Dec 25 - Jan 6

Our friends Joe and Kathy, who used to cruise down here for years on their sailboat, came for a week of fun and laughter. 

The minute our friends arrived, they insisted we go to Staniel Cay Yacht Club for fish sandwiches! They absolutely love them and remembered them fondly. They were not disappointed. I have been trying to get Joe to be more of a vegetarian so I served him kale which he had never had and he loved the way I cooked it. One night, we were all having pasta with tomato sauce and veges and I put my plate of basil pesto and peas in front of his place. He looked at it and looked at everyone else’s plates and frowned. He had a green dinner and was not pleased. I switched the plates back and he was happy again but the joke got a good laugh.

On the 31st, John and Joe went in the tender to watch the Bahamian sailboat races off Staniel. It was windier than usual and during the race, one of the boats tipped over and sank! There were several injuries to the crew but luckily no broken bones. That night, we had a New Years Mexican dinner and Mexican train dominoes and Mexican music party with some of our friends. Everyone had a good time and we all were able to stay up till after midnight! That is quite a feat for old farts like us.

On the 1st, there is always a cruisers race and there was more excitement again. The other Bahamian sailboat was racing with the cruiser boats and T boned a large catamaran! It was no one’s fault but the catamaran had bad damage and after being patched up and pumped out, was towed to Florida by a local salvage boat. What a way to start the new year.

For the rest of their stay, Kathy and I worked on a 2000 piece puzzle which I was finally able to finish after she left. We swam, shelled, snorkeled, and visited the iguanas. One night, we even had dinner at Taste and Sea which was delicious. After they left, one of the local charter yachts set fireworks off on our beach and it was a spectacular show! We all had front row seats.