Friday, May 13, 2005

Miami To Bimini, the Bahamas

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Friday, May, 13, 2005, 11:51 UTC
Gulfstream crossing

Guest Bob:
Friday, May 13, day 2 for the crew of the Stray Cat, sailing the beautiful waters of Bimini. Our journey began when we all met in Coconut Grove. We met Captain Mark and got our safety briefing. Our friend Steve from Miami visited us for bit (while his wife finally let him out of her sight). Our sailing trip started Thursday morning at 6:00 AM as we set a course for Bimini from Coconut Grove, FL. Most of the crew was sound asleep when the engines started up and Captain Mark got us on our way. Our trip took about 8.5 hours, due to an easterly wind and a slightly choppy sea. We arrived in Bimini around 2:30 and the approach was smooth, and the view was spectacular. We "fished" the entire trip to Bimini without a single strike, even though we obviously have an extremely experienced group of anglers (Scott even taught us what a planer was) as evidenced by the sophisticated and comprehensive gear brought on board. No one (even Bob) got seasick during the trip (amazing). We had a terrific chicken dinner and a conch-blowing contest was held. While it may seem unsettling that a group of men alone on a boat started competing over who could blow the best conch, we managed to do this without incident. I won't say who the best conch-blower was, but I will say that Bob seemed the least proficient. We ended the evening with a friendly poker game (except when Al bitched about any game that had more than one rule) that concluded with Larry and Eugene padding their children's college funds. Scott, on his virgin voyage, has acclimated well to the adventure as expected. Everyone got a good night's sleep. Bob took advantage of a clear, cool night and slept under the stars on one of the trampolines up front. Friday morning, we had a simple breakfast with some locally baked banana bread, found a pay phone that was redneck-friendly to make contact with our loved ones and began our excursion to some good fishing and snorkeling sites. As I write this, we're now being powered by the wind. Sail On!
NNNN
/EX

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