March 12, 2018 - March 16, 2018
We’ve had some good weather and some not so good weather lately. On Monday it rained during the early hours and into the morning but cleared up after lunch. We left the boat to go into the grocery store with the sun shining, but by the time we got back to the boat we were hearing thunder. Once we were inside the storm broke and we had rain off and on for the rest of the day. There is something about rainy days that make Bob and I both want to cook. He used some left over grouper he had grilled the night before to make a delicious creamy soup for lunch with mushrooms and a little sautéed onion. For dinner that night I made an enchilada stove top casserole using some cooked chicken breasts we had in the fridge. That also was quite good. The problem with these “use what we have on hand” meals is that we can never duplicate them.
One Tuesday, the last day of Bob’s week long birthday celebration we went out to lunch at The Lizard Restaurant at the Leward Yacht Club. We had excellent meals, but the deconstructed key lime pie was exceptional…probably the best we’ve ever had.
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| Like most Abaco restaurants the seating is outside with some protective shades that can be let down or rolled up depending on the wind. |
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| The biggest decision of the day...what to have for lunch. |
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| The pool by the restaurant can be used by marina and restaurant guests. I’ve yet to see anyone in the pool. |
After lunch the wind tapered off and I sunned on the bow waiting to get hot enough to go in the water. At about 3:30 I swam around the boat several times and then used the deck brush (Bob always has a chore for me) to clean the growth off the rudder. This is my first time in the water since we were in Man-O-War Cay…those pesky cold fronts.
I’ve been making progress on my quilt and was able to calculate the number of squares I need to complete it and found I need two more yards of Androsia fabric. A shop in Green Turtle sells Androsia but they don’t have the colors I need. We will have to visit Man-O-War again. I love fabric shopping!!!!
I am always drawn to the beautiful flowers that grow on these cays - some are planted by home owners, but many grow wild. On one of our daily walks I took photos of the flowers we encountered.
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| I think this pink flower may be a type of frangipani. |
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| This may be another type of frangipani. |
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| Could this be a morning glory? |
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| I think this is a hibiscus. |
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| This seems to be another type of morning glory. |
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| Our outing on Thursday included a walk to the beach in the central part of the cay. |
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| Everywhere you look on this cay is a great opportunity for a photograph. |
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| The shelling was great at this beach. |
Bob harvested a couple more coconuts and cracked them open on Wednesday while I was walking to the grocery store and then completed the process while I was doing laundry. I made another batch of yummy coconut muffins.
Friday morning we left our mooring at 7:30 to make it to Man-O-War by mid tide. The Whale channel was calm and we made record time to Man-O-War. While Bob was topping off the fuel tank and filling our water tanks I hurried down to Sally’s Boutique to get the Androsia fabric. They had all of the colors I needed and I was back at the boat before the water tanks were full. It was still before mid-tide so we elected to continue on to Marsh Harbor and get a head start on all we needed to accomplish there. We anchored near our friends Jonathan and Marion and invited them over for happy hour that night. No sense getting too busy with tasks.
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