Dec. 19-28 Staniel Cay

Day 126-135. Dec. 19-28

We've been in Staniel Cay for just over a week now.  This is a great spot to drop anchor and chill.  There is a great restaurant at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club and there are three small grocery stores, the Blue Store, the Pink Pearl, and Isles General Store. Propane is available at Isles General and all stores are easy walking distance.  But then, everything is within easy walking.  The island isn't that big.  We've been lucky that a new laundromat has just opened up, so we didn't have to make a trip to Black Point ( a two hour sail) to wash clothes.  On Dec. 31, tourists can sign up to race on the two A-Class boats here, so I think Greg and I might do that.  The Cruisers Regatta is Jan. 1 but I don't think we'll take part. This is the race that damaged Glory Days two years ago. I'm afraid it might be too many boats running around with too many people not knowing what they're doing, and us being one of them!

Christmas was very quiet.  No tree or decorations to speak of.  I did bake some cookies and an apple pie and Glory Days invited us and Night Hawk for Christmas dinner which was very nice.  Other then that Christmas kind'a past us by.  Definitely my last time away from home for Christmas!

Today, Dec. 28th has been our "Day from Hell" and I can't wait for it to be over.  I woke up this morning not feeling well so had to bow out of our picnic to the beach with Glory Days and Night Hawk.  Then the head got plugged up to the point where we were taking off hoses to try and find the plug, only to finally determine that it is probably the electric pump on the toilet. Remember 2-3 months ago we debated whether to buy a pump...just in case, and decided not to.  We tried to find a ph. Number for West Marine or Defender to order a new pump, but the internet kept timing out so I couldn't get through.  Then we realized we probably didn't have enough time left on a phone to call anyway, so I started the process of trying to set up an account to add $$$  so I could top up the phone.  Got kicked out of that as well.
After 6 hours of messing with the head, Greg put it back together and low and behold, it's working again.  We aren't deluding ourselves that the problem is fixed.  We just hope now that it will work long enough so we can order a new one and get it shipped to us.  In the middle of all of this, I had started to make bread, using Laurie's bread recipe.  It turned out awful and not fit to eat.  The fishies will have full bellies tonight!