Our
Christmas day, December 25th, 2018, aboard Sea Change
7:45 –
awakened to listen to the sailor’s net at 8:00, with an announcement that the
planned Christmas pot-luck should be held on individual large boats, as the
beach and picnic table were soaking wet from the morning rain. We used our VHF
radio to contact Kate and Alex on their 58 foot catamaran where they were
hosting our party, to confirm our planned arrival at 1:00 pm. Then we had
French toast and bacon for breakfast and opened a few gifts (a special towel
holder from One of a Kind, a music CD, several DVD movies and a lovely angel
fish fridge magnet).
9:00 – I
made a huge bean salad and a bottle of Bahama Mamas to take to the pot luck,
along with the fresh cranberry sauce I made yesterday. Recipe for Bahama Mamas:
1 part of two kinds of rum – coconut and regular, 3 parts mix of orange and
pineapple juice, a little grenadine for colour – yum-m.
10-12:30
–hung out, worked on the boat, showered and dressed in our best shorts J.
12:30 –
braved huge waves in the dinghy to Sanddollar Beach, where Aquabob was anchored.
Celebrated in the company of about 11 other people with an amazing pot luck
lunch – including sliced turkey, fresh mahi mahi fish caught by our hosts,
fresh-baked foccacia, and tons of wonderful salads. The hosts’ three year old,
Alexander, was the hit of the party.
3:30 – back
to the boat for tea and a rest. Jeff finished installing a fan for the galley
(my hero!), and we ended the day with a bar-b-qued chicken dinner and a movie –
Miracle on 34th Street, of course.
It was a
beautiful Christmas day. We missed our loved ones – but spoke to everyone
Christmas eve day, and all is well in the land of ice and snow.
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