We had a great time with Will and Lis the last few days. We started our visit at Staniel Cay, where they flew in from Ft Lauderdale.

We enjoyed the pool, the restaurant and bar that evening and hung out with our young sailing friends Roger and Hannah. They and their dog met another young couple who wanted to go to Little San Salvador, and they left a couple days later.

We spent the first night on the boat in the marina where the wind picked up big time and we were rockin and rollin in the wee hours. It was worse the next day.

After riding bikes and checking weather we decided we couldn’t stay on the boat that night. It was an impossible churn in the marina because it is so unprotected.

Rather than spend another sleepless night I talked Ed into renting a little cottage for one night.

That’s what we did. We all got a good nights sleep and I got my first bath in two and a half months.

Ahhhhhhh.

Next day we took off for Compass Cay. But first we had to visit the pigs at Big Major. We anchored off the beach and Ed took Will and Lis for a short dinghy ride to the piggies’ beach.

The carrots I had provided sunk when they tossed them. But the bread pieces floated so the hogs could pig out.

Lis got out first on the beach and the pigs swarmed around her, causing a little anxiety. For Lis, not the pigs.

They enjoyed their piggie time and then we pulled up the anchor and headed for Compass Cay, one of our favorite spots.

We feasted on Jamal’s burgers and walked on the beach in the afternoon.

Pork chops on our grill that night. The same day we petted the island pigs, probably not politically correct?

Next day we threw up the sails (Will had to do the heavy hoisting) and had a nice sail back the short distance to Staniel Cay.

This time the winds were favorable and we enjoyed a calm night on the boat.

I hated to see Will and Lis leave today! They were so helpful on the sail and just a fun pair.

I miss them already, I admit I was a little teary as they flew off on the little Watermakers Air turbo-prop.