West End
Our first
morning in the Bahamas was as advertised in the travel guides. Sunny, warm and
with a slight breeze. After a leisurely breakfast, we wandered the grounds
exploring the marina and adjacent resort facilities. The nearest hammock hung
between two palm trees in less than 100 feet from our boat. The distance to the
beach is about a 100 yards. The resort has a wonderful pool, spa, fitness room,
lounge chairs for the pool and beach, kayaks, paddle boards, shuffle board,
volley ball, horse shoes, lawn chess and checkers for use by guests. Carla
learned a little about West End from Kenisha, who was tending a stall at the on-site
straw market. West End was hit really hard by Matthew and is still struggling
to rebuild.
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| Foreign Affair and Hakuna Matata - At Dock Old Bahama Bay Marina |
After lunch,
Carla gave Foreign Affair a good
wash-down. The salt spray from our journey over coated everything to include
the bimini and boom cover. Dwayne went to the resort registration lobby to get
some good internet access so he could check our email, get weather reports and
update the software we use while cruising. We were having difficulty turning
our Bahama Telephone Company phone into a hotspot for devices on the boat. The
cell based internet is too slow for most of our apps to run as designed. We are
concerned about this as we rely on several of these apps for weather and
navigation. Tomorrow we will go into Freeport and Lucaya. We will stop at a BTC
office to see what can be done to improve service if we can’t figure It out
ourselves.
Glad to see you made it safely. Enjoy!
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