Early Saturday afternoon we arrived at Black Point Settlement in the Bahamas. We were quite surprised to find an empty harbor. The lack of boats here in the Exumas is probably due to it being early in the season, Hurricane Sandy and the persistent blow that has been plaguing the Bahamas since this past Tuesday. If we didn't have the weather window that we did on Monday and Tuesday, Big Run would still be sitting in Miami.
One of the first things we did when we got to Black Point was to launch the dinghy and dinghy over to the government dock so we could go for a walk. We decided to walk over to the east side of the island and check the beach to see the effects that Hurricane Sandy had on the beaches. As we walked through the town we noticed that the homes had weathered the hurricane very well. A few missing shingles but no extensive damage for an area that experienced 105 MPH winds. The beaches were actually in very good condition also with little or no beach erosion. Despite the blowing winds and spray from the surf, we did a little beachcoming. Sharon was on the hunt for sea glass, and I was looking for small pieces of drift wood and fishing buoy floats. I found one nice float to add to the S/V Meant To Be collection and we both managed to find about two handfuls of nicely "polished" sea glass.
On the bright side of all these winds is that our wind generator is producing electricity very nicely, thank you very much. Before retiring each night I check the battery charge state. Last night it was minus 60 amp hours. This morning when I checked the batteries it was minus 67 amp hours. In 9 hours we had a deficit of 7 amp hours. Thanks to the new refrigeration system and some stout winds we have reason to celebrate.
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| The Bahamians love to express themselves with brilliant colors. (Black Point Settlement) |
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