Nassau Harbor Club Marina, Nassau, Providence Island, Bahamas (docked)
March 30, 2022
It was a creaky, squeaky, and thumpy night here in our slip. There’s a good deal of roll in the water and our lines were moving up and down the pilings. One would catch on some indentations and then THUMP when it moved up or down from it. Other lines were so tight they squeaked and creaked. These noises seem to hit their crescendos around 3:30 each morning. John went out a few times to adjust stuff but inevitably Lailia would find a way to talk to us.
Marina showers are always an adventure. This one has some privacy (no clear shower curtains) but the water pressure was not so awesome. It also had a collection of shower poofs hanging on hooks. I have a lot of questions about these things…I wonder how long they’ve been here and if they’re currently being used. I wonder how long they get to remain before they’re thrown away (or do they disintegrate from disuse?)
It was good to have a shower in a larger space than what we have on Lailia, though.
After breakfast we walked to Starbucks. I know that I could make iced passion fruit tea on the boat (assuming we have ice) but I don’t ever think of it. I enjoyed a little bit of pre-cruising life for an hour. We haven’t gone out for a morning beverage and pastry for months so this was a welcome treat.
We went to the pharmacy to get sunscreen and Gravol (the British name for Dramamine). John got a referral for someone to look at our alternator/electric issues. We were unclear when he was coming so I stayed at the boat while John did some exploration of local marine supply stores and replaced the joker valve on our forward head.
We learned late in the afternoon that the electrician will be here tomorrow morning. Hopefully we’ll be able to easily fix our power issues.
After dinner we walked to Fort Montagu on the east end of the harbor. The wind was kicking there!
Good timing for us: we were able to grab mango drinks just as the folks in the conch salad shack were packing up for the night
Hopefully we’ll have a quieter night (or we’ll be tired enough to sleep through the sounds). The winds are high and the gusts are predicted to be around 30mph tonight and tomorrow, so we’ll be rocked to sleep.
Life on Lailia 