We are now back at Palm Cay, waiting out some windy weather that’s kicking up the seas a bit before we head out on our next
adventure.
Blossom at Highbourne
Cay
We left Big Majors last Sunday and went to Highbourne Cay
with my Mom. That night we ate at Xuma and enjoyed a gorgeous evening, great
food and a beautiful view.
Martin & Mom at
Highbourne Cay
Mom at Xuma
The following day was gray and rainy so we stayed in and
sewed. It’s amazing how much I can get done with my Mom at the sewing machine,
she’s awesome J
Gray day at
Highbourne
Tuesday was another gray day as we headed up to the marina at Palm Cay.
We left at first light to get in on a high tide and were all settled by
noon. Our arrival was a bit confused and
we ended up with a port side tie. It was good practice as we rarely tie up on
the port side though it took a bit of time for me to figure out the lines and
fenders on the fixed dock. (Our asymmetric design favors a starboard tie).
Mom headed home Wednesday afternoon. I spent the afternoon
moping around missing her and doing some housecleaning chores. In the days
since we’ve been enjoying some down time and getting some things done. We use a
company called Wheelhouse Technologies to manage tracking our boat maintenance. It’s a great system that logs every piece of
machinery & technology and creates a maintenance log. It generates “to-do”
lists as each task comes up on its scheduled date. Just as we got to the marina
we received a 65 item list – so Martin has been very busy! In reality, many of the tasks are visual
checks and several are things that he’s been on top of so it’s not as daunting
as it sounds. That said, he’s been dedicating a few hours every day to tackling
the list. Then I’ll log in all the tasks that were done. This provides a great
log of your continued boat maintenance – invaluable to have over time.
Our view at the
marina, not so bad!
I’ve been working on my quilts much more now as well. My
vertigo is much better at the dock and I think it’s even starting to calm down
a bit. We’ve met a great couple who are also staying here through the windy
weather as well. We’re enjoying getting to know them and have a lion fish
dinner planned for tomorrow! They came
upon several fillets from a local fisherman a while back and are generously
going to share it with us. My contribution is to find a Thai recipe that will
go with the fish. (I’m thinking Thai curry lion fish … but I’ve just begun my
search!) Bob & Sandy are life-long
boaters and happen to be from…St. Petersburg!
I feel like universe is telling me something – drawing me to that
charming town J
Winds are expected to keep the seas high enough that we aren’t
interested in leaving until later this week. Since we have no schedule to keep
and prefer calm, “boring” passages, we’re going to stay here and enjoy the
marina for a few days. Where to
next? That would be the question. North
(Abacos) or east (State-side) are the two possible answers. We have until late
next week to make up our minds!
Boat Business: We have lots of maintenance going on. I'll try to convince Martin to put together a post to talk about all that he's up to!
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