It has been a most enjoyable winter in the Bahamas. While those back home had the trials and tribulations of being stateside, we were fortunate enough to island hop with our only issue being - do we eat the fish we caught, or visit our favorite watering hole and discuss it over a Goombay Smash or frozen Nipper or two. 
Our friends at Boat Harbour Marina were especially pleased to see us again this year, and we met several new couples who were visiting for the first time. It seemed as this was the year for planned activities with Yoga, Bocce Ball, Pickle Ball, Water Aerobics, Bridge and Art taking the favorites of many. As is customary, many of the members of the Royal Marsh Harbour YC , were engaged in an assortment of volunteer programs with Every Child Counts, Cancer Society, Potcake Rescue and the libarary.
We enjoyed Trivia Night with several of our long-time cruising friends on Tuesday nights at Harbour View Marina in Marsh Harbour. The questions became increasingly difficult toward the end of the season, but it was lots of fun, and everyone walked away with a prize at the end of the evening.
Carolyn particularly enjoyed assisting our Atlanta-based Potcake Rescue friends. On our way south In November there was a round-up and free spay/neuter clinic held in Green Turtle Cay. Several dogs were rescued and flown back to Atlanta for adoption, and in March, a second clinic was held. Eighteen cats were spayed or neutered and seven more dogs were flown back to the US.
Our cruising buddies, Peggy O’Neill and Terry Zieglar, were with us again this season. They have traveled with us each year, and as always, we are pretty much an inseparable lot. Peggy and Carolyn enjoy shelling and arts/crafts, while Terry and I somehow manage to keep our boats well maintained and doing our part to keep Mount Gay and Meyers distillery’s in the black.
We are beginning to make our way back home, and wonder at times where the time went, but there are a lot of things to do and we will enjoy spending time once again with our land-based friends and family.
Until next time,
