Captain’s Log – Thu 4/3/25
Today’s adventure was a dinghy ride (after changing the fuel filter so it would start) to shore at Allen’s Cay, then hiking the trail to the “sign” tree. Over the years sailors have marked a trail with debris washed up from storms or just things they have. The trail comes out on the Atlantic side of the island where numerous trees are decorated with mementoes from the boats that have anchored here.
We left Hula Doll tied up to a shade tree while set out on the quest to find the sign tree.
The entrance is Marked by a Walmart parking sign.
Stepping through the giant hula hoop, leads you down a whimsical path. This is the home of hundreds of blown out flip flops and random items that mark the path.
There were various obstacles along the way such as the limbo pole and planks to walk.
Eventually we found the sign tree. We looked high and low for boats we might know, but didn’t see any.
We added a new sign for Hula Girl, pointing towards St Pete. I lashed it on pretty good, hopefully will stand up to the weather so we can revisit in the future.
Can you find Hula Girl’s sign?
Afterwards, we had a picnic lunch overlooking the Atlantic.
Back at Hula Girl, I had to deal with more technology issues. The IPad I’ve been using for backup navigation and the anchor alarm list its GPS signal, making it useless for navigation. It’s been working fine for the last month. It uses a Bluetooth external GPS, which is supplied from the Garmin InReach. Spent an hour with tech support but no luck. It’s definitely an IPad issue, but not sure how to fix it.
Gave up, had a beer and made grilled chicken sandwich’s for dinner. Tomorrow we’ll go check out another island.
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