Sampson Cay

April 8 - Yesterday a short hop brought us to the Sampson Cay Marina.  We found plenty of anchoring room outside the marina but we already had reservations and Joanne was more than ready for a little luxury.
She washed clothes ($4/load)  and cleaned up the boat!  We refilled the water tanks with RO water piped to the dock and rinsed the salt out of the cockpit.  We dumped the garbage!  We charged the battery using shore power to a full charge.

The batteries have not been charging as quickly as expected.  Our solar panels (100 watt) temporarily installed on the davits provide less than 1/2 the power we need to keep the freezer/refrigerator running. The generator provides the rest of the power by running a battery charger. But the AGM batteries are not charging at the rate I think they should and every night at a mooring or anchor, the batteries end up a little less charged despite running the generator for several hours or more.  We will see what happens next.

We heard from Gina on Dream Catcher via email.  Gina is former TMCA cruiser who moved to Clearwater a few years ago. She plans to join us for church at Black Point this Sunday.  We have also heard from Storyville, another TMCA boat that will be in Georgetown for the Family Day Races later this month.



Sampson Cay Photos