We’ve been anchored in Norman’s Cay for several days.  The “norther” has gone through but the winds remain up to 30 kts so we are staying here until they drop a bit.  We have no Internet access so I’ll be uploading several days of blogs at one time.

Two days ago we took our bikes ashore with JoAnne and Bill from Ultra.  There is a long paved road which has obviously been here a long time, but it gave us a place to ride our bikes.  First, we came to the airstrip.   Several planes and a helicopter have taken off and landed while we have been here.  The airstrip is quite primitive, but serves its purpose. 

There are numerous small beaches on Norman’s Cay and we waded in the water for awhile.  There were lots of conch shells on the beaches and we added more to our collection. 

Yesterday we went conch hunting with JoAnne and Bill.  They have wetsuits and equipment to hunt and catch the conch, so we provided the station wagon.  The winds were still very strong so we all got wet, but were rewarded with a large pail of conch.  Tonight we’ll eat the fruits of that labor on Ultra. 

We continue to make water and our watermaker is performing well.  That’s good because it’s time to do some laundry. 

It looks like we’ll be leaving Norman’s Cay tomorrow or Wednesday.  This is a peaceful, beautiful stop, but due to the Norther it’s been a rocky few days.  Everyone’s anchors have held, but I suspect most of the cruisers here have spent some hours awake at night, as we have, wondering if we were about to start drifting.  The current is very strong also.