We’ve really enjoyed New Bight, but we’re ready for the next adventure. Tuesday was a great day, sunny and beautiful with mild winds. Dave and Peggy were crossing over from Eleuthera, and we planned to move north to the top of Cat to meet them to travel back down together. Well, a submerged line fouled one of their props, and they had to turn back. So, we went ashore for ice cream instead.

As we said, we are always weather-watching, and all of our various weather sources (we use five different ones) were predicting sustained winds of better than 15 kts with gusts beyond 20 starting Wednesday. Rats, Dave and Peggy were going to stay in Rock Sound, Eleuthera, and given the “sporty” forecast, I guess we would hang right here. Wednesday comes and, oops, it was a great day, sunny and beautiful with mild winds. So, back to lil Gippy’s for more ice cream before the “blow” was to now start the next day.

Thursday comes and “OOPS again!, it’s a great day, sunny and beautiful with mild winds. Got an idea, let’s go to Gippy’s and get a snack and then ice cream! Afterwards, we can walk to the bakery! (Thinking this week’s weigh-in should be interesting…)

So, those rascal forecasters got it wrong. Missed it by not one but two days. Yesterday it finally started and continues. We’ve seen gusts over 30 already today. Forecasts have it blowing until next Tuesday….. Our dinghy is safely stowed… missing lil Gippy’s already….

Getting our hands on a replacement inverter/charger was only half the battle. The next step involved more Boat Yoga.

And then…yep, the process has to be reversed to mount the new one on the same awkward wall.

Once the project was completed Sunday, Todd began looking forward to Monday morning, when Duke offered to take him fishing for conch and lobster. Helping Duke source supplies and playing in the water? Todd’s definitely game for all that! So, we got up early to catch the sunrise before they headed out.

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Duke and his son, Tiano, picked up Todd, and off they went for a few hours of hunter/gathering.

After the “eagle eyed” youngster Tiano kept reporting glimpses of “something? not dolphins,” Duke finally relented and lo and behold they were fortunate enough to see a whale and her calf cruising along in the 30 feet of water. With careful maneuvering they got within 50 feet for a few pictures. Best guess is Sperm whales, as the “mom” was better than 35 feet, with a little one in tow.

Regarding the fishing, though, you apparently don’t need luck when you have a Duke. Duke is a machine with countless dives to 25ft or more. And “deadeye” with a Hawaiian sling! They had quite a successful morning!

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But, wait. Where are Todd and Tiano while Duke is showing off the catch? They’ve apparently not yet had enough of splashing around in the water.

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Once they reach shore, however, there are tasks for everyone. While Duke prepared the feast for the fire, Pompey scrounged up supplies to build the fire, and Todd and Tiano moved the conch from the boat into a storage net.

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And the resulting feast? Duke outdid himself. Dinner was absolutely fantastic! Talk about “Fresh Catch of the Day.” We can’t thank you enough, Duke. What a treat!