Parents Day 1

4.24.11

The much anticipated arrival of my parents occurred yesterday; they flew into Marsh Harbour where we met them at a restaurant for lunch. They had reluctantly agreed to stay on the boat with us so that we could teach them to sail and take them to some of the surrounding islands. The day was warm and bright and we had a great lunch at Curly Tails. Afterward, we dinghied them out to the mothership. They were impressed with how big it looked out amongst the other boats and impressed that we had given up our berth for them to have during their stay.
We spent the first night just sitting in the cockpit catching up and enjoying some run drinks while the sun set. We showed them our conch horn and after demonstrating how to properly use it, passed it along so that they could give it a try. Dad didn't have much luck, but did succeed in making my mother laugh so hard I thought she might fall off the boat. My mom, much to everyone's surprise (including her own!) was very good at the conch horn!
The following morning, we woke early to head over to Guana Cay. Nippers Beach Bar was having an Easter Egg hunt on the reef – snorkeling for eggs! We made it there in good time – making my Dad hoist the sails and take the helm. My Mom proved to be a great photographer and so sat tight in her chair while we moved. We were heeled over quite a bit, and after some white knuckled grips on the railings and wary eyes on the approaching seas, they settled in and took it like old pros.
We made it to Nippers, but the wind was so strong that day that they had decided to bury the eggs in the sand on the beach - the waves made snorkeling impossible. We were a bit late, so most of the eggs had already been unearthed. We opted just to sit upstairs with our Nippers frozen drinks and enjoy the view. We sat and chatted with some friends for a few hours before heading back out to the boat for naps (a few Nippers will do that to you!) It was blazing hot by the afternoon, so Brad, Dad and I jumped in and played catch with Koa for awhile. My Mom stayed on the boat to help haul him in whenever he needed a break. They got a kick out of Koa jumping off the back of the boat!
We had another delicious dinner accompanied by a beautiful sunset and all hit the sack in preparation for another sail in the morning.