1-16 February 2010
Marsh Harbour, Abaco to Guana Cay
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| 1-3 Feb 2010 | Marsh Harbour, Abaco | Monday the 1st was cloudy and rainy. Tuesday was a chore day This evening we joined a dozen boaters at Harbour View for their weekly Tuesday Trivia, led by John from Atlanta. It's the 11th year here for he and his wife Mel, aboard their Ocean Alexander. Many of the cruisers moored at Harbor View are frequent, long-staying visitors to the Bahamas. The Trivia evenings include pot luck dinners . Paired with Rich and Pam, the four of us lost the game but had loads of fun . Wednesday dawned cloudy with rain but cleared by 10 am. Seems like a bad winter everywhere. Carey and I , with Rich and Pam, opted to take a quick ferry ride to Hope Town, 7 miles away, to meander the streets, take a golf cart ride throughout the cay, have lunch and the required cocktails. It was Rich and Pam's first visit there, so we climbed the Hope Town light house, toured two local resorts near the ocean and walked Tahiti Beach. A laugh of the day was the sign along the way that clearly showed us the way to travel on our rented golf cart ("This way or That way"). We finished the day with ice cream at the Sugar Shack and returned to Marsh Harbour by a return ferry. Carey has strained her back somehow and is in a good deal of pain. If it doesn't get better by tomorrow we're off to find a doctor. I know she is not feeling well because she let me make dinner. I managed some hot soup. | |
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| 4-8 Feb 2010 | Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | This five day period was a quiet and relaxing period in Marsh Harbour. 70 degrees and plenty of sun was accompanied by wind that kept us at the pier but we enjoyed the tropical weather, watched the Saints beat the Colts, and toured the town with friends. We especially enjoyed a luncheon date with new friends and old acquaintances at Boat Harbour, a resort in the area. Carey has really enjoyed talking to Charlie and Marty, friends from our last visit here, who are from Washington DC. They know several of Carey's friends at the Smithsonian. On the walk back to the boat one day we stopped to read a Wall of Heroes., which we had thought was for war veterans. Turns out, all the inscriptionsll were of local people who made a difference in the town. The one pictured below was dedicated to a local businessman who ran a restaurant (bar) called the Cat House. A nice touch for a small town, that may be appropriate for other small towns. | |
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| 9-12 Feb 2010 | Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | Four more days of retirement and the Bahamas, we watched the snow fall in Virginia on TV as we enjoyed 70 degree temperatures. Even with comfortable temperatures we had high winds which keeping the boat at the pier. Today we rented a car and toured the Grand Abaco Island with Rich and Pam, going first to Sandy Point, the most southern point of the island and had lunch at Nancy's; the best meal we've had to date. Nancy's is a small restaurant facing the Atlantic, very rudimentary, but a simply beautiful spot. No written menu. The lady serving us gave us a few choices and we picked our choice and sat for a fabulous meal, not knowing until the end what we would pay for the lunch; well worth he price. After lunch we headed north to Pete's Pub at Little Harbour. You can see the road we traveled. It was slow going. But the small cove and sandy beach area there makes it worth the trip. We've moored there previously and love the tranquility. The tiki bar and nearby art gallery are worth the visit also. After sampling their signature rum drink, we headed north to Treasure Cay, a resort slightly north of Marsh Harbour. Not our favorite place as it's just a resort complex, but they do have one of the longest and most beautiful beaches in the area. After checking out their rum specials we headed back to Marsh Harbour to get ready for the gale winds we are forecast to receive tonight. At least it does not come with snow. | |
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| 13-16 Feb 2010 | Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas | 13th and 14th produced the forecast gale force winds; 52 knots were common during the two day period. Sunday night Carey and I enjoyed a special Valentine's Day dinner at Mangoes; a great buffet that set us up to relax and watch a bit of the winter Olympics. Monday dawned with low winds and plenty of sunshine so we headed out on the boat for Guana Cay. We traveled with Rich and Pam and their visiting friends Blaine and Diane aboard Adena and Wayne and Francine with their friend Rejean onboard their boat My Way. They are from Quebec,Canada and the entire group have become fast friends. A short 10 mile trip got us to Guana.. We tied up at a local dock (no power or water, but a safe haven) then walked quickly to Nippers, a notorious oceanfront restaurant and bar on the Atlantic side of the Cay. Carey and the "crowd" enjoyed drinks and a nice lunch meal. Many of the crowd hopped in the ocean and body surfed after lunch; I was not in that group. Actually, only the women jumped in; the men didn't stray from the bar area. Returning to the boats, we stopped at the local vegetable stand. Tuesday morning we relaxed and watched as another cold front moved thru the area; winds at 20 to 25 knots, clouds and rain. We ventured out anyway to Grabbers, another shoreside restaurant. Wayne had to stand by the heater as he felt a bit chilled in the 60 degree temperatures. The other two boats left to return to Marsh Harbour after lunch. Carey and I decided to stay and enjoy Guana for another day. | |
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