Georgetown, the Social Hub of the Exumas

Ladies Cruiser Luncheon at St. Francis Resort

Stocking Island is where most of the cruisers anchor when there is an east wind.  There are several beaches along the island where cruisers make their home, Monument Beach, Volleyball Beach and Sand Dollar Beach being the main ones.  I attended a luncheon for women who are cruising held at St. Francis Resort not far from Volleyball Beach. All the beaches were represented with 45 ladies total so you can imagine the volume of chatter coming from the room.  It was a very nice affair set up so the new people to Georgetown  like me were set between “seasoned” cruisers so that you could learn more about what is available.  They also had volunteers give hints that they have found helpful living this life style.  The resort donated some door prizes as well but of course I was not a lucky winner.

Happy Hour on the Beach

Dave, Toni, Al and I were talking that there had not been any beach parties.  So we decided to plan one for Friday late afternoon.  There is a net on the marine radio every morning at 8am for business to make announcements, community announcements about happenings around the harbor and on the island, boater’s general for boaters to offer or ask for help with problems or questions, and new arrivals and departures of vessels.  So it is quite easy to send out an invitation. You just announce it on the radio which I did.  “Happy Hour on the beach at 4:30pm. Bring your own beverage and an appetizer or snack to share.”  Now it had been blowing 18-20 knots for two days and was still blowing for when the beach party was scheduled.  I said to Al, probably not that many will come because of the wind and chill in the air.  Well, I was wrong.  About fifty people showed and many said they just had to get off the boat because they had been stuck on it for two days due to the weather.  It was the easiest party I ever planned and we got to know many more people that way!

The next few days were a lot of the same;  Al still trying to figure out the head (the toilet for you non-boaters) problem, me working on my basket and rug hooking, as you can see my progress on both.

My rug progress.

Termite mound

Shells, sand dollar and bean pods found.

We both went for walks on the beach and hiking different trails on Stocking Island looking for sea treasures. We both got lucky each finding a sea pod that probably came from Africa.  Heading back along one of the paths we came across this huge termite mound. Glad I don’t have a house on the island!

Rockin’ Ron and Cool Karen on Sea Dancer are cruisers who are deejays and lead dances.  And what a dance they led on Monday night.  Cruisers came from all over the anchorage to the Chat n’ Chill restaurant on Volleyball beach, to dance the night away.  And dance the night away we did!  Well sort of, until 9pm, but it did start at 5:30pm! We had guest appearances of some of the stars from the past such as Sonny and Cher, Leslie Gore, Paul and Paula, and the Supremes.  It was a blast and as usual a good time was had by all as you can see by our friend Sue on Jubilee!

Sonny and Cher - a blast from the past!

Sunset from the deck of Chat 'n Chill

We were planning to leave for a few days, but have gotten involved with a few more social activities at the end of the week, so we decided to delay leaving until next week..