Kids going home

The winds have been NE all week and strong about 20knots. We are in a calmish place between Georgetown and stocking island. This week has flown by. Each crew seems to have a routine of it's own. This week is no different. We get up late.  Eat. Then go in search of snorkeling. 

When groups like this are on a schedule it is hard to sail to many places cuz it takes two days to sail to the out island it then takes two days back again. That's four days of sailing. All this traveling and no snorkeling. 

So this week we thought to sail to long island except that last Tuesday the winds were west and we wanted to head directly east. That would require the crew getting up early to just motor most of the way so as to get there before dark. 

Anchoring here in the Bahamas is a bit tricky in that it is a good idea to see the bottom cuz there are coral reefs everywhere. Plus if we anchor at night it is hard to get in the bay cuz there are so many boats!

So we did not trip over to long island. We stayed in Georgetown area. Really stocking island and Elizabeth island. We finally found a good snorkeling spot yesterday. We even saw a huge lobster. 

Ben was brave and even picked up the big thing and then the lobster wiggled out of his hands. The lobsters here don't have pinchers like in Maine so they are a bit more approachable in demeanor. 

we will post pictures when we can. After we snorkel we eat something made on the boat by the ships cook and captain. 

Then we close out the night with games and early to bed. Yes these kids that stay up till dawn go to bed early when sailing. I guess we wear them out with all this sun and exercise. 

Paul's favorite thing to see was the sting rays! Him and I were in the same spot where one stingray swam by him and one by me. We both swear it was 10 feet long to it's tail. They had a round body about 6 feet around. 
Then a small shark swam by. Oh those black sharks are bull sharks. They sound big and bad but they don't eat people. 
We found a cave where you feed the fish and they all rush out in a swarm of fish! Too fun!

The kids have all jumped off the bow sprit. It is a right of passage. Just like checking the anchor to make sure it is set. 

Here is a smattering of our week:
We swam
We Snorkeled everyday or twice a day
We went to the beach that had huge waves so we all body surfed! It was thrilling. 
Pancakes
Fish and more fish
We ate more

All is good! Your kids are all safe and sound!
Pam