Shark!

Can you hear the music?

Stingray

Enjoying the beach. Who is the good looking one on the left? Oh, that's my love

My love walking the beach

Godiva enjoying a roll in the sand. She does love it here

The only footprints on the beach are ours

It this beach beautiful or what!

One of the beaches on Pipe Creek

Who owns this?

Chapel in the hills. Nice view

Lighthouse in Pipe Creek

Under water pictures courtesy of Doug

Feeding frenzy

I'm glad they aren't piranha

Gorgeous fish

The sargent majors like french fries

Holes in the top of the cave

Inside the cave

It has buck teeth

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!

That's not the sun, it's the moon over our anchorage

Dad and his girls

I don't think they will want to go back to the States

Throw the ball Dad!

The fisher dog

One of the many beautiful secluded beaches

Cocktails on the front deck on Mothers Day

Mothers Day sunset. 30 seconds more to the green flash

A fishing day to remember!

5-8-09 Today was a fishing day to remember! After the line was out about 15 minutes I had a strike, it took out almost all my line before I got him turned around the first time. He broke the water about 150 yards behind the boat and my heart dropped. A sailfish!!! I got him in about half way and he turned and ran again. We saw him come out of the water several more times and I thought I had lost him. I had Stephanie put September Song in reverse to help catch up to him. I made sure my drag was set perfectly so he wouldn't break the line. It was a long, long fight, and he just about wore me out before he wore out. I finally got him to the boat, but he was way down deep. after another 15 minutes he finally came to the surface. He was huge, so huge I couldn't lift him aboard with the gaff. He was beautiful!! I had seen people catch fish like this on TV, but never imagined I would ever have the thrill of catching one of these monsters of the ocean myself. He was approx. 6 foot long not including his bill, and I don't know how much he weighed, but I know I couldn't lift him aboard. What a day to remember! The big one didn't get away today! I can't tell you what a thrill it was to see him leaping out of the water and dancing across the surface. It took a long time to bring him in, but now it seems the time went by all too quickly. I'm sure glad I took the time yesterday to put new line on my pole after the last big one took half of it before breaking the line. Oh, by the way, I did catch dinner again today. A 34 inch dolphin. It seemed like reeling in a bait fish after the fight with the sailfish. What a day!

September Song (arms tired) out
Bob

What a gorgeous fish

It was beautiful

I didn't want to get anywhere near that bill

My 34 inch dolphin. Dinner!