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DATE: Feb 16,’08	TIME START @0900	CRUISE FROM Marsh Harbor We took the ferry	CRUISE TO Man-O-War
ENGINE HOURS START none	ENGINE HOURS FINISH none	SEA CONDITIONS Rough	WEATHER CONDITIONS Windy

JOURNAL

We went into Man-O-War to enjoy the fair. It was to raise money for the school. The fair was more like a flea market. We enjoyed great food and saw lots of items for sale. We bought two new weight belts for Hook-a Diving. We wanted to make some phone calls but Sue did not want to lay down in the phone booth to make the phone call. The Butorfleoge is still anchored in Marsh Harbor. We are waiting for some less windy weather so we can head out on a new adventure.

Back in Marsh Harbor

We left Hope town and headed to Marsh Harbor. It was about a one and a half hour trip. We are staying here until the weather settles down and the cold front passes through. A cold front here is not that cold. The cold front just brings strong winds and the water gets real choppy. So we head to the lee side of the islands and just stay put. We do this just to be safe. Knock on wood, we have never been in an unstable situation since we have been here and plan on not getting into one either. We have been enjoying the trip and it is all it is cracked up to be. The Abaco is a small Chesapeake bay. As long as we respect the weather conditions, it is great. At least in the Abacos, we know in advance what the weather is going to be. There are no surprises like those pop ups we get on the bay.

Rough week Here

DATE FEB 07, 2008	TIME START 0915	CRUISE FROM HOPETOWN MOORING BALL	CRUISE TO HOPETOWN MARINA
ENGINE HOURS START 1390.8	ENGINE HOURS FINISH 1391.1	SEA CONDITIONS ROUGH	WEATHER CONDITIONS VERY WINDY

JOURNAL

It is going to be a rough week and for safety reasons we decided to go to a mooring ball in Hope Town. Buddy needed the mooring ball and gave us the slip at a discount. We decided to hook up to the water and the electric so we could give the boat a rest. On Saturday, we went out into the ocean in the dinghy. While we were coming in, we saw a shark and we followed the shark around. While playing with the shark, we looked up and saw a water spout over Marsh Harbor.

If you want to hear what is going on in the Abacos, just go to:

abacomessageboard.com

At 0815 every morning, you will hear the announcements. They tell the weather. You will be able to hear the other boats talking to the net anchor. It is what we listen to every morning to let us know what the weather is and when we can cross different passages through out the Abacos. You can hear the activities that are going on. The high only got to 78 today and the low got clear down to 73.

Rough week Here

DATE FEB 07, 2008	TIME START 0915	CRUISE FROM HOPETOWN MOORING BALL	CRUISE TO HOPETOWN MARINA
ENGINE HOURS START 1390.8	ENGINE HOURS FINISH 1391.1	SEA CONDITIONS ROUGH	WEATHER CONDITIONS VERY WINDY

JOURNAL

It is going to be a rough week and for safety reasons we decided to go to a mooring ball in Hope Town. Buddy needed the mooring ball and gave us the slip at a discount. We decided to hook up to the water and the electric so we could give the boat a rest. On Saturday, we went out into the ocean in the dinghy. While we were coming in, we saw a shark and we followed the shark around. While playing with the shark, we looked up and saw a water spout over Marsh Harbor.

If you want to hear what is going on in the Abacos, just go to:

abacomessageboard.com

At 0815 every morning, you will hear the announcements. They tell the weather. You will be able to hear the other boats talking to the net anchor. It is what we listen to every morning to let us know what the weather is and when we can cross different passages through out the Abacos. You can hear the activities that are going on. The high only got to 78 today and the low got clear down to 73.

WOW!!! where to begin

On 27 January we motored to Marsh Harbor Marina to get fuel and water. The trip only took a half an hour. Pulled anchor at 1120. The water is real clear. We can see the bottom standing in the cockpit! The wind gusts went to 2 knots. Just a great motor to Baker's Bay. The water was so clear we could see the anchor 100 feet away from the boat. We took the dinghy to spoil cay. We collected shells and saw a diver with 8 conch shells. We will try to catch a conch ourselves tomorrow.
We snorkeled spoil island where we got two conchs. While snorkeling, out the corner of my eye I saw a BIG and I mean BIG. He was big enough to eat me. (Barracuda)I was very fast swimming out of the water. While walking the beach, in knee deep water, Sue saw something in the water that looked interesting. When she started to pick it up, she was startled by a big manta ray.

Feb 01
We drug anchor last night. We lost the cqr anchor and then found it the next morning. We are using the cqr now and keep the bruce as a back-up. While we had the anchor up, we decided to go to the next cove. Fisher's bay. We have 200 feet of chain and 15 feet of rode out. anchor alarm is set.

We went to Grabbers for the supper bowl. We had a wonderful time.

We tried the Hooka today and it worked great. Swam the boat and found no growth. If you remember the "tree" we hit while coming down the ICW, it left a big scratch down the side of the boat. We dived Gary's boat while he changed the zinchs. My mask leaked so I will get a better one.

We are back in Hopetown. there is supposed to be a bad cold front comming through. The temperature might get clear down to 70. The wind is going to be real bad and for saftey reasons, we decided to find a protective harbor.