Our last two days spent in Freeport were dedicated to Miss Scarlett B. and her catamaran. We went into town to gather some items to help organize and take stains off of the ex-chartering boat. It was wonderful to see her huge smile at the end of the day, when she started to see results from all our hard work. We also got some free entertainment... Andrew was going snorkeling in order to remove all the barnacles from his bottom hull. He was trying to soften all the shells that were growing on his propeller blades, so he used Ty-D-Bol... a bathroom cleaner to take the growth off. I hope it works! Sunday we just lounged around the boat, killing time and saying our goodbyes to all the friends we made at Bradford Marine. It was somewhat sad to leave Scarlett behind with her Catamaran, she was extremely thankful for all the scrubbing and repairs we did. Spoke with Andrew the super friendly Bahamian… who gave me some very interesting advice about life… I really appreciated his take on things. At 8:00pm we called Freeport Harbour Control and asked to leave the port, we had to wait for 25 minutes. At 8:30 pm we casted our lines from the safe harbor and departed with a light breeze from the East South East. We motored throughout the night, the wind on our nose while watching the lights on Grand Bahama Island fading away in the distance. Some of the cruise ships we could see in the distance were also very well lit, they appeared to be making their way across the Gulf Stream towards the USA. Instead of watching television... we watched hundreds of shooting stars must have been a special meteor shower, the stars appeared to be falling from the sky. It was a breathtaking experience.
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