Farewell Rich and Julie, We Will Miss You!

It certainly was a very fast ten days. It has a habit of doing that when you are having fun. We enjoyed our time as well as did Rich and Julie. The weather was perfect with lots of winds to sail but not too much to enjoy it. This picture was taken the morning of their departure, all rested and happy.

Unfortunately, we didn't get a good signal for the Internet to do many updates while they were here. Larry finally paid the $40 for a week with Outer Island Internet. We have another couple, also from New York visiting with us this weekend for a few days. We needed to be able to call them on Skype. Next time we visit the Bahamas we will subscribe by the month. The convenience will be worth it.















This is Larry, Rich and Julie on the way to shore to catch a cab. Another storm squall moved though just as it was time to go to shore so they waited it out. The squall left behind light rain so we loaned them our rain gear and bagged their luggage.

We had an even more intense squall move though when we arrived in the harbor at the beginning of their trip to pick them up. I'm not sure what Marsh Harbor is trying to tell us.















This picture of Rich and Julie was taken at dawn waiting for the sun to rise. Richard went out the forward hatch trying not to wake us. Didn't work Rich! We were anchored at Tilloo Cay at the beginning of our week.















This picture was taken in Hope Town from the lighthouse. We are the boat by it's self on the left in the harbor. Where the water is breaking on the reef in the back of the picture is the Atlantic Ocean. It was a breathtaking view and the picture doesn't do justice to the colors of the water.

















This was Richard checking out his gear for snorkeling behind the boat. We did some phenomenal snorkeling while they were here. The last day on Saturday we had a perfect day to snorkel on Mermaid Reef, just outside of Marsh Harbor. The fish were incredibly friendly. I found out last night that people make a habit of feeding them. No wonder they were following us around.

I have been keeping a paper journal this trip because of the lack of Internet. This is something I haven't done since I began blogging. I don't wish to forget a moment of this incredible trip.