When Nothing Works – Lanyard Cay, Bahamas, November 26, 2022

We finished up a few days in Hopetown and were able to fix our starter battery issue which was great! So, when the weather cleared, we were ready to get away from all the charter boats in Hopetown and anchor out for a few days. Being a holiday week, everyone who thought about sailing drops $20K and rents a boat they have no idea how to drive! It isn’t that big a deal except they ended up mooring right next to us and with 30+ MPH winds, the fact they don’t tie up correctly is a bit scary. But we made it out alive and the boat unscathed. Ron ended up having to go over and help one of them moore since they simply couldn’t get it. EEK!

Anyway, we spent Thanksgiving in Pelican Cay which is a protected reef and a place we had not been before and decided to snokel. The current was no joke and we had about 4-foot rolling waves. A good workout indeed! It was amazing and one of the best reefs we have seen together. The visibility wasn’t great but the coral life there was very healthy, and we saw huge starfish, huge spotted eagle rays, a few turtles and a rare school of cuddlefish! It was a bit cold but well worth going. We also headed back to “the bight” which is a shallow area full of sting rays and turbo turtles. They are called turbo turtles because as soon as they see you they dart off faster then any turtle should be able to swim. The “bight” is also home of numerous blue holes. These are basically sink holes that open up and are extremely deep so you can not see the bottom. Some even open to the ocean and can have weird currents flowing around them depending upon the tide so care must be taken not to get sucked into them.

We were thinking about heading down to Eleuthera in the next few days but decided to wait til Monday. In the meantime, we needed to make some water and that is when the wheels fell off the bus…the generator was first.

Ron ended up replacing the pull cord again, taking it apart and cleaning everything with brake cleaner since he ran out of carburetor cleaner the last time he fixed it. No sooner had he got that running (an hour later) …then the water maker quit. So, Sailing Hubby has a bit of a temper when he fixes the same thing multiple times, but our generator was left up front and it is all rusted and barely running. This has come to the top of the replacement list. Besides, I learned a few new cuss words today as he was threatening to toss the generator in the ocean. He’s very creative in his rants. I’ll chalk that one up to life skills. Poor guy.

After fixing everything he touched, replacing the impeller on the water maker, he finally got all the pieces working at the same time only to discover the generator was no longer generating any power even when it ran.  I’m not sure why he was afraid he’d be bored this morning.  Living on a boat certainly makes you appreciate you water and power! 

We decided to relax and watch the OSU Game, however that required a bit of work on the fire-stick. I’m sad after watching my buckeyes get beat by Michigan and now all that’s left is to visit Pete’s Pub. I think Hubby has earned his beer after this morning. Pete’s is a legendary art gallery and pub combination (more than one way to get visitors) although I am not sure why as it was a bit underwhelming. The art is cool though and all bronze sculpture and made into everything from coffee tables, statues, to jewelry. So we had a couple token beers collected a million insect bites and headed home. Heading home at dusk into the 4 foot swells that ran across the bay topped off an adventurous day.