Spent the Day in the Water at Bahia Honda

What a beautiful day in Bahia Honda! This is the kind of day I dreamed of when we planned this trip. It was sunny and in the 80s. I spent the day in a bathing suit and started a new book. Chuck donned his snorkeling gear and cleaned some debris off the rudders and scrubbed the depth finder.

Then we took the dinghy over to the mangroves where there is sometimes a beach at low tide. Today there was still 4 inches of water or more at low tide and no beach. Wayne took photos for Beneteau of the two boats in shallow water with Patti and I lounging on the decks with the dogs and Chuck in the water standing at our bow.

We took lots of pictures. Jazzy and Sailor played in the water for hours and had a blast. They were so cute. We were throwing a heavy ball of Sailor's that kept sinking and they would dunk their heads to get it! We took video. I'll try to upload the software later and attach a clip.

When they were tired, we took Jazzy back to the boat and I gave her a bath to get rid of the sand and salt. Chuck put the genny on so I could blow dry her. Can't let a Bichon air dry...you can't get the knots out! (Yes, she's high maintenance!)

We put her in the crate (she was exhausted) and dinghyed over to the Bahia Honda Park. Both of us forgot our wallets and we wanted ice cream and they had some really nice shirts there, so we're going back in the morning for breakfast sandwiches so we can buy a few shirts. The ocean is across the street from the park, so I had to walk into the water. It's all coral on the bottom, unlike the sea shells from home.

We came back to the boat and I took a quick shower, then finished my book. We're going to Bum's Rest tonight for pork chops and Patti's homemade potato salad.

Here's the beach we were on today!

Tomorrow: Burdine's in Marathon!