When we arrived at Big Major we really did not have a plan in place for our next destination. There was another weather front that would be pushing through, yet again so wherever we went we had to take this into perspective.
On Sunday morning our friends Chris and Sue on 44 Cross and on Monday morning Phyllis and Dave on Sol Veng left out for their next anchorage.
While John, Dale and the gang from Sisu went searching for lobster and fish we headed over to Staniel Cay Yacht Club to drop trash and grab a bite to eat. We stopped by to see Shelley and Dwight on 10-7 Freedom on our way in. Dwight mentioned they were going to head over to Rock Sound next as a jumping point to get back to the US. Rock Sound is part of the Eleuthera island chain which is the next island that was on our list. I would later discuss this plan with John, and we would agree to join Shelley and Dwight for this crossing. But, before I jump the gun, let’s talk about BACON. Ok, not really about bacon but any time I see a pig that is what I think of. We made a swing by the famous pig beach to see the fat, well fed piggies one more time.
On the way back to our boat from Pig Beach we swung by John and Tracey’s to see how the hunting expedition went. John got one lionfish that he was cleaning, and the nurse shark was enjoying a feast with the leftovers.
If you look at the picture above I am not taking a picture of the shark. Sailing Sisu was also back from the hunt, and they were pulling out of the anchorage to begin their journey to Staniel Cay to drop off their guests.
Later that evening we would enjoy lobster rolls courtesy of Dale and Debbie and sundowners on John and Tracey’s boat along with few games of Mexican Train.
On Monday morning we dropped the dinghy to make one last trip over to Staniel Yacht Club to provision the boat with fresh produce and diesel.
On Tuesday we will be making our passage over to Rock Sound so we got the dogs off the boat one more time to go to the beach to stretch their legs. The adults enjoyed some beach time also until the no seeums got out of control!
We headed back to the boat to cook dinner, enjoy the sundown and finish last minute housekeeping before our early morning departure from Big Majors. I can’t remember which store I picked up this Tony C’s jambalaya from but let me tell you, hot damn it was so good. I used andouille sausage in it, put more water in it than it called for and made a cheater gumbo out of it. We both had two small bowls of it and Bubba finished the rest of the following day during passage. This will definitely be a staple item in the cabinet going forward!
