Bahamas - Ragged Island, Hog Cay, Another Week of Paradise

 Another week in Hog Cay has flown by. Our anchorage is busy with 11 yachts this week, and we met the wonderful crew of SV Selah. Brad and Johanna, and Tim, Johanna’s brother. After a few drinks at sunset, we organized a BBQ cookout ashore, and had a superb dinner with excellent company.

Johanna, Tim, me, Nicholas, Brad

Tim contemplating our bonfire

Me and Johanna

Nicholas’ birthday, 21 April arrived and we celebrated with Lemon Meringue

Nicholas out for a Birthday sail on his Hobie

And Cocktails in local picked coconuts

We had Brad and Johanna aboard Meshugga for drinks and snacks whilst Nicholas and Brad continued their discussions of Lithium Batteries, and looked at Nicholas’ installation.

A superb sky, but no Green Flash

Saturday saw Johanna, Tim and I doing a long walk to the East Beaches. Our anchorage looking idyllic

Tim coming thru the scrub

Overlooking the East Beach Coves

Rocky Headland. A good wind was blowing - keeping us cool in the hot sun

Gorgeous Pink Sand

Johanna and I

Cliffs of the beaches

Driftwood galore

What a find, a Racon beacon has washed ashore, still in good condition

Loot being hauled back to our Hog Cay Yacht Club

 

 

Another Cookout, Grouper and Steaks

Me, Johanna and Tim

Nicholas and Brad

Sunday morning arrived with the Bahamas Defense Force doing random checks on the yachts to ensure everyone is properly cleared in with valid Cruising Permits and Visas

The weather continues to get hotter and hotter, with temps constantly, day and night, around 26/27 deg Celsius. The wind is light, and continues that way for the next 10 days according to Windy.

Take Care

Bahamas - Ragged Island, Hog Cay, Another week of Projects



Our week began with saying Goodbye to our good friends Karen and Duane of Sojourn. They are beginning their slow trip north through the Bahamas and back to North Carolina. We hope to meet them somewhere sometime.

Next morning, Sojourn, sails up and off they go.

Fair Winds

 Our lives continue with Nicholas getting on with his FlyBridge Project in the cave overhang ashore

Meshugga is now the only yacht in Hog Cay anchorage

A few days later, we had 4 yachts arrive, as well as another pigeon, this time on Yacht Roaming Holiday. Linda and Joe brought it ashore as they we're leaving next day.

Guy feeding the pigeon, tame and used to being handled.

After eating he flew up into the rafters of the Hut and was quite happy up there

BBQ cookout with Guy & Kayla (LHS) and Tim & Kayak (RHS) of Mama Tried.

(LHS) Dan & Sharon of Barquette, end of table James & Linda of Roamin' Holiday, 

(RHS) Nicholas, I'm missing as I'm taking the photo

BBQ, cooking meats and fish

After dinner we gathered around and made a Bon Fire trading stories. The blue light in the background is Meshugga

Next day we contacted Myron, the Bird Man from Duncan town and he zoomed over to collect the bird. Apparently its a rare special bird with big circles around it's eyes and large nasel protrusions

Myron with the bird

Me and Sharon, Myron's partner

Monday bright and early we had Raphael from DT come say Hi and join us for a cup of coffee, and to tell us that Capt C, the Mailboat, had arrived in the early hours

We dinghied to Gun Point Government Dock to get our fresh produce and Ice Cream, Yay!

We were the only cruiser collecting so it went very quickly and they'd kindly kept our refrigerated and frozen boxes chilled until we arrived to collect them

Just our dinghy at the Gun Point Government dock to collect from the Mailboat

It's been a busy week, and our project continue, the water is pristine, it's hot and a quick dip is degrigeru to cool down a few time per day.

Take Care and have a great week!

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Bahamas - Ragged Islands, Hog Cay, Trail Blazing a New Path from the Hut to Lobster Bay Beach

Karen of Sojourn had the excellent idea that we needed a New Path from our anchorage at Hog Cay Yacht Club to Lobster Bay Beach, which is the beach immediately south of us, and only accessible by water.

Every time we want to walk the southern trails, we have to dinghy to Lobster Beach and as that entails taking our dinghies, we often end up leaving our partners (who might not want to walk), stranded on the yacht or ashore - as our walks are often around 3 hours.

We set of from Hog Cay Yacht Club beach and trail blazed through virgin scrub, cutting down trees and shrubs. Initially there were 3 of us, Karen, me and Rita of Conomo, who had a small battery operated chainsaw, which was most welcome for the bigger branches and trees.

Below is the Vista created as a Look-Out point along the trail overlooking Lobster bay.

Our second and third days were joined by Duane of Sojourn, and Nicholas who brought much needed man-power. Duane with a machete, and Nicholas with a Saw-Saw.

Duane and Rita

Karen

Nicholas with his saw-saw

Me following up with my cutters 

The path cut 4 foot wide, and before marked with flotsam and jetsam

Back at Hog Cay Beach the Step-Up to the start of the Trail is over these rocks, and they’re a bit height for us shorter girls to get up. Duane had a novel idea of burying a 45 gallon drum filled with sand and topped with a flat rock, and steps up to the drum.

 Karen pouring water into the drum to settle and solidify the sand

Take Care