Yesterday before we left Marsh Harbour we headed for the fuel dock to fill up. Diesel prices have gone sky high since we last fueled up -- it was $3.99/gallon. For diesel. I checked our fuel log and back in May of last year we were getting it for $2.29/gallon in North Carolina. Yikes. So, in an effort to conserve precious fuel, we motored on one engine to Treasure Cay. We anchored outside the channel leading to Treasure Cay Marina and were the only ones there. The holding wasn't great (it took our anchor awhile to bite) but once we were settled in, we headed into the marina area to check it out. We found our friend Ken (who we met at the Jib Room) on his boat, the RX 2 Sea (Our Ecstasy - he's in the pharmaceutical business) and said hello. He and Kathy were planning to head over to the outdoor restaurant for pizza, and we told them we'd see them there. Kevin and I headed over to the marina to grab some drinks and a table. Ken and Kathy arrived shortly and we all had a nice pizza dinner. 
They advised us to check out the beach here and so this morning that's exactly what we did. We headed over there early, around 9am, and walked along one of the prettiest stretches of beaches I've seen. The sand so soft it was like silk and the water was absolutely clear and bright turquoise blue. Even early in the morning it was pretty warm out so we both jumped in for a swim and then wandered around the resort village checking out the shops.
After listening to the weather on the radio this morning, the earliest we'll be able to cross to the US will be middle of next week. There is supposed to be a high pressure system at the end of next week, which should make for smooth, squall-free sailing. So in the meantime we are going to keep island-hopping here. We are heading off to No Name Cay this afternoon.
Where we are:
Lat: N 26 39.387'
Long: W yy 17.387'
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