Powell Cay

Yesterday was a day off and a time of celebration for the birth of Christ our Savior. We realized that we have not had a day off from working on or sailing/moving Hold Fast since Thanksgiving. Before that, with the exception of an entire Sunday with the Clearmans, the last day we had taken off was to walk around Cumberland Island November 3. We spent time with as many friends in Jacksonville as could be arranged during our stay. It was great to see so many good folks and I miss all of you already. We also accomplished quite a bit on Hold Fast. To give you an idea, here are several of things we listed out: replaced primary bilge pump, installed new secondary diesel fuel filter, new hydraulic steering ram and new mount, transmission oil change, new coil for outboard, new stabilizer fins for outboard, outboard transmission oil change, new mizzen installed with reefing lines, new mizzen stack pack made and installed along with mizzen topping lift, fabricated moisture barrier for aft cabin mattress, fabricate dinghy chaps, install new barometer and clock (these were our Christmas gifts!), install new auto pilot, install new alternator and revise mount, change out jerry can boards – oh, and a new passport for Dena…No wonder we are tired! There were still items on our list that did not get completed, one of those projects has now become a priority: side shade screens. Wow the UV here is intense! It make us thankful to have our hard top.
Today we pulled up anchor before dawn and re-positioned close to Green Turtle Cay. This place is called Powell Cay. We took shelter on the southern side due to a slight breeze out of the north. It is not quite as much the ‘middle of nowhere’ as Great Sale Cay, but we are all by ourselves out here. Still, we managed to get a faint internet signal and Myron was able to repair a problem in our Ham email account. The error (a corrupted weather file from NOAA) was not letting us receive any Ham emails, which includes all the weather reports. We thank God to have that resolved.
Our plan is to pull up anchor early again tomorrow, get to Green Turtle Cay and check-in. Hopefully check-in will happen before noon. After that, who knows!
Posted via wifi.
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