Black Point is a small settlement on Guana Cay. We met two other boats with kids, and with us, Ruahk, Messenger, and the two new boats, we had 15 kids to join in a game of Ultimate Frisbee on the beach.
Sunday, we went to church at Black Point. It was quite an experience. We knew we were in for a treat when they handed out tambourines to everyone in the congregation, and an older Bahamian lady climbed in behind the drum set. I'm sure the whole anchorage hear the gospel tunes that morning. Later that day, we motored to a quiet anchorage just south of White Point. Ruahk, and Michael with them, had left earlier that morning to give Michael a spearfishing lesson. He was thrilled for the opportunity, and had a great time. He didn't catch anything, but he found a cool tulip shell for Mom. That night, we had a campfire on the beach with Ruahk and Messenger.
The 31st was Shemia Potter's 14th birthday, and we invited her for a sleepover on our boat. We had a fun time playing Clue and watching movies. We had cinnamon rolls and orange juice for breakfast, and made cookies after lunch. She ended up staying with us for most of the day Tuesday, while we motored to Little Farmer's Cay. Mom and Dad hit the grocery store again, and us kids went to the beach. Erin found a huge, beautiful conch shell. Most of the conch shells we find have been harvested, and therefore have two holes chiseled into them to make it easier to remove the conch.
Even though our plan was to not go further south than Georgetown, we have decided to cruise with Ruahk a few more days, and join them on their trip over to Long Island. They want us to come to the Dominican Republic with them, and as tempting as that is, we are going to turn around at Long Island and head into Georgetown from there. After that, we'll begin to slowly make our way north.
Our first stop was at a place called Rocky Point. There is no town there, and we just anchored out behind a small island. Michael and Jude went fishing, and the girls explored the rocky beach. We left Rocky Point Thursday morning and sailed to Bailey's Cay. The water is interesting here; it's been getting more and more clear as we travel south, but in this area, the water is a milky white. We're not exactly sure why this is, but it might have something to do with the fact that the sand is so white and powdery. The next two nights we spent at Bailey's Cay while we waited for the southeast wind to calm down a bit. Michael went spearfishing both Thursday and Friday, and while he didn't catch anything Thursday, Friday he speared six fish. He was ecstatic. We quickly changed our menu for dinner, and had a fish fry on Ruahk.
Saturday we came to Salt Pond, on Long Island. We had to motor the whole way because the wind is still blowing from the east, and the water is a surreal bright aqua green. Since it wasn't a school day, us kids enjoyed the ride outside, sitting on the booms and ratlines.
See the Picasa web album for pictures, because I can't get any to upload to the blog post.
https://picasaweb.google.com/ctswimmer/SheetMusic20102011TripPics#
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