Today was a very busy day around the marinas on North Bimini Island. Not only for Big Run but also for our companion boats for the last week. All boats in the numerous marinas were busy getting ready to leave tomorrow with the next weather window.
Our relationship with our companion boats started last Sunday when we met Michael & Jana (M/V Second Star) and Gerry & Linda (M/V Monk's Vineyard). We had teamed up with them to make the crossing to the Bahamas (Bimini Island). It was pleasure to be with these boats and their crews. They brought with them the knowledge and experience to help us make the crossing. However, all good things must come to an end, but only temporarily. Second Star and Monk's Vineyard will be departing North Bimini for Nassau tomorrow. We will be departing a little earlier for Spanish Wells. Sharon and I sincerely thank Gerry, Linda, Michael and Jana for "taking us under their wing".
We have now teamed up with two other boats. Both boats are Kadey-Krogens (KK). Rick and Deb are on M/V Broulee a 1994 widebody KK 42. The other Krogen is crewed by Tom and Phyllis. Their Krogen is a 48' Classic, which strongly resembles our KK 42, just 6 feet longer. If my memory serves me well, these two crews have more than 10 years combined cruising the Bahamas. I sure hope I can learn something from them as I did with Second Star and Monk's Vineyard. On another note M/V Broulee has a bonus feature that puts the icing on the cake, Izzy, a 2-year old black labrador retriever.
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