Day 48 - Compass Today: Nassau Tomorrow

As I mention in my last blog our trip back from Emerald Bay to Compass Cay was uneventful. Once in the marina we settled down, had lunch and a couple of drinks. As you know, Alan doesn't swim but after a couple of cocktails, he decided he was going to tame the SeaDoo that the marina has for rent. I tried to tell him that he shouldn't be driving and drinking. The following picture is the result. I told him to bring his GPS next time!

Our short stay at Compass Cay, 2 days, brought some excitement. When we arrived Saturday the weather was calm but we knew that a front was moving in. Sunday morning had a record of 32 knots. Fortunately, Compass is a protected marina and it didn't bother us that much. On Sunday Alan was concerned about the packing of one of the rudders so when he was investigating, Spike and I took a two hour walk. We took our final trip back to south point in search of shells and we got a mother load! When we returned we got some conch shells from a neighbor boater that had gone conching during the day. Now all of our grandchildren will have their own conch shell!

We met at the marina table this evening. It was a little chilly so people didn't show up as early as usual. Eventually the core group arrived. It worked out great for us because we wanted some final pictures before we left tomorrow morning. We met a variety of people but it seems that we bonded with the core group at Compass Cay and we plan on staying in contact. If all goes well, we plan to see them next year.

We will be leaving for Nassau tomorrow. Based on the weather forecast tomorrow is the only day that will give us calm seas for our trip. Once there we will have time to relax before my family arrives on Sunday.