BOO BOO HILL

It's Sunday in the sunny Bahamas and the front we have been hearing about sputtered out. Other than 15-20K winds and a few sprinkles we have had sun & cool breezes. Yesterday we left pretzel on board and took the hiking trail to Boo Boo Hill. (Peter keeps calling it Boobie Hill...but that is another story.) The hike took us over limestone rocks that looked like a moonscape, through "Banshee Creek" (a tidal creek where the mangrove trees are trying to survive), and through a palm tree forest. We finally emerged on top of the small hill to the most beautiful scenery, truly what you would see on a post card. We could look in all directions over the anchored boats, see the Exuma Islands both north & south, and open ocean east & west. Peter carved our name on a piece of mahogany and we left it on the hill with about a hundred other ships signs. The tale of the haunting is tied into this custom. If you leave your sign on Boo Boo Hill it promises good weather and the haunted souls will leave you alone. It must have worked because the front never appeared and we heard no voices last night, full moon time. At 6PM we packed our cooler with munchies and drinks, put Pretzel in her pack, and headed off to the beach for happy hour and a bonfire. We met loads of boaters (about 26 boats anchored here) and even had a sing song. By the time we returned to Kinvara no one was hungry enough to fix dinner. We were full of beer, wine, and munchies. Today we plan to be lazy, trade reading books in the park office, and then have a pot luck dinner with 2 other boats later. Life is good right now! We can not post pictures on this internet connection but will do so when we can.