Happy Mothers Day

5-11-09 Good morning from Big Major Spot anchorage and Staniel Cay. Saturday we moved to an anchorage we fell in love with when we were here the end of April.There are so many beautiful places in this area to explore and also we can go to Staniel Cay Yacht Club, have lunch, have a Kalik, or maybe two, and send out our blog. Saturday when we arrived, we went into the Yacht Club dock and took on water (40 cents a gallon) because our water maker was acting up. The good news is that I got it running and all systems are back in good working condition. Because of the dogs needing to be hosed down after we go to the beach, along with us, the dishwasher, showers, heads, washing machine, etc. etc. we use about 70 gallons a day. It doesn't sound like much but when you only hold 400 gallons, the water maker is very important. Most everywhere in the Exumas they charge for water by the gallon, so it is nice to have the water maker working again. Yesterday was Mothers day. Happy Mothers day to all you mothers, especially Kerri and Patti, and my mother, the greatest mother who ever was. I know she is looking down on us and reading our blog. Hi Mom! And last, but not the least, My love, Stephanie. Cassie and Godiva celebrated by taking Mom to not just one beach, but two beaches. We spent most of the day exploring the dozens of little cays around this area in Half Note. What a gorgeous area we are in. Late yesterday afternoon we were joined in the anchorage by our friends on Freyja, Jack and Susan,(we spent the last night before our Gulf Stream crossing with them) who made a special trip up from Black Point to join us. They brought us a loaf of Loraine's mother's great coconut bread.(get out the butter) Last night Gypsies in the Palace, Doug and Tammy, and Freja, Jack and Susan, joined us for cocktails and a beautiful sunset (we had one of the best green flashes ever) on the front deck, and then we had fresh dolphin on the grill and Tammy's chocolate cheesecake on the fly bridge. We do eat well, and I love chocolate cheesecake! We'll spend a few days here exploring this beautiful area. We are having a great time cruising with Doug and Tammy, we just Kalik, I mean click. We are headed to the Yacht Club for lunch and a brew, send out our blog, try to find our mail, and enjoy the day in Staniel Cay.
September Song (conch bits for lunch) out
Bob
And, BTW, yesterday May 10, was the 1 year anniversary of our full-time cruising! And many more to come!