Georgetown Finale 03/08/13

All things must come to an end, and so it goes with the 33^rd Annual Cruisers Regatta in Georgetown.  Last night was the closing dance complete with Chat and Chill’s famous BBQ ribs or chicken dinner and hours of dancing to DJ Rockin’ Ron and Cook Karen.

The regatta run has been fun and eventful and we’ve taken advantage of a lot of activities offered as well as creating many of our own.  Rob has especially enjoyed joining in the more serious volleyball players group and he’s been quickly learning and improving his game.  Any of you that know Rob understand that he does nothing half way.  When he decided that volleyball was fun and good exercise, that was all it took.  It’s been hard to get him off the court since!  While everyone else from a game is sitting and taking a break, Rob is now rounding up players for the next game . . . his energy never ceases to amaze me!

I have been completely enjoying being able to start my days with yoga again.  Our instructors have been from French Canadian boats and have that beautiful intonation while leading the classes.  It adds a special touch as they find English words and describe movements.  Add to that the changing weather from day to day and the sounds of the harbor waking up and yoga becomes an entirely new experience!

While Rob’s continually on the volleyball court, I’ve managed to stay busy finding people to walk different parts of the island with.  One day I took off with Jim, his friend Susie, and Karin (from Switzerland) and we hiked down the ocean beach to the end of the island and around the inside back to our origin.  It was a great day, good exercise and I saw parts of the island I didn’t know existed including the cut to the ocean on the south end. 

Amazingly, there were miles of trails completely lined with rock borders – a feat quite impressive considering there are NO mechanized means of making that happen that I can see.  The boat responsible for these trails and many other efforts in the area is being honored tonight at a happy hour potluck on the beach.  Guess I’ll get to meet these folks and be inspired – and it’s always nice to see the boating community come together to recognize special efforts.

Our friend Rick’s girlfriend made it into town during the big storm last weekend.  We planned our timing here in Georgetown to be sure to connect with her.  It’s been great getting to know Mary and she and I immediately clicked.   We’ve shared yoga, a great beach walk, several dinners together and a stingray feeding surprise.  Rick brought his model helicopter to the beach last night to show the harbor and it was a big hit – funny, but the “big kids” seemed more fascinated that the young ones!

The regatta continued with small boat races, an in harbor race, another volleyball tournament and more.  Add to that the countless connections with friends new and old and you have a schedule that doesn’t leave much time for question.   We’ve not had a night open in two weeks.  If there is not a regatta activity planned, there are always people needing to be connected with.  We’ve had numerous gatherings in Moonshadow’s more than spacious cockpit providing entertainment and great food from night to night.

Any time there’s a break in the action, there are plenty of daily activities needing to be attended to.  From trips to the grocery to see what’s on the shelf, the bank to restore funds, the phone office to recharge, ice cream to taste, the café to update internet needs – we never seem to run out of things to do.  Keep in mind that the simplest task can be an occasion, such as dropping off one bag of trash yesterday that required about an hour waiting for the dumpster to arrive!  Or maybe the several hour wait to get a propane tank refilled . . .

The exit plan is coming together and we should be traveling with numerous boats heading north back to the Exuma chain in the next few days.  In the mean time we’ve got things to do, places to go and people to meet.  Somehow I think the rest of the trip may seem at a much slower pace than the past few weeks!