Forever Friday

Time for a guest blog from Mike and Mary’s favorite son, Daniel. I was lucky enough to have Mike and Mary fly me out to the Bahamas for an extended weekend, and some wonderful scenery, memories, and quite a few beers on the beach. Day One: Arrival and Treasure Cay After a few flights and some drinks in first class, I arrived in the Bahamas at Marsh Harbor International Airport (MHH). My first experience began as I was getting picked…

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Departed last Sunday for Great Guana Cay on a beautiful, sunny day. Sailed past Tautug, a Nordhavn 43 we had berthed with at Cape Eleuthera. Got a lovely shot of her with the Hopetown Lighthouse in the background. Sailed past some beautiful cays. Dropped the hook off Grabbers, hopped in the dinghy and went in. Walked to the infamous Nippers bar. As we approached, passed about 30 golf carts… Hmmm…I thought this was supposed to be a bar for cruisers….

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Robin, from The Lower Place, and I walked to the Island School on Eleuthera. We had heard a lot of great things about this school and wanted to check it out. I called to see if they were an “open” campus. The gal on the phone had no idea what I was talking about. She said to come on by and come up to the office. We did and were met by a gal who gave us a wonderful tour…

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Last Wednesday, against my recommendation, we departed Palm Cay (New Providence Island-south of Nassau) ~ noon to cross to the Exumas. We only had about 35 miles to go, but my most accurate marine weather forecast, Buoy Weather, called for some nasty wind and seas. Three other forecasts were much more mild. Alas, it was an absolutely shitty trip. We arrived at Allan’s Cay before sunset and dropped the hook. Wind was still howling, but we were mostly protected with…

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