Our Captains Chris and Alyse arrived yesterday morning at 8:00AM sharp. We covered safety issues, weather concerns and and created a float plan. We covered proper line handling techniques and decided we needed fuel for the trip. After we fueled up, we were off to Lake Worth Inlet in West Palm which was about a 40 mile cruise. Due to my perpensity for sea sickness, I prepared by taking a dramamine the night before as well as one yesterday morning. Don't believe them when they say "Non-Drowsy Formula" they LIE. The ride was a little rougher than I expected and I felt slightly queezy so I laid my head down only to wake up an hour later well rested and feeling fine. The remainder of the trip was a great ride, we arrived at the Inlet somewhere around 7:30 or 8:00PM. It was dark, thank goodness our Captains had a pair of night vision binoculars or we could have been in trouble. After dropping anchor, we had a nice dinner of Cuban Black Beans, Yellow Rice and Jerk Chicken. Any nervous anticipation I had about working with new people is all gone, what a wonderful couple! They extreemly knowledgable and very easy to work with.
We woke at 5:30AM sharp this morning, chugged some well needed coffee and made an action plan. We had decided yesterday that if the weather held out we would make the crossing today. It was a beautiful morning, calm winds and seas so it was decided that it's showtime. David and Chris had anchor duty this morning, becuase Chris and I had it last night. I really liked that becuase guess who got to drive the boat? That's right, ME. I had the wheel all of the way out of the inlet, but gladly handed it over when we hit open water.
It was an absoloutely beautiful day, we had seas up to 12' but our boat proved that she can take that and a whole lot more. Once again the dramamine kicked my butt and I was down for the count for another hour. We arrived in West End Bahamas at about 2:30PM. What a beautiful place! We were immediately greeted by a local fisherman with an abundance of fresh lobster and a few conch. We purchased 9 lobster and 2 conch for $34.00 now that's a bargain. Bet you can't guess what we're having for dinner??
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| West End Bahamas |
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| Dinner Anyone? |
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Bahamian Customs Office |
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