Since my last post....we have not done much sailing.....however we did do alot of relaxing |
These paintings are 9 x 11 oil on board. The last two have been commissioned to be done in a larger size and shipped once Guy returns to Vancouver. |
Sea-beans (also known as drift seeds) are seeds and fruits that are carried to the ocean, often by freshwater streams and rivers, then drift with the ocean currents and (hopefully!) wash ashore.
These sea-beans don't initially come from the sea and while some are indeed beans, many are not technically beans at all! Some "sea-beans" are technically fruits that contain seeds. Nonetheless, if they drift to and into the oceans and wash ashore, we collectively refer to them as "sea-beans".
These sea-beans come from trees and vines that grow along tropical shores and rain forests all over the world. The seeds or fruits fall from their parent plant into waterways, such as the Amazon River, then drift through inlets to reach the ocean. They travel with ocean currents until they wash up on a beach somewhere, perhaps thousands of miles from their origin. Sea-beans are quite hard and buoyant, which helps them survive their long-distance voyage.
A side view of the sea bean to show the interesting likeness of a hamburger |
These sea beans are called "golf balls"or coconut sea beans. When polished (right) they look like burrowed wood.... |
These are the beans we have polished so far from our collection while listening to good music in the cockpit.... |
We do spend time wandering around checking things out here and there on Elbow Cay Island in the Abacos |
Thought this sign was "different" ? |
I captured a little bird on this banana pod while on a walk |
These culry tail lizards are everywhere......... |
We often see turtles poke their heads out of the water and are in awe when we see them swimming on top of the clear water... |
In addition to "sea beaning" I often walk the shore with some friends to collect sea glass.....at low tide. |
The Bahamas has many beautiful, colorful flowers in bloom......all the time |
One of the few rainy days we have endured since December....... |
This pic was taken at the Hope Town Sailing Club Jubilee celebration. This boat was decorated as the "Titanic"and won 1st prize in the boat parade... The band played as the boat sinks... |
Every other Sunday we went out to watch the dinghy races. This is the sun fish category. |
Good choice for a boat name.....LOL! An older 40 ft wooden gaff rigged day sailor. |
Time has arrived when we have to secure things down below and head north ..... |
It was as large as our boat (40 ft) and a spectacular sight! |
After our whale excitement, we anchored in Fisher bay on Guana Island for the night in company of John and Debbie, our friends on S/V Mandalay |
We dinghyed ashore to check out the island and scout out a place for lunch.... |
We followed the signs to a well know restaurant/bar in the Abacos.... |
This decorated tractor was on the path.... |
And here it is....the famous Nippers on the beach....Here we had a yummy lobster roll with a cold 'Kalik' beer! |
One of many beautiful, calm sunsets...... |
It is alot of work...boo hoo!
We will fly out from Marsh Harbour to Ontario on the 24th for a few weeks before we fly out to Vancouver.
As beautiful as this picture of the Bluewater Bridge in our home town of Sarnia is.....we hope the ice is gone by the time we get there! Thanks Pete for sending it to us! See you soon! |
I hope you enjoyed my blog this year and will return to see what we will do next year........
Life is a journey ! Enjoy!
Take care.........Guy and Louise xoxoxo