Company

• John and Cathie came to visit us while we were in the Bahamas. Our friend Manard welcomed them and did Cathie in with his special Goombay Smash.
• Our first adventure was to take the boat to Elbow Cay, where we took a mooring for an overnight stay. Our adventure took them through Hope Town. It's fun to see the reaction of our friends to these little towns. There's the post office, police station and clinic all in the same building; a public dock and several restaurants. We had dinner at the Edge. We have learned to take on the Bahamian attitude. There's always tomorrow. Nothing needs to be done right away. It took us a while to slow down, if you want something done today, plan on having it completed by next week. The Bahamian people should be able to grow very old, they do not let any stress get to them. So we relaxed and just enjoyed a nice slow dinner.
• The next day we went for breakfast at Captain Jack's, this place always makes me think of Billy Joel, you know, "Capt. Jack will get you high tonight." I wonder if Billy was ever at this Capt. Jack's.
• We let the mooring go and are on our way to Tahiti Beach. The white sand and blue water are just picture perfect. We cleaned the bottom of the boat and then just enjoyed the quiet peacefulness of this island paradise.
• We took them to Mermaid Beach and did some snorkeling. John loved it; Cathie swallowed a little too much water and decided to just relax on the beach.
• St Patrick's Day was on Monday. We made corned beef and cabbage with boiled potatoes. We met about 100 people at the tent and enjoyed a traditional Irish feast.