Fowl Cay to Baker's Bay

On May 5th, despite a rough night for Hope, they pulled up their anchor in Marsh Harbor and met us in Fowl Cay where we anchored for the night. Not too long after anchoring, Lauren, Ellie and Paul followed us in their dinghy to a snorkeling spot about a mile off shore. It was very rolley and it seemed like a long way to the mooring balls but just before giving up and turning around, we saw the bright orange mooring balls off in the distance and eventually tied up our dinghies to them. Once there, we did a little underwater exploring. It felt a little strange to be out in the middle of the ocean snorkeling but also fun. After snorkeling around a bit, we got back in our dinghies and went to a nearby very small beach that had a little pool that was very warm and we all sat in for a while before going back to our boats.

Not long after returning to our boats, we pulled up our anchors and headed to Marsh Harbor for provisioning and to hold up for a couple days due to some high winds expected. May 6th, we woke to very calm glass-like water and thought it would be a perfect day to go SUP’ing before things got rough. After paddling around and getting back on the boat, the girls on Hope and I went to the market. We had a very fun taxi driver, Lady K. She was so much fun and on the way back from the market, she was playing some music that her brother had put together and had entered in a contest on the island. She cranked the radio and sang and bounced around to the rythm, which had us all doing the same. Probably the best taxi ride I’ve ever experienced. Not only was she lively, you could just feel her heart..her 'Bahamian energy'(which happens to be the title of the song we were listening to)! Her home had been destroyed by Hurricane Dorian but she was still smiling, joyful and hopeful. I think we all left her taxi feeling very uplifted!

Later that evening we went on board Hope to claim that rain check for ‘movie night’! Lauren and Ellie picked out another old classic starring Audrey Hepburn, called Charade. Very ejoyable night. May 7th, it was way too windy to get off the boat, so we just worked on boat projects and I did a little catching up on the blog. May 8th, the wind had finally calmed down and it was like a mass exodus throughout the anchorage, everyone was leaving to get to better more beautiful places. We missed the mad dash, which was fine, we weren’t in any hurry…waiting for Kory who had a follow-up doctor appointment. All went well and Kory just has to take it easy for the next two weeks. After this good news, we all continued with our plans to leave Marsh Harbor and to sail to Baker’s Bay. We arrived around 3:30 in the afternoon just in time to catch a nice walk on the beach. We found a lot of shells and each of us girls, took a ‘sea biscuit’ (a more chunkier type of sand dollar) with us.

Our last day at Baker’s Bay, we took our dinghies into the marina around the corner from the anchorage where we were not very well received and basically got kicked out by security. Since it is a private marina we were not allowed to walk, go to their market or get fuel. Nothing was allowed unless you were a member. Feeling shot down, and a little embarrassed we dinghy’d back to our boats. But the day wasn’t a complete bust because the girls invited me on their boat for a little spa time..Lauren gave me a little mani/pedi, Ellie brought me an ice cold glass of water with a slice of lemon and European atmospheric music was being played in the background. They thought of everything to make it like a real spa experience! They are such great company..and the very sweetest!