This trip began a little differently than most; while I was on a "girls cruise" with friends and family, David and our friend Ryan brought "Fat Bottom Girl" to the Abacos and had a "guys trip". The cool thing was they did all the provisioning for our journey which is planned to last for about a month. When I arrived, I did a quick pantry/freezer/fridge/bar survey and discovered that we are comfortably equipped to feed and intoxicate a small Haitian village for the next month. We can't thank Ryan enough for all his help in getting prepared. They had a few boat chores to do before they were ready to leave. They re-wired "Little Girl's" lights and installed the spare prop in the lazzarette. This may not sound like much, but our spare prop is 36" in diameter and weighs about 400/lbs. The former Owner had the foresight to install a threaded rod along the starboard wall in the lazzarette to mount the spare (what good is a spare if it's not on the boat)? The only problem here is that the hatch measures about 2.5' x 4' which doesn't leave much room to climb down the ladder, put the prop and a person in the hole without loosing a limb. With one minor scuff to the cockpit teak and a small gash in David's leg and the prop is now in it's new home.
Their trip took them from West End to Great Sale Cay to Rat Cay to Marsh Harbor. It was the usual with those two; good company, tall tales and cold beverages. This trip was geared for fishing and fishing they did, however the best catch was a nice Mahi Mahi and a litany of pesky barracuda. I guess one big blue marlin a year will have to do....
Their trip took them from West End to Great Sale Cay to Rat Cay to Marsh Harbor. It was the usual with those two; good company, tall tales and cold beverages. This trip was geared for fishing and fishing they did, however the best catch was a nice Mahi Mahi and a litany of pesky barracuda. I guess one big blue marlin a year will have to do....
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