Keith’s Perspective on Our Last Few Days in the Bahamas and West Palm Beach, Florida/Le point de vue de Keith sur nos derniers jours aux Bahamas et à West Palm Beach, en Floride

This week has been interesting. On Saturday, we went back to the Washing Machine again, this time with the Ukrainian family and the family from Mississippi. After we got back, I went over to one of the boats to watch a movie. It was a Christmas movie, which was a little bit cheesy and out of season. 

The narrow opening from the ocean into the estuary is called the Washing Machine, Shroud Cay, Exuma Islands, Bahamas

Cette semaine était intéressante. Samedi on est retourné au washing Machine avec la famille Ukrainienne et celle du Mississippi. Quand je suis rentré, je suis allé sur un autre bateau pour regarder un film. C’était un film de Noël, qui était ringard et hors saison. 

The Washing Machine is a deeper channel with a fast current, and a sandbar at each side so you can’t get swept away. Eric and Keith playing in the water.
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Passage From Highbourne Cay, Exuma Islands, Bahamas to West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

The sunrise on Monday, May 12 was blocked by low atmospheric clouds.

And the rest of the sky turned an odd violet-ish color.

We’d decided to move around the corner, where it was more protected from the wind/wind chop (the blue dot on the map that we’d posted upon arrival at Highbourne Cay). We had to bring in the flopper stopper no matter what, as they weren’t meant for use in motion. Even though it was a short ride, we decided it was best to bring up the dinghy, too.

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Lunch at Xuma’s, Highbourne Cay, Exuma Islands, Bahamas

Continued… When Christi and Keith returned to the dinghy dock, they saw that Kosmopolitan wasn’t there. They walked out to the southwest edge of the marina to watch for Eric’s arrival. Looking north, we could see the marina, the little shallow bay next to it, and the sea wall that separates them. The marina was clearly a dredged portion of the little bay.

Looking south, we could see that the beach on between Xuma’s and this point was lined with chairs.

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