I know....

I am overdue a post.  I have been sick with food poisoning and, as soon as I am back to normal operation, I will be posting a block buster with videos and all.  Just give me a day or two.

Edit:  And now Jo has the same virus (evidently NOT food poisoning) so more time needed....

Sitting in the rain...

...waiting for Joe and his crew to arrive.  We were going to pick them up but thunder storms have been popping up all afternoon and, though I don't mind the rain, a lightning strike can hurt in a small boat.  They will catch the ferry from Marsh Harbour to here.  They caught the 6AM from Syracuse this morning so we are not expecting any partying tonight.

The trip to the Mermaid Reef park the other day was terrific.  They have four mooring buoys that you tie on to and snorkel a few yards to the reef.  Many more fish and greater variety than off the reef over at the Lodge on the Atlantic.  Here's a few of the pictures I took underwater with our new camera.

These guys almost swarm around you as you swim.

There was company of course...

I also took my Nexus 10 tablet out for some pictures.  Can't complain about the quality.

Or the features.  They make pano's really easy to take.  Try clicking this view of our marina from the owner's deck.  I did not reduce the size of this.

Ok.  I think it is cocktail hour.  The rain has stopped once more but the clouds threaten.

Getting Warmer

As we approach the summer solstice on June 21st the days are getting noticeably warmer. We are only a couple of degrees away from the Tropic of Cancer so the sun is almost overhead at noon. We seem to be averaging high 80s with occasional low 90s.. 

We can go visit Gary at The Reef Bar and enjoy a cold one while we sit in the cooler Atlantic breeze. But Spooky can't so we devised a way to cool her down.

And while we were at it we gave her a refresher safety briefing.

Our visitor permits were coming to an end and needed extending so we went over to Marsh Harbour to see Immigration.  We asked for a 9 month extension but got until November 6th which is the most they can legally give us.  We did a bit of shopping and had lunch at Snappa's while we were there.  This 82 foot catamaran was slipped at Harbourview Marina.

It was custom built in Canada by A.F Theriault in Nova Scotia for $7 million.  This newspaper article tells us a bit about it.  Carbon fibre hulls for lightness.

The third cottage is being erected across the marina.  Yours for $750,000.

And our new friends Scott and Catherine have departed for Bermuda leaving their boat here and me with the keys!  So long and see you later in the year.

Off to do some snorkeling.  I will try to update in a week unless something exciting happens.