Red Shanks and George Town Cruising Regatta

Sorry about the long silence – it’s been a busy time here in George Town! We just arrived two days ago, after spending three wonderful days resting up in Red Shanks after our long cruise. The pics below are mostly from our time spent there – walking the beach, eating at the Rusty Anchor Restaurant (a twenty-minute dinghy ride from our anchorage), and enjoying the lovely, peaceful harbour with about 25 other boats, all sheltering from the howling wind.

Now we’re anchored off Volleyball Beach with its Chat ‘n Chill beach bar, along with 333 other boats, preparing to participate in all of the regatta activities. Yesterday I signed up for beach golf, a bocce ball tournament, a coconut challenge (more about that in a later post), and tomorrow Jeff and I will attend the opening variety show, where I plan to enter the conch-blowing contest 😊.

I’ve just finished making costumes for both of us for the 40^th anniversary  “formal” gala on the beach – a decorated straw hat for me, and a sparkly bow-tie and top hat for Jeff – should be fun.

So it’s Summer camp for adults time – quite a contrast to the serious cruising we’ve been doing for the last two months. In between activities, we’re working on the boat in preparation for our departure in a little over two weeks. Tomorrow is my Captain’s 73^rd birthday, so we’ll be celebrating that with a lobster-tail dinner aboard Sea Change, with a friend from Toronto who is here on his own boat.

The pics from the Regatta should be fun – more anon.