Food and Friends

Some of the best cruising times are those shared with new friends and old. This year we have met many new cruising friends with whom we have shared some special times. We crossed with Mike and Jan on Pathos and their little dog Beauty from Canada. This was their first trip to the Bahamas, and we introduced them to some of our favorite anchorages over a couple of delicious lunches in Green Turtle Cay. Mike introduced us to Greek Coffee.

We also shared a series of enjoyable evenings with the cruisers on Rafiki, Jingles, and Sea Mist. These folks were also new to the Bahamas and for three nights in a row at Guana Cay we had dinner together on their boats. Although Nimue is a little small for any more than 2 extra people to dine, we tried to do our share by contributing desserts and salads. After three nights of cooking, Jim and Bob from Jingles joined us at Grabbers on Guana for their weekly pot luck. We sampled a variety of casseroles, salads and desserts from the 80 + attendees and listened to an impromptu concert led by Jan and Cam from Te Amour and their Nova Scotia friends.

A week later we met our friends Brian and Sonja on Flash 2 at the Barefoot Man Concert, We were happy to see them again after missing them for a couple of years, but soon we had to say goodbye as they began their journey back north.

Once again there are several boats from Lake Champlain in the Abacos and we have chatted with them from time to time. They seem to have settled on Hopetown as their second home in the Bahamas.

In the small world department, we were sitting all by ourselves at Tilloo Cay when a small power boat came up and hailed us. It was acquaintances from Plattsburgh who were mighty surprised to see fellow Plattsburghers so far from the North Country. They were staying at a cottage on Elbow Cay and just out for a picnic and a swim. They were lucky in their timing. They picked a period of beautiful tranquil weather for their visit.

The friendship of the Abaconians and our fellow cruisers always makes us feel at home when we visit these lovely islands.