Hope Town
Frank and
Carol came over from Marsh Harbour and took a slip at the Lighthouse Marina. They got lucky as someone decided to vacate a
slip in the marina sooner than planned.
We remained anchored outside the harbor and brought our dinghy in once
they were settled. We were soon headed
up the stair of the lighthouse for an elevated view of the surrounding
area. It is amazing how far you can see even
when you are only 110 feet above the low lying cays and flat ocean. We took a number of pictures to include one
of Foreign Affair at anchor.
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| Hope Town Harbour - View from the Light |
After
visiting the lighthouse, we took the dinghy across the harbor to explore the
settlement. We visited the local museum which was located in one of the oldest
houses in the village. The gentleman who
collected our admission fee gave us a brief overview of the history of Hope
Town after which we toured the museum and examined the exhibits on our
own. There was a 30 minute video which
was very informative covering the history of the Abacos.
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| Delivery Barge - Almost Everything Is Shipped To the Islands |
We went to
Munchies for dinner. It is an open air,
take-away establishment. The food was
very good and significantly less expensive than if we were at a local
restaurant. We found a comfortable spot
at a table under a wonderful shade tree.
There was a breeze that made us very comfortable as we ate fried conch,
French fries along with mac and cheese.
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| Munchies Take Away |
We headed
back to the dinghy dock, boarded the dinghy, retrieved our stern anchor and
returned to Hakuna Matata for some
Goombay Smash. The wifi was very good at
the dock. So, we updated our charts and
checked the weather to discuss our plans for the next few days. We parted ways after our cups were drained. The wind was picking up and we wanted to get
back to Foreign Affair before it got
dark. Once again, it was a great day in
the Bahamas.
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