Black Point

After dropping Kevin off at the airport our plan was to head out for Black Point. There was quite a strong current where we were anchored and while Richard was getting the dinghy moved into the towing position he inadvertently dropped the towline and Max was set free and making a quick getaway! We both looked at each other with a look of horror and within seconds Richard was stripped down to his underwear (thank goodness he wasn’t commando!) and diving in the water. Thankfully he reached it about 50 feet away from us and easily made it back with Max in tow. That definitely was a refreshing start to Richards’s day:)

  We reached Black Point after a beautiful sail and rowed into shore. We hadn’t done laundry since Florida (yes I was doing it by hand) and heard that there was a good Laundromat here. In Staniel Cay it was $10 a load but here it was $3.50/load. On the boat we tend to wear the same clothes and are in swimsuits a lot but everything gets very salty and when it is salty it doesn’t dry completely so everything feels damp. The bedding is the worst; it feels damp at first so we really miss the nice clean sheet feel! Needless to say sand is a problem on the boat as well, it is everywhere but it’s a small price to pay for being here!

   While we were on shore we met Bill and Regina from Norfolk VA, they are travelling on a powerboat and we ended up having drinks with them in town while waiting for our laundry to be finished.

  Our plan was to attend Church on Sunday but Saturday night and Sunday the winds were very strong and we knew we could get to shore by rowing but would have a really hard time getting back to the boat so we had to forego that plan. By mid afternoon we were both going a little stir crazy so we called Bill and Regina and ended up making plans to go to their boat for sundowners as they were quite close to us. The ride over was pretty wild rowing in 30-knot winds and thankfully they have a great swim platform, which made it easier to get on their boat although ungraceful! They are full time live boards and have a lovely very comfortable boat. We had a great evening and were shocked when they offered us their spare dinghy motor to use since we were both heading to Georgetown where our engine part will be delivered. The fantastic people we have met along our journey constantly amaze us! We didn’t put their motor on Max that night, as it was way too rough so we ended up rowing back to our boat in the dark. Lesson learned for me is to take my glasses (not sunglasses) with me if we are returning in the dark. Poor Richard was rowing like crazy as I was trying to decipher which boat was ours without glasses, he wasn’t impressed when he realized I was directing him towards a trimeran, which I thought was ours! I did concede that it was the wrong boat when I saw that it didn’t have a riding sail up… We finally made it back to our boat – soaking wet and after a good work out for Richard.

    We decided to stay another day as there was a Chicken/Rib fundraiser lunch being held on Monday, which we attended. We also walked around the area and went to see the Blowhole as well. Tuesday morning we headed out and had another great sail to Cave Cay where we anchored next to Bill and Regina on Meant 2B. They came over for a visit on our boat and we ended up with thunder and lightning and heavy rain. They managed to get back to their boat between the rains. We spent a sleepless night between the weather, heat and current sending Max banging up against the boat. Wednesday morning we headed out for 35nm motor sail to Georgetown in light winds.