Crew Additions

We Picked up Tripp and Dana from the airport  and headed back to town. We had taken Stray Cat over to get Diesel around 2 and wanted to see if we could just tie up there until we got back from the airport since the wind was blowing pretty good and that would make it a wet ride back across the harbor. Since they said they would need to charge us for a half days dockage if we did that we just motored out a couple hundred yards and dropped the hook right there among a couple of other boats. (there were twice as many there after we got back to the boat that night) We stopped at Eddie Edgewaters for dinner and what was suppose to be the first rake and scrape of the season. The band was just starting to set up when we headed back to Stray Cat to settle in the two new crew members and get ready to leave for Staniel the next day. We left Georgetown around 8 am and headed out to the Exuma Sound and the Little Farmers cut to re-enter the banks and go to Staniel Cay. The cut was a little bumpy and Dana got a little Sea sick but the seas were smooth and the wind was light. Dana and Tripp were on the sugar scoops when Dana, who was a little skeptical about possibly falling overboard, ask Tripp would we be able to get her if that happened. Sure, he told her  that he would jump right in after her and that the boat would come back to pick them up. He stand up looses his balance and grabs the wrong line that hoists the dingy up and Tripp is hanging off the back of the boat and the front of the dingy is also in the air. We stop the boat and Tripp drops into the water and climbs back aboard. Since we were already stopped and he was already wet  he asked if he could go back in for a swim in the indigo blue ocean. Sure  we said and Dana joined him. The rest of the sail up was uneventful. We went through Little Farmers cut which looked much less intimidating in daylight and anchored off a spot called Netties place. Freddie took Tripp and Dana to look for Lobster ( which were successfully hiding from them) while I made dinner and we settled down for our second night on the hook.

Tripp working on the fishing poles. So far the fish have nothing to fear from us.

Tripp and Dana swimming in the open ocean.

I don't know if the video will post but the water is so clear you can see Tripp underwater as clear as if he was on top.

Tripp and Dana