S/V Aphrodite

We have been doing one of our most favorite things, Not Spending Money! I love it. It has been months since we have put fuel in the tank or groceries in the storage area. We have been eating fish, conch or food out of the freezer and sailing when the winds are favorable. Last week was the first time we motored in a long time. We went to one of the outer islands with another boat who had visitors onboard and therefore living under the constraints of a time schedule. We had a terrific time and ended up meeting the family of a local fisherman. There were about 12 of them on two boats, taking a week vacation. They gave us fish and lobster so we invited all of them plus the 4 from the other boat to join us for dinner. It was wonderful. I learned Bahamian culinary preparations for everything and we were invited to visit them at their home on another island.

Next week we return to Georgetown for their annual Outer Islands Sailboat Regatta. The festivities go on for a week, day & night, and promises to be quite a memorable event. Each sailboat, sloop, is handmade from wood, relatively small, 18′ to 28′, with an enormous sail area, and very low profile so it has the potential to go very fast,(60′ mast, 37′ boom and 2 ladder looking apparatus which allows the crew to hike themselves Way out). Michael, who has been hoping to be “rail meat” on one of the sloops, might find his wish come true because the fishing men/boys are from one of the winning family contestants. They have invited us to hang out with them for the duration of the and hopefully, depending on the wind strength, will have a spot for Michael on one of those hike out boards.

More to come next week as we celebrate Bahamian style……

Come visit us, we have room and lots of fun to offer.

Jeri and Michael