Bellatrix

15 April 2015

Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas

We are still in Georgetown. We are enjoying the beach and the weather. 82º daytime, 75º at night, wind always, usually 15 - 20.

We went to Immigration Monday to extend our visa. When we arrived in West End in November we were given 5 months which ends April 17th. The process took all of 15 minutes and included a cruising and fishing permit and customs. Monday it took an hour to get a 2 month extension, bureaucracy, there where three officials in the office and no other customers but us. We keep trying to tell ourselves to be patient, we are in their country.

Yesterday we took the dinghy to a cove where there are friendly turtles. They will come up to the dinghy looking for a handout. We took some under water video and some stills.

As I mentioned before there is a Regatta next week, they were looking for cruisers to crew on the boats for a prerace race. Robin and I have signed up. We will race on Saturday. These boats have 2 x 8 hiking boards to counteract the wind, we will probably be ballast, hanging on to the boards for dear life. If the boat loses a crew member overboard they have to come back to get you, we will try not to be the cause of a lost race.

The Regatta is boat races, music food and parties till dawn, looking forward to it.

We listen to the “Cruisers Net” every morning to find out what is happening. Yesterday we were informed that there is an outbreak of distemper in Nassau. We are concerned about Bella. There will be a clinic in town to give dogs a booster shot, Bella will be there. We haven’t been to Nassau but we may go there on our way north and other cruising dogs have been there so there is a chance of spread.

Still going to Chat & Chill beach most afternoons, we play volleyball and have learned how to play Mexican Train Dominos.

Bellatrix at anchor

Renaldo, the Conch Salad Dude

The cool people arrive at Chat & Chill by dinghy, the REALLY cool arrive by seaplane

Baby got too much sun

This guy comes every Sunday to give talks on the Bahamas

Main Street, Georgetown

The grocery store

Entering Lake Victoria

Leaving Lake Victoria, you go under a small bridge large enough for a dinghy

A guy who sells roasted peanuts on the main street, also sells ghanga, if you are in the market and would buy from a guy with a Jamaica hat, dred locks, on Main Street near police headquarters