Today’s weather was cooperative, 15 knot ESE breeze and small chop – we made the 25 mile run from Allans to Great sail in good time and with no drama.
There is no snorkeling or beaches at Great Sale – the waters surrounding it are clouded by a fine white sand that is always in suspension in the water column – it almost looks cloudy – you can see your feet in the water, but not much more.
Sue and I took at dinghy ride around the large harbor and talked to one other boat, a 27’ open fishing runabout that had just come in from Ft. Pierce. Mike and Sherry, a young couple, were on their way to meet some friends and do some snorkeling and diving at Moraine Cay (not far from Allans). They had crossed the gulf stream today and encountered 7’ confused seas. They had stopped at Great Sale to get some downtime before moving on to Moraine. Sherry repeatedly said she wasn’t scared by the seas in the stream but also repeatedly asked whether we’d heard whether the weather was improving). They told us their dream was to be able to spend a couple of months out as we were doing – they were nice kids.
Bob and MaryAnn invited us over for dinner -- MaryAnn made a great conch from the conch that Bob and I cleaned at Crab Cay – we brought the main course, Sue’s world famous Pork with Tortellini in an artichoke pesto sauce.
There is no snorkeling or beaches at Great Sale – the waters surrounding it are clouded by a fine white sand that is always in suspension in the water column – it almost looks cloudy – you can see your feet in the water, but not much more.
Sue and I took at dinghy ride around the large harbor and talked to one other boat, a 27’ open fishing runabout that had just come in from Ft. Pierce. Mike and Sherry, a young couple, were on their way to meet some friends and do some snorkeling and diving at Moraine Cay (not far from Allans). They had crossed the gulf stream today and encountered 7’ confused seas. They had stopped at Great Sale to get some downtime before moving on to Moraine. Sherry repeatedly said she wasn’t scared by the seas in the stream but also repeatedly asked whether we’d heard whether the weather was improving). They told us their dream was to be able to spend a couple of months out as we were doing – they were nice kids.
Bob and MaryAnn invited us over for dinner -- MaryAnn made a great conch from the conch that Bob and I cleaned at Crab Cay – we brought the main course, Sue’s world famous Pork with Tortellini in an artichoke pesto sauce.
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Mary Ann and her world famous conch salad
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