WHO DAT......................................

Good question................ We didn't know either. We were waiting for the bus after buying some more oil filters in Nassau, when this little girl slid up to me, slipped her hand into mine and said " You got some candy?"........... Laurie took the picture of this little DIVA who said her name was 'Riah' and that she was two, but her grandmother later said she was actually three. Where do they learn that skilful seductive art or are they just born with it for she totally ignored Laurie? The other DIVA, the one in the photo above and in the one below, has been busy with me to repair the mainsail with its huge tear that runs right across the sail. There is no sailmaker to be had in Nassau, so we removed a sail batten pocket by un-stitching the seams and glued the dacron cloth piece over the tear with 3M "5200" fast-cure, a kind of super flexible caulking. Now this will never come apart. Dems-de-tings-yu-hav-to-do. Glenn's daughter Leigh, together with her boyfriend and girlfriend have arrived from the frozen North Pole in Plattsburgh upper N.Y. state to the balmy weather of the Bahamas. Today was a quick trip to the straw market and a ride to the "ATLANTIS" resort on Paradise Island.



We have seen it all before, but you never grow tired of the magnificent "Chahuly" blown glass that has to be seen to be believed and the magic clarity of the aquarium. The photos do neither attraction much justice. So get on a boat or a plane and come see it for yourself. Every day there are at least three cruise ships in port. ARITA is there in the foreground with her international flags flying in celebration of New Year's Eve. The festivities do not start until 1am tomorrow which will be next year, with a huge mardi-gras "JUNKANOO" parade that lasts till at least 9am. Those that hang out in bars in expectation of the event will probably be both exhausted and broke by the time the parade takes place. Drinks in Nassau are not cheap............. Check out the crew of "TREEHOUSE" in the bar at 'Senor Frogg' who soon found out.......................



See that bridge in the background......





We all walked back across that giant bridge to the anchorage, and on the way took a closer look at the Bahamian sloops that annually race in various island regattas. Way more exciting than a horse race. These sloop are constructed meticulously of local timbers and carry large crews suspended on an outboard plank to keep the vessel upright. The masts are huge and un-stayed. The purple vessel is named "ANNA NICOLE" no doubt after the famous (or imfamous) blonde bomb-shell Anna Nicole Smith, who now rests in a local cemetry in Nassau. The very last photo, should you double-click on it, will show you that this racing machine goes by the name of " WHO DAT "

And now it is nap time. We'll get up at 12.00am and see what's going on.............