Perfect Weather!

Sylvie, co-owner of the boat Whisper, and I went for a walk on the windward side of Stocking Island yesterday and were greeted by this tiny sea ray as we landed our dinghy on the leeward side.

This is Sea Pursaline, an edible plant that I routinely gather on my walks each afternoon and use in salads or serve with a dip. It has a nice crunch to it.

This is a view of Gaviotta Bay where we're now on a mooring ball since Dave leaves on January 8th to visit family at home for a week. It's a protected anchorage and close to everything going on.

Sylvie is from Iowa. Her two sons kite-surf on this ocean beach on the windiest of days.

And yes, we had most of the beach to ourselves!

The sand was perfect for walking.

This is one of our favourite places. The rocks form a barrier to what we call 'the spa', a heavenly place to bathe at low tide.

We like to meditate here. The fossil formations that you see below are called Stromatolites (http://www.scienceresearch.duq.edu/bio/biofac/jstolz/RIBS/publ/Brochure2.pdf)and and exist in very few places on Earth. They are made up of the exo-skeletins of bacteria is responsible for giving off oxygen. Life on earth would not exist without them. I always think we should post a notice advising people not to walk on them. There's a hole in the midst of this particular section from which water gushes up after waves of any size come in from sea.

We stayed longer than we had planned which is easy to do, of course.

The sun was setting as we made our way back over the burn to our dinghy and the anchorage.

It's another perfect day in The Exuma's and our first sunflower sprouts of the season are doing quite well!

With any luck, we'll have them for New Year's dinner tomorrow. Tonight, we're off to a party at the St Francis Marina and Resort(http://www.stfrancisresort.com/) They have rooms overlooking the ocean beach which are worth considering if you're interested in spending time here. We'd love to see you!