Big Majors, Exumas, Bahamas
May 3, 2022
We have gone through almost 15GB of data since we have anchored here, primarily because we have downloaded the last half of Ozark. We headed into Staniel Cay to buy more data at the BTC store. Unfortunately the system was down. I will call them tomorrow to find out if they’re up and running. Infrastructure is different here.
Staniel Cay has some very pretty views out into the Exuma Banks. Even after being in the Bahamas for months we still take time to appreciate all the shades of blue around us
There’s an abundance of nurse sharks and rays here. We still notice them and take time to watch them gliding through the water.
On the way back to Lailia we watched another seaplane land by Pig Beach. This seaplane seemed to be picking up folks who had dinghied over. The pigs don’t seem to mind the sound – most of the folks on boats came out to watch.
Since we were near Pig Beach, we rode closer folks who were feeding them from their dinghy. I like to see the pigs but don’t want them to get too close to me…I take the warnings about them biting seriously.
John changed the oil in the generator and in the high pressure pump for our water maker. I am glad he knows how to do this but even more glad that he knows it has to be done!
John also changed the water maker filter. Seeing the difference between the old one (which he rinsed a few times before I took the photo) and a new one really drives home how important these filters are (not that we couldn’t tell the difference between salty seawater and the freshwater on our boat).
Our new alternator has been shipped to the freight forwarder. With any luck, we’ll get it this weekend and John will be able to install it. Once we get that, we’ll provision Lailia and head north back into the Land and Sea Park.
Life on Lailia 