It has been so windy here that the Hopetown Sailing Club cancelled their race dates twice this month. We figured that the only way we were going to get over to Marsh Harbour was to take the ferry. There was a lot of excitement down on the ferry dock this morning as dogs were coming in for the Humane Society Dog Walk in Hopetown.
We had arranged to meet Bill and Mary from ‘Harbour Reach” in Marsh Harbour. Our paths have crossed a number of times on the Loop and we had hoped to do more cruising with them in the Bahamas. They are at Abaco Boat Harbour Marina and are members of the Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club. This is quite a club with many membership perks of lower dock rates, a full schedule of activities from walking, water aerobics, yoga, pot lucks and catered parties. There are many Loopers here and if we come back to the Abacos, we would definitely look into a membership.
We had a great time with Bill and Mary touring their classic Pacific trawler, having lunch at the Abaco Beach Resort, checking out the art fair there and exploring Marsh Harbour with Mary as our guide. Bob and I were not used to fast traffic and had a bit of a culture shock getting honked at in Marsh Harbour. Mary and Bill have been doing the Loop for the past 10 years in 4+ month increments and really get to know each area thoroughly. They are so knowledgeable and always ready to help other cruisers succeed.
We had a long walk back to our marina when we docked at Hopetown but found 2 ways to make it more enjoyable—here’s Bob with liquid refreshment and me with an ice cream cup.
This is our last Saturday here in Sea Spray and the Bahamian band was back and everyone was groovin’.
We had arranged to meet Bill and Mary from ‘Harbour Reach” in Marsh Harbour. Our paths have crossed a number of times on the Loop and we had hoped to do more cruising with them in the Bahamas. They are at Abaco Boat Harbour Marina and are members of the Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club. This is quite a club with many membership perks of lower dock rates, a full schedule of activities from walking, water aerobics, yoga, pot lucks and catered parties. There are many Loopers here and if we come back to the Abacos, we would definitely look into a membership.
We had a great time with Bill and Mary touring their classic Pacific trawler, having lunch at the Abaco Beach Resort, checking out the art fair there and exploring Marsh Harbour with Mary as our guide. Bob and I were not used to fast traffic and had a bit of a culture shock getting honked at in Marsh Harbour. Mary and Bill have been doing the Loop for the past 10 years in 4+ month increments and really get to know each area thoroughly. They are so knowledgeable and always ready to help other cruisers succeed.
We had a long walk back to our marina when we docked at Hopetown but found 2 ways to make it more enjoyable—here’s Bob with liquid refreshment and me with an ice cream cup.
This is our last Saturday here in Sea Spray and the Bahamian band was back and everyone was groovin’.
