Team O'Connor has pulled into town!

One of the reasons we have pulled into the Abacos at this time of the year is because Steph & Teagan have spring breaks and can only get away at certain times of the year.  Also, the chances of having fine weather beginning around the 1st of April is greater than earlier in the year.  The cold fronts are not as strong and the water (81degrees) is nice and warm.  So here are the "pirates"!!

Captain "T" and Crew Bobo

On the foredeck

A well deserved lunch break

Of course the day of their arrival is when the coolest and windiest day we have had in over a month but we made due and still got off the dock in fine fashion on Sunday.  Our goal was the eastern part of the Abacos and we have been able to pull it off.  We had moderate NW winds leaving Marsh Harbour, sailed north, went around the corner near Matt Lowe Cay and headed south.  When the winds picked up into the low 20's we were sailing downwind and had a good sail all the way to Little Harbor.  Two nights there gave us good swimming, a few Blasters (very strong but good!) at Pete's Pub, beach walking and even "Tiki-time on Monday sunset.  Teagan got to meet some other kids from the area and those hot dogs were very tasty.

Little Harbor Yacht Club

Beach fun

Swing fun

more of the gang

Tiki time at the hut

Tiki Time

Gabriele & Teagan

proof of Tiki Time

The "little trio" never wanted out of the water!

Teagan with her thank you card for Tiki Time

From Little Harbor we went just a short distance north to Buckaroon Bay for some more fun in the sun.  The next day our way to Tihiti Beach we did a pit stop at Sandy Cay (aka Dinosaur Island to Teagan ) for some snorkeling on the nice reef of the water park.

Sand Castle building

pictures from the reef

Staghorn coral

This brain coral was almost as large as mine!

Yep, our friendly SHARK!!

So now we are hanging at Tihiti Beach, Bob and T are in on the beach so Teagan can practice sand castle building and swimming and then its off to Hopetown & the Cat-in-the-hat lighthouse.

The beach is disappearing

Another castle!

T will just not leave the water!