After a skinny water approach to Sea Spray Marina and after a successful "very close quarters" docking it was time to mix a Jack Daniels and watch the winds go from 18 knots to almost 40 knots in the next hour. That's a Captain that calls the arrival time "too damn close", but that's living on the edge.....
So, off we go to Hope Town to get the Ipad re-loaded for data. Did that in Green Turtle but it failed to work...
"Dat's Da Bahama's Mon"
This shot is taken from the golf cart on the way to town.......
An old town with a lot of history. Cute little houses painted all different colors...
We must be in the Islands.
First stop was at the local clinic to get the Admiral some meds she had ran out of.
She has quite a story to tell about the Practicing Physician here in Hope Town. She was thoroughly impressed with her knowledge and experience.
Very refreshing to find in the out Islands.
it's Tuesday and they are closed...
But the two men on the porch are there to deliver a sign for the store.
The woman works for BTC but not in this store......she asked to see Christines I-pad...tapped a few keys and said "There you go" it was not configured properly....
She captured the hearts of two pretty little English girls, heavy English accents and all.
This gal said she was born in England, dad was in Conn. and she spent a few years in North Carolina.
Said she really likes Southern Country boys because they are more "Gentleman Like'...
I made sure she knew I was a "Southern Country Boy" but I think she meant new country....not classic country..
Dedicated to all the souls that died out there on the Elbow Cay Reef...
Many ship wrecks are recorded to have happened on the reef..
A beautiful picture of the Lighthouse across the bay from town.
The anchorage is full and turning down boats every day.
There is quite a history to this old lighthouse. More on that later.
Then it's back to Mystic Lady to get cleaned up and off to a Birthday Dinner for Michelle.
We had a nice dinner with Dave and Michelle at the Boat House here at Sea Spray Marina.
It was a fun filled day and ended with a even more fun filled evening with good friends.
Wednesday, March 28
Since Michelle wanted to go back to Hope Town to get a SIM card for her phone we decided to unload the dinghies and motor over to town.
Winds are strong but out of the East so we were able to hug the Leeward side of Elbow Cay and that provided for a great dinghy ride.
This is the channel coming into Hope Town...very busy.
It was also a good opportunity to visit the Lighthouse again. Dave and Michelle had not been here and it's one of those places you just don't want to miss when in the Abacos.
The view from up here is awesome and for me, I really like to check out the 1800's machinery that keeps this thing operating. It is the ONLY totally manned lighthouse in the world.
Goggle it sometime...
Pets are not allowed and Christine said...Thank You..
She said "Been there Done That" so I will just skip those 101 steps to the top.
They are patiently waiting at the bottom...
I can't possibly relay the beauty of the water around here but from the Lighthouse you get a good idea.
So many photo ops, so little time to put them on a blog..
A shot of the "Step Climbing Trio"....from up on the observation deck..
I wish I had got a shot of Michelle climbing thru the rather small opening to the deck..but she probably wouldn't have liked it anyway.
Now for the 101 steps back down.
I missed the best shot here too...Michelle climbing back down to the dinghy.
Dang, it's hard to hold the dog, keep mama stable, untie the line, get the Admiral down the ladder, unlock the dinghies, hold Dave's beer, bring in the anchor, and take pictures too.
Whew......
After the Lighthouse Adventure we motored across the bay for lunch at a place Dave and Michelle found yesterday,
What a view, this is from our table looking out over the Elbow Cay Reef on the Atlantic side.
Great lunch too...
And it's back to the dinghy dock, proceed with the process of loading, unlocking, pulling anchor, etc.......
Great times in Hope Town.
The weather is forecast to take a turn for the better in a couple days. Looking forward to being out on anchor for a week or so.
Got back to the marina and Christine and Annie wanted to walk the beach at sunset.
Wow...the wave were crashing and roaring....
Too late in the day to bathe Annie so we didn't turn her loose.
She turns into a Sand Junkie if allowed to run free.
Annie is about to call it a night...
One more day here at Sea Spray and then we will move to an anchorage near Tahiti Beach.
Weather is forecast to be Fantastic for the next week.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Not a lot going on today, The Admiral is baking bread for dinner tonight..Yummmm.
Dave and Michelle are coming over for soup and bread.
Getting ready to pull out early tomorrow while at high tide.
Also the last chance to wash the boat for a while.
We now know how this marina got it's name, "Sea Spray".. Mystic Lady is docked about 200 yards from the beach.
The salt spray has been real bad with these high Easterly winds.
It's a dirty job, but somebody had to do it.
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