Monsoon Season

It seems as though we can't remember the last day we didn't hear thunder , see lightning and.or get a heavy rain shower.  Today has been worse than most with constant thunder and torrential rain.  I took a couple of short videos to show the approach and then the rain.

Meanwhile, with all this rain and slick surfaces, Jo managed to miss her step and fell between the boat and the dock.  She banged her leg badly on the way down.

A few days later the swelling was not going down.

So we cashed in some more of those free ferry tickets we got and went to the Doctor in Marsh Harbour.  So the doc emptied two and a half cups of fluid from Jo and strapped her up and we headed "home" after a bit shopping and lunch at Snappas.  Joseph, as usual, looked after our transportation.

These are first class ferries which connect the Abaco islands.

The ferry terminals are first class as well but it all works like clockwork.  A round trip from Hope Town to Marsh Harbour is $27.

Then it rained some more.

Then the sun came out so we could show off our big-assed Canadian flag some more.

This nice Sunseeker has been here for the last week or so.

Then it rained some more.  This time with a rainbow so I took a panorama to capture it.

Yesterday our marina hosted the Abaco Regatta party.  This was concurrent with the annihilation of Brazil by Germany.  The morning was, you guessed it, torrential rain but then it cleared up to just grey. We watched the game at the bar and then spent another hour so at the party.  It was very well attended as are most events that offer free booze even if only for an hour.  They came on the Marina Shuttle..

...they came by catamaran...

...and they came by dinghy and small boat...

...and unlike the yahoos from southeast Florida they had a good time without making a spectacle of themselves.

Our dock-master, Robert, managed to get everyone in safe and sound and to get them safely away.

We watched from our bow as folks tried to find and then board their dinghies after a few too many beverages but, remarkably and somewhat disappointingly, none fell in.

Our shuttle was maxed out on many of its trips returning folks to Hope Town and boats at moorings.