Bay of Five Pirates, Berry Islands, Bahamas (anchored)
March 25 & 26, 2022
Yesterday was mostly cloudy with squalls of rain. I woke up a few times with nasty intestinal cramps that led to me feeling pretty yucky all day. I also did our taxes which didn’t help me feel better.
John, as usual, was far more productive: in between rain squalls he took the dinghy to the marina and grabbed a bike so he could get some groceries.
We’ve been having power problems: the anchor light was popping off and the battery bank wasn’t recharging quickly when the engine was on. John decided to change out our alternator.
Since the wiring was a little different between the old and the new, he did some research online. It took until today to get the new one installed. The physical maneuvering to get this work done is not easy – John has to reach into the engine room on his hands and knees to do the job, and nothing on the new alternator matched the old one. He had to make a bunch of modifications electrically and mechanically to make it work – but it does. Our resources are limited here so what he does is magical.
In addition to getting the new alternator installed, John took the dinghy to the fuel docks to get gas for both the dinghy engine and our generator.
We’re hoping to leave here on Monday (the weather window is looking good) so we also moved Lailia to the fuel dock to fill her with diesel. This is the first time we have gotten fuel since Manatee Pocket in Florida.
Our windlass (the thingy that pulls the chain to our anchor) is not working. John had to haul about 80 feet of chain and our 55lb anchor by hand so we could get to the fuel dock. He’s going to have to investigate and troubleshoot this tomorrow. It’s another job that requires intensive body contortions to complete.
In hopes that he might get to see some of the Villanova game, we set out to Hammerhead’s. They don’t have live television – just YouTube on the large screen. We’re not sure who actually has television on this island – maybe some yacht owners are streaming.
It was still nice to get off the boat and get dinner. John’s snapper was probably swimming around here this morning.
We are hoping to get everything ready so we can head out on Monday morning. John will work on the windlass – I am really hoping it’s an easy fix. If we have time we may walk to the beach one more time.
Life on Lailia 
Problems problems problems…seems like there’s always something. At least you get some nice beach and down time to make it all worth it. Bay of Five Pirates seems like a great place for a layover.
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