Spanish Wells, Shipyard

Rained hard overnight and early morning over 1” of rain. 

Belladventure leaving early for Nassau

morning down pour

streaming off the deck

After the last squall came through the water calmed down a bit and we headed to town, to the Shipyard for lunch, before the wind picked back up. 

Tom and Jean (pink shirt)

After lunch we walked over to the Museum run by Jean & Tom Goldson, winter residents from Rhode Island. We met them on our first trip and visited them again, the second trip, for Happy Hour at their cottage. Being ex-cruisers they usually invite cruisers to their home each afternoon for happy hour. This is the first time we have been in town when the museum is open and we find Jean and Tom there. I chatted with Tom and Jean for a while the rest of the group headed to Budda’s, a funky bar/restaurant to play dominoes.

I catch up with them there and we get a full game of Mexican Train in, before heading back to the boat.

Another loosing game for me

One of many signs at Budda's

In all the rock and rolling yesterday it appears that our lexan gate on the stern got knocked over board. I go snorkeling to search for it, but find nothing. Just for the heck of it I turn on the AIS transponder and it comes to life, fully functioning with the new update. Apparently it needed to be off a long time to discharge residual power to actually do a full reboot.