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There are thousands of people cruising boats around the tropics today. When I was a kid sailing down here in 1971-72, there were only a few boats, and they were far smaller generally than the boats we see sailing today. There were no GPS's, water makers, weather faxes, EPIRBS, nor 1/10th the facilities that there are here now. It is now easier and safer than ever to "untie the lines" from home and sail south to paradise. The people and boats we've met on this trip come in all shapes and sizes. They come from various economic and social backgrounds. Some are on boats no bigger than ours, some are on big boats. There is only one common thread... they all "un tied the Lines" and sailed the dream. They are here! These are the results of a hand written (we can't afford a printer) questionnaire we asked our friends to fill out in George Town. In it we asked a few stock things like who they were etc, as well as a few fun things like what they'd do with $ 100.00 in George Town if they had it to frivel away. Enjoy!
We first met Sally Lightfoot in Bimini, shortly after we'd crossed the Gulf Stream into the Bahamas. We took to Bob and Sandy right away after spending an adventurous "walk-about / Junkanoo" in Alicetown, seeking out any bar that had live music and cold Kalik. Unfortunately, the last we saw our friends was in George Town, where they were waiting for their drive shaft to be fixed after their Yanmar inboard sheared it's mounting bolts after a disastrous "professional" installation.
Trip plan & Duration: Denying we'll be stuck in George Town; thinking we'll get to Venezuela.
Claims to fame: Boat on which "everything" is broken.
Favourite spot: Increasingly... Rome!!
Favourite Food: Cats: Friskies Mixed Grill & conch
Humans: Just the conch, scorched
Most detested chore: Taking a shower at Exuma Docking Services
Favourite piece of equipment: 15 hp. Evenrude on the dinghy (this is a serious response!) Also "most used piece of equipment"... the credit card!
Item you would most like to drop overboard (accidentally of course): The credit card!!!
If we were to give you $ 100.00 to spend in George Town, what would you buy?: This one is hard, since $ 100.00 won't buy much. But we would buy:
-five t-shirts that say "nobody move... nobody get hurt" plus one bottle of bourbon. Plus a fax to Yanmar begging for warranty reimbursement.Favourite spot: George Town , Pipe Creek / Staniel Cay
Favourite Food: Home made pizza, Bahamian conch fritters on shore Most detested chore: Working on the engine for Bill; rust removal for Susan Favourite piece of equipment: GPS?... no! It's the windlass! Item you would most like to drop overboard (accidentally of course): Outboard If we were to give you $ 100.00 to spend in George Town, what would you buy?: Kid's Skittles, Jean's Dog House hamburgers, Goombay Punch Bill and Sue: FOOD!!! With a small boat and four on board, we completely restock each month!
