On the way to George Town

5-6-09 Hello from the farthest point South in the Exumas, George Town. George Town is a cruisers Mecca for many cruisers in the Exumas and during the winter season hosts around 300 boats. George Town is the largest settlement in the Exumas and is a great place to pick-up any supplies you may be short on and to see,taste, and explore the settlement.Now to the update. Sunday 5-3 we made the trek over to Sea Glass Beach where we filled a qt. plastic bag with sea glass. Sea glass is pieces of glass that have been washing in the surf for I don't know how long and look like colored rocks after the sand and pounding surf have done their polishing. That afternoon we played on the beach with the girls. That evening we all got together for a farewell bonfire as Gypsies in the Palace and September Song will go farther South to George Town while the others will do some more exploring as they head North and then back to the States. The sunset that evening was great, and the s'mores furnished by Tide Hiker were yummy. It was a fun evening, reminiscing about our adventures together, but we knew the time had come for the group to go their separate ways. It is always sad to say goodbye, but we all know we will meet again as our paths cross. See you soon Tide Hiker, Rickshaw, and Life's2Short. Fair winds and calm Seas.September Song and Gypsies in the Palace departed the anchorage Monday morning, waved goodbye to the others, and headed out to sea. Not so fair winds and calm seas greeted us, so we turned into Farmers Cut to continue on the inside. We went as far as Cave Cay, where we planned to wait for the tide to come in to head further south to Rudder Cut Cay to anchor for the night. By the time we were ready to leave the wind had calmed down, so we headed out to sea, this time headed for Lee Stocking Island. Tuesday morning we headed out to a beautiful day on the Atlantic so it was time to put the lines out and catch dinner. We were not disappointed! I caught a 36-inch dolphin and had another one on that was huge. After running out a bunch of my line I started to tighten the drag and get ready to take the pole from the rod holder. The monster decided it wanted to go the other way and as it did my 60 pound test line broke, and off it went with my favorite lure. I saw it come out of the water one last time and it was huge. I know, I know, the big one always gets away. It takes a big fish to snap 60 pound test line. Doug, on Gypsies also had good luck. He caught 2 barracuda, (not fun to take the hook out of) a 36 inch dolphin, and a 42 inch dolphin. Way to go Doug! We arrived at George Town early that afternoon, cleaned the fish,and that evening had fresh dolphin on the grill, Bahamian Mac and Cheese, salad, and chocolate rum cake on Gypsies in the Palace. What a way to celebrate a great day of fishing! (pinch me) Today we are headed in to explore George Town. Would you like to come along?
September Song (the dolphin slayer) out
Bob