travel - Highbourne to Warderick
Wells - 31 Nautical Miles ..
HEADLINES -
After 16
seasons, several NFL passing
records and a Super Bowl title,
the
Brett
Favre
era in Green Bay -- and the
drawn-out saga that came along
with an offseason of contentious
talks after his unretirement --
finally came to an end early
Thursday morning
(
Photo B
) ..
The
Packers traded the future Hall
of Fame quarterback to the
New York
Jets
for a conditional fourth-round
draft pick in 2009 .. marks the
end of an era .. my Green Bay
Packer Flag is flying HIGH
above Dee Light ..
.. the
Tropical
Disturbance that has been East of
the Bahamas started to move thru this
area overnight .. we has THUNDER and
LIGHTNING most all of the night with
just a little rain .. Autumn did not
sleep all night ..
.. just
before 08:00 am Root Beer Float moved to
the Fuel Dock to top off their Fuel
Tanks before heading out .. we watched
the weather and delayed our departure
until the Storm Cell that has been
hanging over us moved on a little .. the
last time that we left Highbourne we had
a huge Waterspout and this time we have
a Rainbow
( see
Photo C
) .. at about 09:45 am we headed out
for
Warderick Wells
.. the Storm Cell was about 18 miles
South right in the direction that we
were traveling so we went slower than
our normal speed .. as we approached the
Warderick Wells area the Storm Cell
remained just to our Southwest with MUCH
Lighting .. we had 2 to 3 footers for
the entire trip .. after loosing one
bent Boat Hook we were once again
secured to Mooring Ball Number 15 at
Warderick Wells just outside the Exuma
Park Office at about 12:45 pm .. we
splashed Lil Dee and I met up with Jim
and Kim in their Dinghy as they were
heading into the Park Office ..
after a short chat Jim headed to Staniel
to bring one of the Wardens there to
catch a flight out and Kim was headed
into the Park Office as she is
volunteering there .. ( see
Photo C
) .. we picked up John and Mary Kay and
headed into the Park Office to check in
and get caught up with Kim a little ..
..
Kim recapped their trip over to the
Exumas and said that their Crossing
( Gulf Stream ) was one of the best that
they have had but after that it went
down hill .. they had a bumpy
ride once they hit The Tongue and
a bumper ride from Nassau to the Exumas
.. Jim and Kim will be moving into the
Park Office tomorrow and will be at the
Park until ??? ..
..
later Jim and Kim joined the five ( inc
Autumn ) of us for dinner aboard Dee
Light
( see
Photo C
) .. when I picked up John and Mary Kay
with Lil Dee they had part of the dinner
so we had a regular Thursday Night
Potluck Dinner much like what we do
at Legacy Harbour Marina on Thursday
nights including everything from
Deviled Eggs to Ice Cream .. Betty
had bought a Shark Identification Shirt
for Kim only to find out that Kathy (
Front Page ) had the same idea and had
already given Kim the same shirt ..
great minds think alike .. as we were
having dinner and catching up with
chatter some of the Storm Cells moved
out and we had a most colorful Sunset
( see
Photo C
) .. we also decided to spend an extra
day here and explore a few more Islands,
Beaches etc that we have not seen before
.. we had a great evening ..
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Friday August
8th
In Port
-
Warderick Wells
Exuma Park
Office
Seaplane
landed at the Park
Deviled
Eggs for dinner
|
Mooring Ball - Warderick
Wells - Exuma Cay Land and Sea Park ..
..
08-08-08 is not only the start of
the Olympic games in China ..
it's also an extremely lucky date, given
that
the number 8 is
considered fortuitous in Chinese culture,
being associated with wealth and
prosperity .. due to this unlikely (but
very lucky) confluence of events,
upwards of 9,000
Chinese couples will be getting hitched
on
08-08-08.
Note that not everybody agrees with the
astrological
implications of this particular date,
but that just sounds like mumbo-jumbo
to me ..
..
anyway we will have a great day at the
Park .. the sunrise was assume, the
winds are down, the skies are all but
clear etc .. this morning Tom and
Judy ( Park Managers ) are going to
be starting their vacation trip back to
the United States .. today Jim and Kim
will be moving into the Park's House
that is next to the Park Office .. at
about 09:30 am a Seaplane landed at the
Park and taxied to the Parks Beach
( see
Photo C
) .. when Tom and Judy were aboard the
Seaplane took off for Fort Lauderdale ..
after they took off we loaded up the two
Dinghies and under Jim's direction he
took us to two Beaches that we accessed
from the East Side of the Islands ..
they were Islands that are part of the
Exuma Park that due to their
locations are not normally visited by
anyone
( see
Photo D
) .. when we returned to the Boats for
lunch Betty came back the winner as she
had the most 'stuff' ( Junk ) ..
in the afternoon Jim took us to a couple
of Coral Head areas where we could check
out the Reefs with our Viewing
Buckets
( see
Photo D
) .. we also ended up at another Beach
where Mary Kay found more stuff for
Betty ..
..
later we had a 'leftovers' dinner aboard
Root Beer Float .. we even had
Deviled Eggs
( see
Photo E
) for the second night in a row ..
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Saturday August
9th
Travel -
Warderick Wells to Nassau
slithered between Cells
good
run to Nassau
Cruise Ships in the Port
NOTE
click on
any image for many more photos
|
Travel - Warderick Wells to
Nassau .. 66 Nautical Miles ..
..
there was a large Storm Cell
that moved thru the area during the
night .. it gave us a good ride and
relocated one of the Dinghy Cushions
onto the Park Beach .. at first
light I took Autumn to Shore and
once back we hoisted Lil Dee onto
the Bow of Dee Light .. we pulled
out of the Exuma Park at
07:00 am for Nassau .. once
we were underway I called Kim and
Jim on the Marine Radio and
THANKED them for all that they
did for us .. when we pulled out the
Storm Cell was West of the Park
moving North just the direction that
we were heading .. as we followed
the Storm Cell the Seas were bumpy
.. eventually we caught up to the
Cell .. then we picked a small hole
in the Storm Cell and slithered
thru it
( see
Photo E
)
..
all we got was a sprinkle on our
Windshield .. once past the Storm
Cell we had a good run to Nassau (
see
Photo E
)
..
well
that is until we were just outside
the East end of Nassau .. just when
I called the Nassau Harbour
Patrol to secure clearance to
enter the Nassau Harbour the
Port Engine DIED
on me .. after getting clearance I
contacted the Nassau Yacht Haven
so we could limp into their Fuel
Dock on one Engine, NO Bow Thruster
and NO Power Steering .. I also
called Root Beer Float to appraise
them of our dilemma .. the Fuel Dock
was FULL and he did not know how
long before we could get into the
Dock .. I struggled to keep Dee
Light on course and under control ..
it was a good workout .. I called
Hurricane Hole and found out
that their Fuel Dock was now open (
it was closed when we came thru a
number of weeks ago ) .. so we
slowly pulled up to their Fuel Dock
.. when we were taking on Fuel I
went to the Engine Room and found
that the Inline Fuel Shut Off Valves
to the Port Engine from the
Auxiliary Fuel Tank were shut off (
one was shut and one was all but
shut ) thus when I ran the Fuel
Transfer Pump the Fuel Tank for the
Port Engine was just getting a
trickle of Fuel .. and the Engines
need Fuel to run .. UUUFFFDDDAA
!!! .. after re-priming the Engine
three times I finally got it up and
running .. once we topped off our
Fuel Tanks ( Diesel $5.75 )
we headed to the Nassau Yacht Haven
for dockage .. good thing that we
had both Engines and the Bow
Thruster as the Slip that they put
us in was a tight fit .. Root Beer
Float was able to get into the
Nassau Yacht Haven for Fuel and they
made it to their assigned Slip just
before we did .. by 01:15 pm we had
both Boats docked .. we did not even
have the Lines tied off and the Gals
decided that they wanted us to bring
them to the Straw Market
.. with four Cruise Ships in the
Port
( see
Photo E
)
it was not a good day to spend any
time in the downtown area .. so John
and I spent the afternoon at the Ice
Cream Parlor while they bought more
treasures from the Bahamas .. later
we had dinner at Athena Cafe .. it
is a second floor Greek Restaurant
and Bar and of all things we had
Omelets .. the Bus ride back to the
Marina was unreal .. it was a wild
ride thru areas of Nassau that we
had not seen before .. made 'The
Leap of Faith' seem like kids play
.. our driver could match up to any
NASCAR Driver .. it did
settle our dinner making more room
for .. yup .. Ice Cream ..
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Sunday
August
10th
In Port
-
Nassau Yacht Haven
Nassau Yacht Haven
Maratani X
dinner at
the Poop Deck
Betty's
dinner was looking at her |
In Port - Nassau Yacht Haven -
(242) 393-8173 -
www.nassauyachthaven.com/home.htm
..
there is a real theft problem
in the Nassau area .. we have heard
of Boats and Boat Motors being
stolen in the Nassau area so we are
locking our Doors and have given
Autumn the word ..
..
we are watching the Tropical
Weather very close .. at this
time there are a number of Waves
that are on their way from Africa
and the surface conditions in the
Atlantic are ripe for generating
Hurricanes ..
..
it is a flat rate for the water at
the Marina so in addition to filling
our Water Tank we did laundry, took
LONG showers etc ..
.. a couple of Months ago when
Front Page ( Gene and
Kathy ) were in George Town they
had a tour of the Boat Maratani
X
( see
Photo E
)
.. yesterday after getting the
Boats into our Slips etc the
Boat ( Maratani X ) that is
docked a few Slips from us .. I
am sure that this is the same
Boat that you were docked next
to at George Town .. ie Gold
Rails etc .. when we went thru
Nassau a couple of Months ago we
had dinner at the Poop Deck
that overlooks this Marina
Harbour and during dinner we
watched this Boat arrive at
Nassau and back about two city
blocks and make a 180 degree
corner in reverse into their
Slip where it is now .. that is
the only way they can get into
their Slip .. we have been told
since getting here that it had a
rough dockage a few weeks ago
when it was backing back into
its Slip and HIT two other Boats
Bows / Anchors .. the repair
work is being done at this time
.. it is a great looking Boat ..
the Gold Rails just sparkle
( see
Photo E
)
..
.. after lunch Betty and Mary
Kay took a Bus Tour of Nassau
and John and I went to the
Lightbourne Marine store ..
it is to be Nassau's finest
Marine Center .. well the Marine
Center is only open Monday thru
Friday so I went on a walk of
the area .. the Marina right
next to the Nassau Yacht Haven
is TPA Marina Ltd .. when I was
there I met the Captain ( Reggie
) of the boat Maratani X
.. I tried to get a tour of the
Boat but was unsuccessful ..
must be loosing my touch ..
Reggie said that his Bow
Thruster and Stern Thruster have
not worked on the Boat for about
a year .. that helps to enplane
the dings from hitting a couple
of other Boats .. later we had
dinner at the Poop Deck
( see
Photo F
)
that overlooks the Marina .. the
last time that we were here
Betty had their famous Bonefish
.. it was with the Head and Tail
on it with its Eye looking right
at her .. it was such a
memorable experience that she
did NOT order it tonight .. we
all had great dinners and we
enjoyed the view of the Marinas
Harbour with our Boats in it
( see
Photo F
)
..
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Monday
August
11th
Travel - Nassau to
Chub Cay
Nassau
Harbour
Chub Cay Club Marina
Boat heading
out of Chub |
Travel - Nassau to Chub Cay Club
Marina ( 242-422-7183 ) .. 35 Nautical Miles
..
.. this
was our first morning of Sabrina ( FOX 4
Weather Lady ) .. ever since we left
Nassau for the Outer Islands we have not
been able to get the local feeds out of
Fort Myers and we have sure missed her
.. sure enough again this morning when
we first checked out the local weather
there was a Storm Cell about 30 miles
West of us heading our way .. UGH
.. after taking Autumn for a walk and
checking out with the Marina Office
we pulled out of the Marina at about
08:15 am .. when Betty did the Lines she
said that the Lines were COVERED with
Bugs .. a Fly type of Bug .. we just
putted out of the Nassau Harbour
( see
Photo F
)
.. as we
approached the West End of the Harbour
we contacted the Nassau Harbour Patrol
and they gave us permission to head home
.. the winds from the Storm Cell
( see
Photo F
)
that was west of us provided us with a
bumpier ride than what we had expected
.. just before we headed out this
morning John had talked with the
Harbormaster at the Marina and when John
told him that we were heading to Chub
Cay he said that a Boater told him that
the Generators at Chub Cay had been
removed .. ?? .. when we pulled into the
Marina we noted that they have power
here and they even asked us if we needed
Fuel ( when we were here before they did
not have any Fuel for sale at all ) ..
anyway both Boats were docked and set
for the day by 11:15 am ..
after we were docked we saw that the T
End of the Dock near where we are docked
has some big time damage .. apparently a
120 foot Boat lost its reverse as
it was approaching the Dock and WOW did
it do a number on the Dock ..
.. we had thoughts of going to the Berry
Island Club for dinner but we found out
that it is closed due to a funeral of a
family member so we had dinner aboard
Root Beer Float .. as we had dinner the
Storm Cell that we has been lingering
around all day did a 180 and headed
right back towards us .. all we got was
a lot of WIND and very little rain ..
|
Tuesday August
12th
Travel -
Chub Cay to Bimini
Mother Nature Power Wash
Fuel
Barge at Marina
Tackle
Box for dinner
|
Travel - Chub Cay to Bimini .. 85
Nautical Miles ..
.. the
Internet here (
Chub Cay
) is SLOW but I was able to take a look
at the Tropical Weather
this morning it looks like the Tropical
Weather that is brewing off Africa will
be in the Bahamas by this weekend
.. thus it is now time to head back ..
and we did just that after checking out
the weather and after checking out at
the Marina Office we headed out of the
Marina at about 07:15 am into the back
side of two
Storm Cells .. we tried to slither
between the Cells but we ended up
getting a Mother Nature Power Wash
for about 10 minutes
( see
Photo G
)
.. after passing the Storm Cells and the
Tongue of the Ocean the Seas flattened
down and we had a great cruise all the
way to Bimini .. we never had a wave go
over the Bow once and both Betty and
Autumn had good naps
( see
Photo G
)
.. we
went past a few Lobster Boats
that were working The Flats and we saw a
few other Boats that were on the move ..
when we were within sight of the Marina
I tried to contact the Marina on the
Marine Radio but was not able to contact
them so we docked the Boat right where
we were the last time that we were here
.. after getting Dee Light docked I
found the Harbormaster napping out in
front of the Marina Office .. I got him
up so he could unlock the Fuel Pump
for John .. John took on so much Fuel
that they had to get a Fuel Barge
in to fill up their Fuel Tanks
( see
Photo G
)
.. both
Boats were docked by 01:15 pm and within
minutes the Gals were off to the Straw
Market and the Beach .. John and I
checked out the Red Lion for dinner ( we
were there in 2005 ) only to find that
it is CLOSED .. we also noted that there
are a number of Restaurants that are
also closed .. but at the
Big Game Club and Marina the
Tackle Box Restaurant that overlooks
the Marina is open
( see
Photo G
)
.. so
when The Shellers made it back from the
Beach we walked to the Tackle Box for
dinner .. and did we have a pleasant
surprise .. it was really busy and our
dinners were excellent ..
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Wednesday Aug
13th
Travel
- Bimini to
Miami
sunrise in Bimini
crossing the Florida Straight's
Miami Florida
South Beach
|
Travel
- Bimini Islands to
Miami
Beach Marina
.. 45 Nautical Miles ..
Anniversary -
Hurricane Charlie - 2004
..
.. the first thing this morning
I checked out the Weather and took a
good look at the Tropical Weather
.. I am paying close attention to the
proposed Track of
Invest 92-L that is heading for
the Southeastern Bahamas area at
this time
.. I think that the Track could change
to follow the Track of
Hurricane Charlie ..
.. this
morning after setting up a 'new'
WeatherBuoy between Bimini and Miami
and checking it and the my other
WeatherBuoy's we made the decision
to head out for Miami as today looks
like the best day .. we talked over the
idea of leaving with John and Mary Kay
and without looking at the WeatherBuoy
Reports they also agreed that we should
head out .. The Shellers will have to
check out the Beaches at Miami instead
of Bimini today .. we checked out at the
Marina Office and were underway by 07:40
am .. all of our weather information was
right on and we had a most beautiful
crossing of the dreaded Florida
Straights
( see
Photo G
)
.. John
said that he had his Bahaman Jonny Cake
with an Egg on it for breakfast shortly
after we left Bimini .. since the winds
were from one direction ( WSW )
and the Seas were from a completely
different direction ( ENE ) and
the Florida Straight's from the South
to the North the Seas .. thus the
Seas did not know what to do and long
before the Seas figured out what the
program was we were in Miami ..
( see
Photo G
)
.. as
we approached Miami the skies were hasie
ie not good for taking photos .. UGH !!
.. after getting docked ( 11:30 am ) we
called the US Coast Guard and
gave them our Local Boaters Option
Numbers and within seconds we were
cleared back into the US .. at the
South Beach end of the Island there
is a South Beach Local Minibus
Service that goes around the perimeter
of the South Beach section of the Island
.. so for 25 cents we did a Minibus Tour
of South Beach .. after our tour we had
the Minibus drop us off on the South end
of the Island and we walked along the
Beach side of South Beach .. Betty loves
a drink called Mojitos so she had to do
a couple of them
( see
Photo H
)
..
after checking out many of the
Restaurants we ended up having dinner at
Primetime .. since this is the
off season for this area they had all
dinners at 50 percent off
( see
Photo H
)
.. on
our way back to the Boats we did stop at
one of the many Ice Cream Parlors
that are in the area ..
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Thursday
Aug
14th
In Port -
Miami
Miami
Beach Marina Office
Lincoln Road Mall
Bayside Market Center
|
In Port -
Miami
Beach Marina
..
http://www.miamibeachmarina.com/
..
(305) 673-6000
..
when I checked out the weather this
morning I found that over night
Invest 92-L
appears to be taking the first steps
to becoming a
Tropical Depression .. in fact,
environmental conditions are
forecast to be favorable for
development for the next several
days and it looks like this system
may be classified as a Tropical
Depression either later today or on
Friday .. this just reinforces our
decision to leave the Bahamas
when we did ..
..
after walking Autumn we took a walk
to the 'Electronics' section of
South Beach to check out Cameras
and 'stuff' .. we ended up walking
from the South end of South Beach
( see
Photo H
)
all
the way to the Lincoln Road Mall
( North of South Beach ) where we
found an Ice Cream Parlor ..
from there we took a Bus over the
Causeway to the
Bayside Market Center where we
found a limited lunch and did some
'window' shopping .. when we planed
to leave it started to RAIN by the
buckets and it became really WINDY
!! when the Storm Cell moved thru ..
again we were SO GLAD that we made
the decision to do the crossing
yesterday .. at Brookstone
John and I tried out Massage
Chairs
for over an hour .. we waited at
Bayside for well over an hour before
we walked to the Bus Stop .. after
taking the Bus back across the
Causeway we had another long walk in
the rain back to the Marina and
Boats .. Autumn was at the
door to great us .. Autumn really
gets upset when it thunders etc ..
..
later Betty's son Randy and his
wife Catalina met us for dinner
at
Monty's Restaurant that
overlooks the Marina ..
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Friday Aug
15th
Travel
-
Miami to
Marathon
Miami
Beach Marina Office
great day to be on the water
UUUFFFDDA !!
Tropical Storm FAY
Betty had her Lobster dinner ..
|
Travel
-
Miami Beach
Marina
to Marathon.. 96 Nautical Miles ..
..
when I checked out the weather this
morning I found that
Invest 92-L
is now over
Puerto Rico dumping RAIN ion them ..
it still appears that it will
develop into a
Tropical Depression within the
next 24 hours .. our WeatherBuoy
Reports all indicate that this
will be a good day for us to travel
from Miami to Marathon ..
..
after checking out with the Dock Guy
we headed out of the Marina at 07:15
am to FLAT Seas and a light
fog .. we headed South down
Hawks Channel
( see
Photo I
)
..
just North of the Key Largo area
John said that he had one of his
Trim Tabs giving him a problem
so we slowed down giving John a
chance to see if he could correct it
.. Mary Kay took the Wheel and John
worked on the Trim Tab .. we dodged
past a few Crab / Lobster Pots
but fewer than ever before ..
we also saw a few other Boats out
but again fewer than in the past ..
after John worked on the Trim Tab
replacing the end of a Hydraulic
Hose for about an hour Root
Beer Float was able to increase
her speed about two to three knots
to about 15 knots but shortly
after getting back up to speed the
Hose End failed again so we kept our
speed down .. at about 10:45 am we
picked up a slight breeze from the
South Southwest ( 6 inchers )
.. the further South we went the
more Crab Pots we had to dodge .. we
must have looked like drunken
sailors going down the Hawks Channel
.. Betty got excited when we were
just outside of Marathon and we had
six Dolphins come out and
welcomed us back .. we were going a
little too fast for them to keep up
but it was great to see them .. we
have not seen a Dolphin in MONTHS
..
what a great day to be on the water
.. we were at Poncho's Fuel Dock
at Marathon FL ( 305-743-2281 ) by
02:30 pm taking on Fuel UUUFFFDDA !!
.. $4.66 per gallon
( see
Photo I
)
.. when we were here on our way to
the Bahamas it was $4.99 per gallon
.. after taking on Fuel the
Harbormaster had Root Beer Float
relocate in a Slip on the North Side
of the Fuel Dock and we did a 180
and relocated right back on the Fuel
Dock .. he remembered that we hit
something when we were here before
and he had us go around the corner
on the South End of the Fuel Dock ..
once we were relocated for the night
John took off for West Marine to get
additional Hydraulic Hose
Fittings for his Trip Tabs ..
they did not have them at West
Marine but he was able to find them
at a Small Engine Repair Shop
..
..
since we were right on the Face
of the Fuel Dock for the night
all of the Boats going in and out of
the Bight went right past us .. and
there was a LOT of Boats going back
and forth .. in addition to the
Pleasure Craft and Charter Boats
there were a number of Shrimp and
Lobster Work Boats
( see
Photo I
)
..
they made Betty hungry for Lobster
..
..
when I checked out the weather this
afternoon I found that
Invest 92-L
is now Tropical Storm FAY
( see
Photo I
)
.. now I know for sure why we left
the Bahamas when we did .. except the revised Track is now projected to go right
over Fort Myers .. UFFDAA !! ..
.. we ended up
having dinner at the Castaway Seafood & Steaks restaurant just a short
walk to the end of the Pier at Pancho's .. and we came away highly impressed ..
very GOOD dinners .. and Betty had her Lobster dinner
( see
Photo I
)
..
.. when I had
Autumn out this evening I asked a Crew person off of one of the Lobster Boats
( see
Photo I
)
if the Balls that we have been dodging were
Lobster or Crab Pots .. he said that all of the Balls in this area are
Lobster Pots ..
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Saturday Aug
16th
Travel
-
Marathon to
Fort Myers
pulled out at first light
Seas of
less than 12 inches
Legacy
Marina
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Travel
-
Marathon to
Fort Myers .. 145
Nautical Miles ..
.. the
first Lobster Boats started to
head out at about 05:15 am .. before the
first light countless Lobster Boats had
made it out in to the 'Moon lit Seas ..
if you fill your Fuel Tanks at
Pancho's Fuel Dock they will give
you FREE dockage so we did not
have to check out with the Marina this
morning .. after having Autumn out for a
walk we pulled out of the Marina at
06:45 am and into the land of Lobster
Pots .. when we brought the Boats
up to our normal running speed the
repair job that John did to his Trim
Tabs got its first test and it worked
great !! .. we had Seas of 12 inches or
less ( NNE ) from Marathon to the Marco
area .. with the Seas so calm Betty
spent much of the trip working on her
Sea Shells and spent much time
re-organizing my Camera 'stuff' .. I
also got the Camera that I used during
the trip ready to sell on EBay .. as we
passed Marco the winds changed to coming
from the North .. ie right on our Bow ..
what a GREAT day to be out on the water
.. we made it under the Sanibel Bridge
at 03:00 pm into the Seas of Weekend
Boaters and were they out .. about a
mile before Legacy Marina Autumn was
watching out the Side Windows and did
she get excited when she recognized that
we were getting close to her Home Port
.. when I called Legacy Marina Sheila
answered and asked if we needed help
docking .. there was a good wind moving
thru with a little rain and we said that
we could get the Boats docked on our own
and by 04:30 pm we did have both both
Boats successfully docked .. Rich and
Nancy welcomed us back and Betty's son
Randy and Catalina made it to the Marina
within minutes to officially welcome us
back .. after getting Betty's car packed
up with Bahamas Treasures they headed to
Betty's place to unload her Car and then
went to Fort Myers Beach for a walk on
the Beach ..
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Sunday Aug
17th
In Port
-
Fort Myers
Daddy Dee's Ice Cream Parlor
|
In Port
- Legacy Harbour Marina - (239)
461-0775 -
http://www.marina33901.com/
..
if you have been following us along
via our Trip Log the past two
weeks I am sure that you have noted
that when we were in Warderick
Wells the Track of
Invest 92-L
was right from George Town to
Warderick Wells and once we
moved from there to Nassau NOAA
changed the Track to include
Nassau .. when we were in Bimini
they changed it to Bimini ..
then when we made it to Miami
NOAA changed the Track to
Southwest Florida .. by the time
that we made it to Marathon they
gave it a name ( Tropical Storm
FAY ) and again changed the
Track to center on Western
Florida .. now that we have made
it to Fort Myers the Track
has been updated to head to Fort
Myers on Tuesday the 20th ..
now that we are at Fort Myers I am
sure that the Track Line will
stabilize .. click here for (
Tropical Storm
FAY ) latest 5 day Track
..
so we will spend the day getting
ready for FAY ..
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