We pulled up to Mangoes Marina where we had stayed previously and hiked to the local auto parts store for the closest thing we could find to a salt water intake hose. The marine store was closed and the auto parts store was the only place that had anything resembling what we needed. We bought the necessary parts and proceeded on our way to Treasure Cay.
We arrived there at about 3:45. At first we were a little disappointed in the Treasure Cay Marina. It had presented itself as a beautiful resort which differed with our image of one as it was surrounded by mostly closed up condo units and three warehouse looking strips of shops behind the condos. However, over the next few days, we came to appreciate some of what it had to offer.
The best part of our stay there was enjoying the company of fellow MTOA members, some of whom we knew and others who were new to us. About six couples made it for the weekend and we made the most of our time together starting with a docktail party (on the dock) that evening.
The next day, as Jonny discovered that replacing the errant hose did not solve the problem, he consulted with the other captains who were very helpful in giving him ideas and resources to ultimately fix it. It turned out that a nylon nut on the wet exhaust elbow was cracked.
On Sunday which was Father’s Day, we joined Buff and Deanna from Trawler Buff for the Father’s Day brunch at the marina’s restaurant. Deanna is the head of the Treasure Coast MTOA and she had done a lot of work to organize this trip to Treasure Cay.
That night, the restaurant sponsored free drinks and appetizers for those of us who were there from MTOA. Deanna and Lynn had signed up the head of the marina (who also happened to be affiliated with the marina “association” in the Abacos) to be an MTOA member. He saw it as a way to market his marina to MTOA members and he started with us by providing discounts on dockage and this free evening of appetizers and drinks.
Many thanks to Jill and Rudy for providing some of these photos!
Later on Deanna and Buff invited everyone to sample their favorite rum on their very comfortable and party-friendly vessel.
Our original plan had us leaving on Monday but the weather was iffy and we would have to cross Whale Cut which could be very rough in poor weather so we decided to postpone our departure for a day. And besides, we hadn’t had an opportunity to visit the best part of Treasure Cay which was its long and beautiful crescent beach.
So we spent part of the day relaxing on the beach under one of their grass huts watching as the clouds and wind kicked up discouraging us from going into the surf. However, the pool turned out to be very pleasant so we spent time cooling off there.
That evening our friends, Jim and Carol on Samba, invited all us us to a pot luck on their beautiful trawler. Eating on their fly bridge while watching the sunset was a treat.
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