Break us in slowly

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 Break us in slowly – Blackpoint, Exumas, February 2, 2021

We had an insane 30+ knot wind heading down to Blackpoint.  It didn’t seem that bad when we started but the winds didn’t seem to let up the trip.  Ron had waves up so high they were crashing over the boat, and it was completely covered in salt when we arrived.  Thank goodness it was a short 1 hour 45-minute sail.  Whew!!  I was inside doing my best not to be seasick and thus far, it has worked.

Of course, in true form as soon as we get the boat settled, we went to shore to check out the town.  We went to see the blowhole which sadly, since it was low tide, seemed under-whelming.  The views reminded me of Australia as the violent waves and rocky coastline.   I was very sad to see how littered the beach was.  It appeared no one had paid any attention here and I managed to see about ½ a dozen octopus traps, again.  So, we did what any cruiser’s would do, stopped, and has a beer.

We ended up having lunch the next day with some cruiser friends we met in Royal Harbor and hung out with in the Land & Sea Park.  The gal and I decided we wanted to make a dent in the beach trash and headed off after lunch for a little beach pickup.  Trash was free here and we could pick to our hearts content.  In Staniel Cay it costs $6 per bag.  Perhaps Americans would be more conscientious about our waste if it cost us a bit more.  Living on a boat it definitely makes us more aware as we have to haul it in somewhere everytime we need to throw a bag away and it isn’t always free. 
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Hi, I'm Sally and this is my husband, Ron. I’ve been doing marketing for the last 30 years for tech companies and Ron is a biomedical engineer. Basically, he knows what he is doing and well, I don't. However, the yin and yang of our relationship is total bliss. We decided after 10 years of marriage, the joy of suburbia, and years of travelling, that this was for us. So, we saved, retired, and this is our story. We’ve taken trips to Costa Rica and love it. Nowhere on earth can you see that many masonry animal statues and not a pothole crew in site. Beautiful. Then there was Jamaica where the night before we left, I broke my big toe and was not able to go into the water. Instead, we experienced the most amazing singing bartender while drinking "Shit on the Grass." No lie. Then there was British Virgin Islands where we chartered a boat three times. Twice with just us and the final time with our 4 daughters. Man, there is no better way to hear your kids complain than in a space that small. That was some quality family time there. Now we are empty nesters, we have purchased a Leppard Catamaran and you are invited to come along for the ride. Should be a total hoot.

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