Yesterday around 5:30 we arrived at Long Island and reunited with Taua. We also found Liberty and Side by Side, although nearly as soon as our anchor was down Side by Side’s was up and they were off to a dinner reservation a couple of towns over. Liberty apparently has plans to leave today. It was nice though yesterday to get to meet Liberty and their two boys Chris and Jason. Nice, smart, well- behaved kids, like most boat kids we’ve met. It was nice also to talk to their parents Dave and Nancy; I hope that we run into them again up the coast somewhere. They may be headed north about the same time we are or maybe just a week later.

It was also nice to reunite with Taua. Nicole had made a pin for Claudia that said “my best friend” and before we left Georgetown we found it on the beach, apparently it had fallen off one night while we were having a barbecue. Claudia was so relieved to get it back, and of course Nicole was happy to give it to her again. We ended up having dinner on Taua with the Liberty crew as well. It was a record-breaking event with 12 (5 under the age of 18) people on their 44 ft boat. What a nice time, mmm and Spetzle again!

Today we plan to check out one of the many blue holes here on Long Island. It turns out that there is one just across the island from where we are now that we may be able to get to without renting a car. It sounds worth looking into. I also have to figure out how much it will be to rent a car and where we can do it. On the islands everything is so much more expensive that I have to wonder what car rentals cost.

I expect we’ll just end up exploring today and then going to the big blue hole tomorrow. The weather for next week by Tuesday or Wednesday looks like it’s going to turn ugly so we’ll have to leave for Georgetown a little early if that turns out to be accurate. Our guest leaves early Wednesday morning and he can’t miss that flight.