Another day of exploring for Robin and I. We took to the hills early with hopes of getting to the highest point in the Exuma chain. With several trails, you take one and if it is not right you go back and take another turn you saw along the way. Actually for us the first trail we hit was the highest point as was officially marked as such. The next trail we would take would take us to yet another beach that was as I like to think, ”ours for the day”.
The second trail would be marked pretty well with the usual fan fare. A flip flop in a tree…..a ”croc”…..a ball hanging labeling the trail and even a cooler. To get to the beach you had to basically slide down the hill with hopes that the rope there would be enough to help propel you back up when you were ready to return. These beaches are just untouched but by the wind and the sea. Just breathtaking. Robin and I enjoy our time walking and just enjoying the natural beauty.
This would be our last day together so we planned a final dinner aboard Paradigm Shift. It was more than we could ask for this time together. It was very unexpected but those are the best gifts ever. We would rise the next morning and wave goodbye as Crossroads begins her trek up the Exuma chain to meet up with Untethered (Selene 57), Kelly and Richard Nye. Greg and I will head back to George Town and await our friends, Thom and Lynn.
Time to spruce up Paradigm Shift and with that Greg is at work trying to fix an issue that has been annoying us for some time and now……it has come to the point of reckoning. Our master ”head” has a pump issue of some sort…..too technical for me but it is like leaving a toilet running. We have vacuum flush toilets so that the vacuum takes the waste to the holding tank. That pump is the one that would not stop running so it was time for diagnosis and with the help of Robert Chancellor (Sauvy B), the prior owner, he and Greg worked to find the answer. It has been a three day…..okay maybe four day problem, but I am happy to report that we have SUCCESS! I told Greg I thought he could make some money at being a plumber……or at least his billable hours would keep food on our table. I laughed and so did he as this would typically not take but maybe one day to diagnose and fix. We are learning as we go, but we are loving learning. I took the day today to wash and wax the dinghy in preparation for our friends arrival.
We also departed Williams Cay and headed to George Town but not before picking up some fuel at The Marina at Emerald Bay. We needed fuel for at least our excursion with Thom and Lynn but elected to get 500 gallons so we could get home without having to buy more fuel before leaving. Based on the price here of $5.54 a gallon, it may be cheaper to get more diesel here than home. We will see! I guess we are glad we are not filling up this mega yacht. On our way we passed our friends Blaine and Nancy on Asante’ (Selene 53).
