Day 5

Day 5
Up early again! About mid morning, Steve and Alice hailed us and said they were ready, so we got our stuff together for a dinghy ride. They led the way around the point of the island and we motored up to a beautiful sandy beach. A short walk to the middle point revealed nothing but an even more beautiful sandy cove. We got almost back to the boats when Eureka!, they boys spotted a chimney! The girls were not game for the “trail” that led to it, so basically we have pictures of the chimneyJ After a swim, Steve and Alice said they were going to find a snorkel spot and we headed back to Idgara. Just in the cut on the way to the anchorage, our motor die and we were fresh out of gas. It was an expedition of several lessons! Fortunately it was shallow enough that Harold could walk the boat back to where we were across from Idgara, but then the problem was that the wind was blowing quite briskly in our faces. We had seen Steve and Alice head for some rocks across the water, so we just had to cool our heels and wait for them to come back. It didn’t take long, and we did have a hand held VHF, so as soon as they got in we hailed them and they towed us back. Next trip we will be a bit more prepared!! They came aboard and had a beer with us and we shared war stories. When they left, it was time to get ready to make way for Powell Cay, our next stop. We made this passage at trawler speed because we towed the dinghy, and arrived about 4 pm. It is a much better anchorage, and we are alone except for one sailboat at the other end of the island. We took a swim, had a light dinner and by the time it was bedtime the water had become dead calm and there was not a breath of air! I slept on the aft deck and Harold on the couch most of the night! The good news is that there was no midnight thunderstorm!