Back with some pics

Calm and beautiful today. Shoulda left for Green Turtle. We are having difficulty figuring out the weather patterns here and what the parameters should be for moving to the next destination.  Teaching us some patience and learning.  As first timers over here, we feel like rookies all over again. 

To get caught up, here's the marina at West End where we cleared customs after crossing the Stream. 
Perhaps you can pick out the boat to the right of the big yacht. 

Here's a couple pics from crossing the bank, one of me driving.  I'm making more effort learning to pilot this boat.  I'm taking the helm when we anchor, as our windlass situation is functional, but less than optimal so I prefer to have Steve do anchor duty.  View from the pilothouse: 

 

 

 

The camera cannot do justice to the water colors.  It's beautiful !!!

Our daily dinghy trip to town includes a stop at Iris and Daughters Bakery for delicious fresh bread and other treats. 

 

 

...and here is the infamous BaTelCo office where we pick up the WiFi. 

 

 

 

Calm enough to go for a dinghy ride today.  We had to take a picture of the humble Shingebiss at anchor, looking good. 

 

 

Steve drove us out a shallow cut between the islands into the ocean and we just gazed through the crystal  clear water to see what we could see. 

 

 

 

Stopped at this beach and walked a little.  It's not a palm tree and raked sand tourist kinda place.  We think of it more like the real Bahamas, that only those of us lucky enough to be on our own cruising boat get to experience. 

 

One more interesting pic.  This is the bottom seen from the dinghy ... yes, looking through water.  This is also the sea grass that fills the harbor and causes the boats to drag if your anchor is set in it.  Ours must be in a patch of sand, that's what Steve tried to do and it worked !!

 

Well there ya go Loyal Friends and Blog Followers !!!  Written at a fever pace on a clandestine network ... probably not the quality of some of my previous efforts, but still a great way to share with you all. 

 

One more, view of the boat from the Marina,you can see how small the harbor is.