February 04, 2001 -- Where Do We Go From Here

February 4, 2001 -- Where Do We Go From Here After discussing our various options for moving on this morning, we settled on one that we truly like. One of the boats that we met yesterday told us how to avoid Current Cut by using Flemming Channel to head into Eluthera. We reviewed the charts and discussed several options, and came to the conclusion that if we had a good weather window we would do the 16 hour run to Little San Salvadore; otherwise, we would see if we could buddy boat with them to Governor's Harbour in central Eluthera. This is perfered as it gives us the chance to explore other areas. Sandra and I headed over to the Gold Rush, a 32 foot Bombay, to talk with Mike and Bill. They were happy to show us their trick to get to Governor's Harbour. They don't expect to leave here before tomorrow, and it will probably be another few days before they leave. This was fine with us! Sandra received her first dinghy lesson today on the way back from Gold Rush. She did quite well from starting the boat to handling it on its approach to Nightwinds. After we got back, I set right to work on putting a second coat of varnish on the hatch screen. It is starting to look nice, though I will have to sand it before a third coat is put on. At one point, Frank from The Vamp stopped by. He was on the boat that we warned yesterday. He stopped by to apologize if he sounded a bit snappy on the radio yesterday. We assured him that there was absolutely no problem, and we didn't think he sounded short at all. We chatted a bit about where each of us was headed and reviewed the charts of the area for additional information. After he left, we decided today would be a nap day! We were up late last night watching a movie!