We’ve spent the last few days in Marsh Harbour with some high winds and rain. Our good friend Peggy Saylor arrived for a visit on the 15th. We all jumped into a rental car and headed to Pete’s Pub in Little Harbour for lunch, followed by a later tour of Marsh Harbour. Monday we stayed put in the morning and later braved a driving heavy rainfall and arrived, soaked to the bone, at a colorful Bahamian grill and bar for a tasty lunch and the mandatory goombay smashes.
Tuesday we headed for Hope Town on Elbow Cay – a short 8-mile ride. BenjOllie handled the 3-foot seas smoothly. Safely tied up by noon, then lunch at Hope Town Inn and Marina then off for a golf cart tour of Elbow Cay. A very nice day showing Peggy the sights of this gem of the Abacos and the boasters’ favorite spot. It has a growing vibrant community of US expats that mirror Colonial Beach’s very own come-heres, lending time, energy and cash flow to this historical and lovely settlement. For a good glance at the history of Hope Town that speaks to the settling of the entire Abacos, google “Hope Town, Abacos” ,,, an interesting read. Some pictures of the day.
Wednesday, we had another day of running around. Starting at 9 AM at Capt Jack’s for breakfast we then walked around Hope Town village a bit. Afterwards we fired up the golf cart and started a round trip of Elbow Cay. “At Da Beach” grill stop lead further south to Seaspray Marina. It was closed so we proceeded to Tahiti Beach, a great place to enjoy the sand and sea. Peggy and Carey found some shells and walked the surf while I enjoyed time with a good book. On the way back we found Seaspray’s waterfront bar ready for us. After an appropriate [?] amount of time, we carted away to Fire Fly, the next establishment on the Sea of Abaco. Great stop, goombays and all. Biding time until our dinner reservations, we further wasted – or, rather enjoyed, our time and libations again At Da Beach, where we initially began the afternoon. We bad. Finally, time for dinner at the Abaco Inn that sits mere yards from the Atlantic Ocean. The food was fabulous. The day was great. Some pictures of this day below.
