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June 14, Friday
Happy Flag Day!
Sunset photo after the rains.
It rained most of the day and of course, after getting into Jasmine to bail her out and lift her, it stops raining later in the afternoon!
Bruce spent the day reading and "making water" and Rosie spent the afternoon painting!
An abstracty creek reflections, a Toogoodoo 365 painting.
Plein air painting I started off of Green Turtle Cay.
Late afternoon off of Powell Cay.
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June 15, Saturday
We officially have cabin fever and the rain has stopped for now, so we moved from Powell Cay to Allan's Pensacola Cay.
2 hours later, we are anchored again and planning to meet up with Steve and Ann Bolin, whom we met here upon the 1st few days of arriving in the Abacos in May.
But then the rains came and came...
So we did a rain check! ☂☂☂
Who says Hawaii is the rainbow capital? Plenty of rainbows here! (And on the Toogoodoo, of course!)
Miles today: 16.8
Miles total: 849
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June 16, Sunday
Miles total: 849
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June 16, Sunday
Happy Father's Day.
(Rosie...) I think I planned the best Father's Day ever! Who gets to spend it in the Bahamas???
We did get to meet up with Steve and Ann, and we also met new friends from the Charleston area. Turns out that our anchorage has 4 out of 7 boats with SC roots!
Our friends, Tom and Robin whom we met at the Morris Island Oyster Roast in January (also cruisers) told us to keep an eye out for a boat from Folly Beach called Teamwork. And here they sit, just 2 boats ahead of us so we went over to say hello. We had a great visit, and it seems that we have several common friends! They are quite the fisherman and lady and invited us to join them later. Bill and Betty Sue (in the photo above and the dinghy photo below) showed us some of their favorite (secret) spots. They would throw out the anchor and jump in. Bruce and Steve join in while Ann and Rosie keep watch. Not only did Bill come up with enough fish to feed the 6 of us that night, he also showed us an area where the sea glass washes up. I got some nice pieces.
It was a fun day following them around in the dinghy and watching them scout it out and there are stories! Bruce admiring their skill, nicknames them the Indiana Jones of the Abacos!
At one point, I see Bill come up with another fish but quickly drops it from his spear and yells, "everyone get out!". Yes, a shark had spotted that fish on his spear and wanted it too. Bill let him have it while the 4 of them swam to the closest dinghy. I was a bit aways from them so pulled up anchor and motor over to them while Bruce had jumped into Steve's dinghy.
At one point, I see Bill come up with another fish but quickly drops it from his spear and yells, "everyone get out!". Yes, a shark had spotted that fish on his spear and wanted it too. Bill let him have it while the 4 of them swam to the closest dinghy. I was a bit aways from them so pulled up anchor and motor over to them while Bruce had jumped into Steve's dinghy.
I ask Bruce, "did you see the shark?".
He said "yes!".
I said, what kind?
He says, "the kind with TEETH!".
Bill and Betty Sue graciously shared their catch with us. Trigger fish and Hog fish dinner.
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June 17, Monday
Another rainy day in store for us. 
We had a period of time where the wind and rain stopped and it was totally dead calm. It was quite eerie.
While I cooked a pot of gumbo, I painted!
Remember the small sailboat? I decided to change the color of the sail covers to the sail color, since I have a "license" and all to do so.
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