The wind over night had been on the sporty side and the boat swung alot in the wind. We both managed to get some sleep but you are still paranoid over the concern for losing your anchor holding, hitting another boat or smashing into land. I was up pretty early so I decided ham puffs were required for Christmas breakfast. We needed to run the generator anyway to get the batteries charged. It was afterall a Sunday morning so in the Spirit of Kenny Chesney I deemed it necessary to be a Mimosa Sunday on top of it also being Christmas. (My Kenny Chesney, No Shoes Radio listening friends will understand the significance of this.)
Ham puffs are a Pampered Chef recipe I learned over 20 years ago when I attended one of Martie Novak’s parties. It has been a staple at our house ever since. Here is a link to the recipe: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f0/ca/0e/f0ca0e8234ec94781fd7085d28a9597e.jpg
I use black forest ham and mexican blend cheese. I do not use the parsley that was recommended in the recipe. It is a really simple breakfast item to make.
After breakfast we would head over to the Yacht Club to drop off some trash and get off the boat. We also kind of wanted to get a lay of the land for our trip over and back later in the evening when there was no sun available.
The weather would be deterorating throughout the day and this was our chance to get out for a bit.
The nurse sharks were waiting for their Christmas brunch.
We waited at the yacht club for the rain to slack off and then headed back to the boat to freshen up and get ready for our Christmas dinner back at the yacht club.
The ride over in the dinghy to the Yacht Club was a damp one. The sky had cleared on our side of the island however the other side was still getting some rain. The wind was blowing pretty good as well which meant we were getting ocean spray as well. The food was delicious and the company around the table was memorable. The ride back from the yacht club to our boat was a little scary to do in the pitch dark with 20 mile an hour winds screaming in your face. We made it back safely and would spend the rest of the night swinging in the wind as some of the gusts were 30 mph.
Our plans are to spend one more day here at Staniel and then make our way on to Black Point. The weather this next week will continue to be on the sporty side with the winds blowing from the North/Northeast with some pretty good gusts to go along with it. Looks like we won’t be paddle boarding any time soon.