Company has gone home!

Stanwood and Janet flew home yesterday, after a great stay with us, if I dare say so myself.  The week was a whirlwind.  We spent two nights in Staniel after they flew in with Roland, on his six seater piper.  No confirmation numbers, but Roland was prompt and met them at Nassau as promised.  Alexis took advantage of that, and flew in with Stanwood and Janet.  We watched the Super Bowl at the Staniel Yacht Club, complete with a great dinner.  We then took a mooring ball in the park at Cambridge Cay for two nights, and did some fabulous snorkeling.  Then two nights at Compass Cay Marina, where Stanwood bought a snapper, which I cooked and had Chris and Herb O’Neil over for dinner.  Stanwood knew Herb’s father who was an attorney in Galliano, LA many years ago.  We petted the sharks, hiked and snorkeled Compass Cay with them and saw the sights.  We are now back at Staniel and have the supposed Wi-Fi here.  For $25 you sign up, and have it on and off as it deems fit.  No real rhyme or reason to it, but it is painstakingly slow when it is available.  Tomorrow we head south, and will be out of touch for a while.  Our next marina stop will be at Cave Cay, and hopefully we can post from there.  Thanks to all who have sent notes about Alexis’ father.  He is doing well right now, and her parents are house sitting for us.  I must say the Exumas are as great as advertised, and the natural beauty is unsurpassed.  The only challenge is lack of provisions, and no communication at times (which isn't all bad!). While Alexis was back home, I forgot to put the dinghy motor down when docking single handed at Staniel.  I whacked the motor and bent the steering ram, which had to be replaced.  Alexis bought one at Dagate’s in Houma, and “Chubby” the local mechanic here put it in for me.  No way I could have gotten a replacement ram here, and the dinghy is our primary mode of transportation, so that worked out well.

All is well, and I will try to download pics next.