High winds at Wardrick Wells for 24 hour

1/5/2010  15 to 25 knot winds all night and all day, boat is rolling, rocking and pounding it is very loud when you are sleeping, just sitting around or any time it’s over 15 knots it’s loud. Hope this afternoon will clear up need to get off the boat. Start to feel seasick and get a headache, when it goes on for so long. Oh well it is what it is and its part of the deal, so try not to think about it and its not so bad. Think of better days.

ANDREA AND ANT WE MISS YOU!!!! Thanks for sending us photos.

Is this guy cute or what.

Grandma shoes, when did he get the hair cut?

 

Rainbow bridge, Lake Powel

 

FISHING ON LAKE POWEL FOR STRIPER WITH DAD, CINDY, AND CHADEN, PLEASE SEND POTOS DAD

 

House in AZ finished remodel and rented finally

CHRIS AND CHELSEA BABY ON THE WAY

E-MAIL PICTURES OF NEW BABY TALORE PLEASE. CONGRATES TO YOU GUYS HOPE SHE IS WELL. 

Carissa building her own antenna

GETTING TO KNOW CARRISSA AND CHADEN BETTER

Caden going thru old bath room draws and makeup

 

OUT TO LUNCH AND MORE LAUNDRY WITH RILEY,CARISSA AND CADEN

SHRIMPING WITH RUSTY

 

CATCHING BIG FISH

 

CAMPING AND FISHING ON THE KENAI RIVER

GUNER AND DAD PLANNING THE FISHING TRIP

STEVE RELAXING AFTER CATCHING HIS LIMIT

CATCHING BIGGER FISH 

HANGING OUT WITH DONYA AND HER GRANDMA ON THE RIVER

HAPPY LITTLE BOY CATCHING A FISH

ROBBY FLY FISHING FOR REDS AND TEACHING EVERY ONE HOW TO FISH FOR THEM

HALIBUT FISHING IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ALASKA

MOM FEELING BETTER

 

HANGING OUT IN CA WITH RUSTY,VON,JULIA AND ASPEN. US MOVING OUT AND THEM MOVING INTO THERE NEW HOME IN THE COVE

CA  HOUSE CLEANED AND  RENTED TO NICE PEOPLE FROM IDAHO

BEST FRIENDS IN ALASKA DARYL AND MIKE HUNTING TRIP WITH THE BOYS

  

RANDY TAKING A SHOT

BOYS  HAVING FUN!!!!

Beach combing on the Eastside on Wardrick Wells

1/4/2010  Got up and went right in weather is starting to get ugly and need to pick up internet card from office at Headquarters.

  It is on the cold side and the water is rough coming in to the beach the cold front is here.

 

Landed on the beach at 11:00am plan a long walk get started for the Eastside off the Island.

They pick up old buoys and place them next to the signs. Triple A picks up a piece of driftwood to make a sign for BOO  BOO HILL driftwood name pile.

She will decorated  the piece of driftwood tomorrow while waiting out the front.

Strong wind up to 30 knots all day is predicted so Romeo will not get off the boat in those conditions. Maybe we could use at rope this size too try us down.

Shady Tree path. To see if they can find their shy friend the land crab.

He is in the photo can you find him.

The Causeway trail by the bridge is covered with water the tide is so high. They had to walk barefoot carefully over the rocks and the water to cross the bridge to get to Headquarter.

These are natural wells found all over the Island that is why it’s called Wardrick Wells.

 

Not sure what Slave Dip is or means.

Cleaning sand out of my shoe for the millionth time.

  

Triple A found a coconut on the beach, Romeo peeled it open to see if it is still good to eat.

Triple A with her driftwood project.

Made it back to the dingy around 3:00pm long walk again.

 

Nice sunset and watched a couple of movies they rented from Headquarters and went to bed.

Anchored in Wardrick Wells, Bahamas

1/3/2010   Stayed on the boat most the day to use the internet and catch up some paper work. The water was pretty calm, so John Doe decides to get Triple A off the boat for a swim to the beach.

He anchored in shallow water around the corner from Emerald Rock to get off the mooring ball to save $15.00 per night plus $10.00 if they want internet.

Went for a swim to the beach the water was getting pretty cold. The  weather last few weeks has been in the 60’s and 70’s at night and the water is not as pleasant for a swim. Next time they will wear the wet suites and it should be better. Saw a lot of fish following Triple A back back to the boat seemed they liked her yellow fins.

Romeo starts getting concerned about the water depth around 4:30pm decides they are in to shallow of water to stay the night. The bottom of the boat (the keels) are starting to bounce on the bottom of the sea floor on to the sand. Romeo goes to the front of the boat and starts to pull the anchor up Juliette says in the cockpit to man the engines to move the boat forward to pick up the anchor. Pull forward and the boat stop dead in the water bouncing on the bottom they will have to wait it out until the water level raises as the tide comes up. The wind only at 8 to 10 knots was holding and not increasing so they were in good shape and had no choice, but to just sit and wait.

An hour later they try again, no luck, stuck again, go in and wait longer. Two hours later around 8:00pm they try again and finally they are freed from the sand prison and the potential danger they were in, if the wind had picked up, the bottom would have gotten damaged or the sail drive propellers. In the end John Doe learned another valuable lesson to pay a closer eye on the water level and the tides before anchoring.