Jan. 2  The weather could have been better but this gang was not to be deterred in their mission of ultimate adventures. Michael and I sailed the Laser to Twin Cays which is about 3 miles from our anchorage while John brought Chris and Corey in the dinghy. John enjoyed listening to music on the beach while the rest of us went snorkeling for shells. The take was excellent! Then we all had a picnic on the beach. Chris and Corey then sailed the Laser back. After we got the dinghy, kayaks, and Laser up on the top deck, everyone got hot showers followed by cocktails, dinner and a movie.


Jan. 3 A storm blew all day but luckily from the NW which meant we were partially protected from most of the waves. All of the boats in the anchorage closed up and tried to stay warm and cozy but still bounced around. We all had hot homemade vegetable soup, bread, and cheese and played Mexican Train dominoes all afternoon.


Jan. 4 The wind was down but a cold wind. Our first outing was to Sampson to get some groceries then to Little Majors and our favorite shelling beach which was not a disappointment. Everyone got a good bunch of shells. Then, we went to Staniel and had lunch at the Yacht Club- Christopher’s treat. It was too cold for most of us to go snorkeling at Thunderball Grotto but Mike braved it and saw lots of good fishies. Back to the boat for hot chocolate, and later, dinner and a movie.

Jan. 5 The weather got progressively better during the day. Lunch, this time, was at Sampson- two for one pizza day and Michael’s treat. After stuffing our faces with great pizza, we took the dinghy to Thomas Cay and walked over the hill to another good shelling beach. Our luck held and we all brought home more goodies. John stayed in the dinghy guarding it and playing spades on his ipad and listening to music. Not bad for the middle of nowhere! Once back to the dinghy, we motored down the island to the cut where the kids went snorkeling. There were many large spotted eagle rays and a few black tipped sharks which Mike said were not dangerous. Back on the boat the shells got cleaned, we got cleaned, played cards and had dinner and a movie.