Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, who
needs airplanes?

On May 23, 8:43*am, Frogwatch wrote:
Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. *However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, *who
needs airplanes?

We had planned to go to Marsh HArbor via Great Sale Cay-Spanish Cay-
Green Turtle Cay on Wed but when we motored out the harbor of West End
the coolling water alarm came on. Eventually, I found the belt was
not moving but by the time i had freed it the belt had nearly worn
thru. I thought i had replacements but then found I had used them
last year to change out the old ones. This required a half day trip
to Freeport, 20 miles away via public bus in which I talked for a
couple of hours with the driver who took me all over and I even met
his family. The destruction from 3 back to back hurricanes several
years ago is still all over the place and the island has not
recovered.
When I got back late that afternoon and installed the belts, the two
guys on the large sailboat next to us who had sailed up from Havana
and were trying to sail on to Canada informed us of CHris Parkers
forecast of two developing low prresure systems that would give very
high N winds on Friday with possible development Saturday. They
decided they no longer had a weather window and were preparing to wait
a week and we decided being out on the north side of the banks with
high N wind and possible developing storm was not a good idea so with
that and the lost day from the broken belt, we decided to simply go to
Running Mon Marina 28 miles away near Freeport. At least Jared caught
his fish and we all got to do some snorkelling and to meet a lot of
people.

On Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:05 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On May 23, 8:43*am, Frogwatch wrote:
Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. *However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, *who
needs airplanes?

We had planned to go to Marsh HArbor via Great Sale Cay-Spanish Cay-
Green Turtle Cay on Wed but when we motored out the harbor of West End
the coolling water alarm came on. Eventually, I found the belt was
not moving but by the time i had freed it the belt had nearly worn
thru. I thought i had replacements but then found I had used them
last year to change out the old ones. This required a half day trip
to Freeport, 20 miles away via public bus in which I talked for a
couple of hours with the driver who took me all over and I even met
his family. The destruction from 3 back to back hurricanes several
years ago is still all over the place and the island has not
recovered.
When I got back late that afternoon and installed the belts, the two
guys on the large sailboat next to us who had sailed up from Havana
and were trying to sail on to Canada informed us of CHris Parkers
forecast of two developing low prresure systems that would give very
high N winds on Friday with possible development Saturday. They
decided they no longer had a weather window and were preparing to wait
a week and we decided being out on the north side of the banks with
high N wind and possible developing storm was not a good idea so with
that and the lost day from the broken belt, we decided to simply go to
Running Mon Marina 28 miles away near Freeport. At least Jared caught
his fish and we all got to do some snorkelling and to meet a lot of
people.

Very glad to hear all worked out well, and you got some decent seafood besides!

Did you try the conch chowder anywhere?
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking,
which is why conservatives can see in black and white.

On Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:05 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

At least Jared caught
his fish and we all got to do some snorkelling and to meet a lot of
people.

The people you meet can be the most memorable part of cruising. Now
that you've got the boat in the Bahamas you can do the rest of the
Abacos at your leisure, and then, on to the Exumas. After being all
over the Caribbean this year we have decided that the Abacos and the
Exumas offer some of the very best cruising there is.

On Sun, 23 May 2010 08:43:07 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, who
needs airplanes?

Maybe you should make a bee line over to the gulf coast and see what's
up over there.

Your little oil spill seems to have gotten out of control.

How appropriate that God would punish stupid assholes in the gulf who
haven't the brains to fight against greedy, profit-driven oil
companies.

Too bad for all that pristine coastline and the wildlife that survived
there for millennia.

Multinational corporations should have the right to **** our planet
and all its inhabitants in the name of profit, right?

You short-sighted assholes now will deal with the comeuppance.

Enjoy.

"jps" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 23 May 2010 08:43:07 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, who
needs airplanes?

Maybe you should make a bee line over to the gulf coast and see what's
up over there.

Your little oil spill seems to have gotten out of control.

How appropriate that God would punish stupid assholes in the gulf who
haven't the brains to fight against greedy, profit-driven oil
companies.

Too bad for all that pristine coastline and the wildlife that survived
there for millennia.

Multinational corporations should have the right to **** our planet
and all its inhabitants in the name of profit, right?

You short-sighted assholes now will deal with the comeuppance.

Enjoy.

And what powers your car, truck, boat motor, the electricity to run your
equipment? The plastic in your equipment?

On Sun, 23 May 2010 23:02:03 -0700, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 23 May 2010 08:43:07 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, who
needs airplanes?

Maybe you should make a bee line over to the gulf coast and see what's
up over there.

Your little oil spill seems to have gotten out of control.

How appropriate that God would punish stupid assholes in the gulf who
haven't the brains to fight against greedy, profit-driven oil
companies.

Too bad for all that pristine coastline and the wildlife that survived
there for millennia.

Multinational corporations should have the right to **** our planet
and all its inhabitants in the name of profit, right?

You short-sighted assholes now will deal with the comeuppance.

Enjoy.

And what powers your car, truck, boat motor, the electricity to run your
equipment? The plastic in your equipment?

Oil from Venezuela. They don't spill their oil in the gulf of Mexico
nor in sensitive US habitats.

How would you like it if a platform took a dive just outside San
Franciso bay and the oil drited inland?

Would you sell your car or ask WTF are you idiots doing?

On Sun, 23 May 2010 23:02:03 -0700, "Bill McKee"
wrote:




And what powers your car, truck, boat motor, the electricity to run your
equipment? The plastic in your equipment?

what's funny about the right wing is they believe oil drilling will
actually do anything for the US.

first there's not enough oil there to make a difference. the US uses
SO much oil and there's so LITTLE in domestic oil fields we'd run out
in about 2-3 years no matter how much we drilled

and the oil belongs to the oil companies, not to the US. if they want
to sell it to china, they can, will and do.

In article ,
says...

"jps" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 23 May 2010 08:43:07 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, who
needs airplanes?

Maybe you should make a bee line over to the gulf coast and see what's
up over there.

Your little oil spill seems to have gotten out of control.

How appropriate that God would punish stupid assholes in the gulf who
haven't the brains to fight against greedy, profit-driven oil
companies.

Too bad for all that pristine coastline and the wildlife that survived
there for millennia.

Multinational corporations should have the right to **** our planet
and all its inhabitants in the name of profit, right?

You short-sighted assholes now will deal with the comeuppance.

Enjoy.

And what powers your car, truck, boat motor, the electricity to run your
equipment? The plastic in your equipment?

Ask him what material was used to make the handles on the fine German
screwdrivers he purchases.

On 5/24/10 8:29 AM, BAR wrote:
In articleOeKdnVXt4cGki2fWnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@earthlink .com,
says...

wrote in message
...
On Sun, 23 May 2010 08:43:07 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Due to running out of time after having to work on the engine, we took
Ragtime to Running Mon Marina near Freeport where she was hauled till
November. However, we all managed o get in some good snorkelling and
Jared (my daughters bf) caught a good Mahi Mahi (Dolfin) while
trolling under sail along a weed line in 300' of water, great dinner
for two nights.
Wandered all over Grand Bahama Island and met a lot of people.
The trip will resume in November with a trip to the Berry Islands from
Freeport and then on to Nassau. Instead of flying back to Fort
Lauderdale, we caught the ship MV Discovery at Freeport for $140 each,
a 5 hour trip complete with free drinks, and very good food, who
needs airplanes?

Maybe you should make a bee line over to the gulf coast and see what's
up over there.

Your little oil spill seems to have gotten out of control.

How appropriate that God would punish stupid assholes in the gulf who
haven't the brains to fight against greedy, profit-driven oil
companies.

Too bad for all that pristine coastline and the wildlife that survived
there for millennia.

Multinational corporations should have the right to **** our planet
and all its inhabitants in the name of profit, right?

You short-sighted assholes now will deal with the comeuppance.

Enjoy.

And what powers your car, truck, boat motor, the electricity to run your
equipment? The plastic in your equipment?

Ask him what material was used to make the handles on the fine German
screwdrivers he purchases.

Hey, Bertless...still boatless, right?


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The Tea Party's teabaggers are just the Republican base by another name.