Moving down south again...

Our new/old (not age related) friends, Wendy/Greg/Revil/Kim departed us within the last week.  I had a fantastic time meeting and spending A LOT of time with my new South African friends.  Kim and I spent endless hours talking during fishing, while Revil was 30 days of pure comedy.  The words I have learned, the jingles I now sing, the accents I have come to understand, and the fun I have had, has and will be part of a lasting great memory. 

As for Wendy and Greg, another great vacation, another 2 weeks spent with my some of my favorite people on earth.  We all got our war wounds (bumps, bruises, scrapes, etc) like we do on any fun vacation.  Our biggest challenge of each day was to try to figure out what cocktail we wanted to start and end with and what we were going to have for dinner (dinner plans were created usually while eating breakfast).  These are definitely 1^st world problems.

Our 2^nd loss of the trip was our vessel of fun.  We watched our beloved Boston Whaler depart the Atlantis Harbor in the hands of Captain Jamie and Maximo, who flew in – fixed Russell's generator and departed in the morning to return back to FL (Saturday).  Our deep see fishing and scuba diving portions of our trip have expired.  Sadness has fallen over all of us.  Bringing the Boston Whaler was the best decision we made.  Jamie left Nassau at 9:30AM and arrived in Ft. Lauderdale by 6:30PM.  The boat can fly when it does not have to follow us (Summer Chaser).

We have traded in Wendy/Greg/Revil/Kim for a new group of friends – Sarah/Rob/James/Matthew.  The kids are excited to have friends on board and we are excited to have a new set of friends to experience the Exumas with.

We headed back to Compass Cay for a couple of nights so we can go snorkeling, relax on the beach, play with the sharks and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. We encountered our first true rain day upon our arrival to Compass, but the next was absolutely beautiful.  Russell/Vicky/kids/Asbell's all went snorkeling while Dan and I relaxed on the beach for several hours.

The following day we headed to see the pigs.  The kids fed and chased the pigs on the beach, while Sydney viewed the pigs from the boat.  Surprisingly, she didn't freak out like I thought she would.  Maybe the shear size of them intimidated her like they do me.

We will be dropping the Asbell's off at Black Point to catch a flight to Georgetown to return home tomorrow (Tuesday).  We are then heading to Farmer's Cay for a couple of days.