Kaleo motored into Port Nelson, Rum Cay on Saturday afternoon in search of a laundromat, groceries and a smooth anchorage.
Looking out over our back yard
We found one of the three. A fairly smooth anchorage with a bonus, WiFi Internet accessible from the boat (a rare luxury these days). Rum Cay was named because of a legend that a cargo ship full of, you guessed it, rum crashed on the reefs surrounding the island. But, Matt said the water still tastes as salty as everywhere else. Another bonus was running into our friend Shane, on “Guiding Light”, who was already in the anchorage.
The only settlement on the island is Port Nelson, population about 100. We didn’t explore the town but stopped in the marina to inquire about laundry which was $12.00 per load. Housed in a dusty shed, with two working washing machines and one semi-working dryer, we opted out of trying to get our four loads done there. Instead, we took some time to catch up on all things digital and to clean the boat. One surprise about living on the water – dust – the boat collects more dust bunnies than we could have ever imagined so it’s a constant battle of dust particles vs. static cling pads. The static pads are winning this week.
Sunday we joined “Morning Glory” for boat church and listened to a service from their home church in Ft. Lauderdale. It was a thought-provoking service about where we put our ultimate value (Christ or anything else) and conversation eventually turned into lunch. Over lunch we made plans for dinner and then got to our respective assignments.
The guys speared some triggerfish, grouper and snapper and the gals cooked up all the accompaniments. Aboard “Guiding Light” we all enjoyed a feast of fish on a bed of butternut squash filled ravioli, steamed peas, and rosemary bread topped off with good conversation. Then it was time for goodbyes to Shane. We are sailing south to Clarence Town, Long Island in the morning and he is heading north to Conception.
With grateful hearts and full bellies, we buzzed back across smooth waters to our floating home silhouetted by the peaceful moonlight.
N 23° 38.73 / W 74° 50.70
We’ve been amazed at the food ya’ll eat! Sounds delicious and better than my meals … in my house!