They say cruising is repairing your boat in exotic places. The romance of fixing a macerator pump in a gorgeous anchorage like Great Sale Cay is not as glamourous as you may think. After 10 hours of motoring and then 3 1/2 hours it was fixed. That was at 9:15 at nite...but with crusing there is always give and take. John worked really hard to get it working. Our payback was at midnite when the meteor shower began. Imagine being in an anchorage where the seas were flat calm, not a cloud in the sky and you get to so many stars, that they are at the horizon. We saw 40 shooting stars. They were so bright that some them had a trail...AWESOME! We also had a star shine so bright that it shimmered on the water...Good stuff! Now we are anchored in Green Turtle Cay...we did talk to our dear friends on Seafox because they were lurking on the VHF radio...They are on Treasure Cay about 15 miles from here...We will see them when they get back from a snowy visit with their family in Rhode Island....
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Hey, great to see you're safe and eating well! Is Seafox a Saga 43, with Neal and Mary? If so, say Hi from us, we met them in Charleston. Fun People.
We saw some of the meteor shower, too. Pretty cool. I actually fell asleep on deck while watching, and didn't wake up until 11:30 PM. I thought about just staying there but was glad I didn't, since it rained just before dawn. Now, THAT would have been a rude awakening! Take notes on the Abacos so we can pick your brains when we see you!
Wow, what a great story. Bet that was beautiful. SO happy to hear you guys are having fun. We miss you!
Heavenly views. The repairs sound nothing short of heroic!
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