March 18 2013 Monday

Up at 9, anchored up and headed back to Nassau. We had to alert the big catamaran next to us that their boat was right over the anchor and they said they would push us off if we got too close. So I commenced to pulling up the anchor and the French Canadians kept us off their boat until I got it all the way up. We started out into the banks again and discovered that there was not enough wind to sail with. So we motored with the headsail up to help stabilize the bow and hopefully catch the wind when it does blow. We made it through the Yellow Banks where the coral reefs are massive and can  rip a hole in your boat if you hit one. I was on watch standing on the front of the boat and Steve had the GPS that shows us the safest route thru the coral. The sun was beautiful and the waves were average. Steve had to take a break so I piloted the boat up until 3 miles to Nassau Harbor. We saw so many boats headed to the Exumas along our route as we came back to Nassau. The waves picked up as we came into the harbor because the wind has picked up. The Blue Lagoon is on our right as we come back into the harbor. Kim and I went there when we went on our cruise last year. You can have a dolphin encounter there getting into the water with them and interacting with them. It is a beautiful island used in filming the Blue Lagoon and Gilligens Island. Although not many people remember Gilligans Island. Kim and I found a broken down gift shop that was called Gilligen’s gift shop. Ahh those were the days when I couldn’t wait to get home to watch it. Back to the adventure now. We anchored out locked the boat and went down to the Texaco dock so we could see where the grocery store was. We pulled up to the Texaco dock one of the few places to tie up your dinghy in Nassau. Threw our garbage away in the dumpster there and headed to the street. The traffic here is fast dangerous and constantly honking horns. The taxis are getting the tourists to their destinations FAST!!! We finally got a break crossed the street and saw a small mall to our right. The first place we saw was a huge Starbucks, wow we are back in the states, lol. Oh and ( get this ) a Fresh Market with organic food and meats just like in Chattanooga. I bought some red wine garlic vinegar for slaw. And a Dominos Pizza, Dairy Queen ( with a mint oreo frosty, weee). We even found a video store, ahh and McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts and Burger King.  So we feel like we are in the states again. Steve and I were laughing about being in another country eating American junk food. J We went back to the boat with our groceries enjoyed a beautiful sunset. Stay tuned for more, Goodnight!