Hope Town

It has been a week since we cleared into the Bahamas at Green Turtle Cay.   We really enjoyed our stay on Guana.   Todd and Peggy were wonderful hosts and let us stay on their mooring ball for several days.  Todd and I went fishing with some buddies of his and we caught 7 Black Fin Tuna.   Umm.   Fresh tuna.   We put some on the barbeque that night, and Shelley and I still have a bunch of filets in our freezer.

We then stayed a couple of nights in Marsh Harbour.   It is a busy place and the largest town in the Abaco's, so it is not my favorite.   It let us do the last minute preparations for our journey south.   But we could not leave the Abaco's without first stopping into one of the prettiest spots in the Caribbean, Hope Town on Elbow Cay.   The entrance is marked by the lighthouse, which still works.

This would be a great place for a family vacation.   Our kids and grandkids would love this island.   Mark and Gayle Rolland would love it as well.  So Shelley and I went by the real estate office and got brochures on the numerous houses that are for rent.   Some are small, some have 4/5 bedrooms.   Elbow Cay is 6 miles long, but we would want to be right in town.  Maybe someday.....

There are beautiful beaches and fun bars and restaurnats, and great snorkeling nearby.    Perfect.

 Tomorrow or Monday we will head south down the Abaco island to Little Harbor.   That is the last place you can anchor before you head across to Eleuthera.   The winds are a bit high right now, so we are TRYING to be patient...damn this is hard. But we do not want another 5 hours of banging into 5 ft. waves such as we had coming over from Ft. Lauderdale.   So patience is needed right now.   I engaged a marine weather forecast company to email me the wind, wave and weather conditions for the crossing.   I think it will be next Tuesday.   Once we get to Eleuthera and find an internet connection, we will update you all.    Wish for calm winds and smooth waters...
Marc