BREAKDOWN! 03/02/13

Did I get your attention?!  I’m finally recovering from my recent hard drive crash – total loss, folks!  Outside of the obvious hell of losing our main source of communication, I had backed up a lot of our info not too long ago so the result is not as bad as it could have been.

So – what’s been up on Moonshadow?!  We’re still in Georgetown, the yearly “Cruising Regatta” began last Monday and we’ve been enjoying the activities.  Today is the big around the island race which we’re happy to view from our decks instead of on the course.

Why anyone would want to race their home is outside of our realm of understanding!  But I digress.

Some of the fun activities we’ve participated in include beach volleyball every day, beach walks, yoga every morning with the gentle breeze and rising sun, unending cocktail/sunset parties, rake and scrape dances . . . the list is almost endless.  The regatta itself is a ten day event in its 33^rd year.  Created and run completely by the cruisers, the event has morphed into an all out first class event.  Every day offers at least a couple of activities and then the locals are now on board offering supplemental opportunities.

The opening night of the regatta offered a talent show with lots of fun and creative skits and “shows”.  The most fun was a group of five guys who created a virtual synchronized swimming routine that was just hilarious.  Using a blue drape as the water, they performed graceful and daring moves from the stage behind – funny as can be!

The several night per week dances, Rake and Scrape, are great fun with the locals always being on hand to add their intense creativity to the dance floor.   There’s also a weekly jam session that’s widely attended with every instrument imaginable and great talent. 

There are just shy of 300 boats in the harbor right now so there is no shortage of people to populate the events.  The volleyball fills up with the required 18 players for nonstop games from 2 every afternoon until 5 or beyond.  There are women weaving baskets of all shapes and sizes at the picnic tables, kids on the rope swing, people coming and going to and from the beach in every direction.  If we’re bored here, there’s sure no one to blame but ourselves!

We’ve had fun with new friends aboard Blue Moose and Majiks and reconnected with Long Gone, Escapaid and others.  Banyan and Blue Moose pulled out of the harbor with the last front to start their journey toward the Caribbean and we had a 6 boat free-for-all aboard Blue Moose under the full moon.   Dan aboard Majiks is an amazing guitarist and kept us entertained and singing along.

So as we continue to have fun in Georgetown, the time has begun to start planning the return home.  From here we will watch the weather and choose the course that will ultimately take us to points north.  Thoughts of home make the journey more appealing than if we just had the day to day adventures to judge where we go next – but we have lots of memories yet to make!