Hi, Wayne,

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:59:22 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Lots of little sails between scenic sites, music activities (we 4 aboard
did
the anthem last Sunday at beach church, e.g., and have enjoyed singing
barbershop harmony as well, aboard, plus the weekly jam at the Sand Bar
restaurant along with the weekly ARG [Alcohol Research Group] meetings
held
on Hamburger Beach), shore excursions, hikes, snorkeling and the like.

Sounds like you and Lydia are having way too much fun in George Town.

Yah, we are. Two dolphins just swam by us, right next to the cockpit,
saying hello on their meandering relaxed way somewhere else. It looked a
bit as though they'd stick nearby, in which case I'd have jumped in with
them, but they kept moving.

This is the mother-baby (now not so small any more) pair who show up
frequently in the harbor; last year there was a cat which had them visit for
quite a while and the family had a great time in the water with them...

Just checked our logs from last year and we passed through there in
late January on our way south. We only stayed one night because we
were well provisioned and eager to be on our way to the Turks and
Caicos. That's a trip you might think about if you get tired of
sitting at anchor. For us it was a relatively easy two day run with a
quick stop behind the reef at Abrams Bay, Mayaguana. The winter
weather in the T&C is considerably better than in the Bahamas, and the
social ambience at South Side Marina in Provo is quite good.

We'll keep that in mind. Right now the weather pattern is for unrelenting
(very few fronts) trades, so it would be a challenge. We're thinking we may
have trouble making it to the Jumentos in time for the Valentine's Day party
at Ragged (well, Raccoon, but put on by Maxine of the Ragged community)...


Has there been any progress resolving the 30 day visa issue in the
Bahamas or are people just ignoring it?

No, to ignore it is very risky, though we've not heard of boardings in this
area. However, yes, the problem has been resolved. That doesn't change the
reality of a maximum of 8 consecutive months (which they calculate in 30 day
months, which is how we lost 5 days on our 8 month window) for visitors.
Staying longer involves a re$idency permit. The Bahamian government
apparently presumes that nobody stays longer, instead, flying home or
leaving and returning in the boat. We're stuck in the middle, although
we'll be leaving the area of our own choice, having the wedding and
grandbaby gift this spring calling us stateside - we have yet to decide
whether to try to fly under the radar as our visas expire a bit before we'd
otherwise have left.

Still having way too much fun :{))

L8R

Skip and crew


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