January 20-29, 2019 In and around Marsh Harbour

After a few days tied to the dock in Marsh Harbour we took advantage of a nice weather window of calmer seas.  Headed to one of our favorite beaches – Tahiti Beach.

Caught Bob in the middle of a cough, but I liked the clear water as he approached the beach.

I landed on the beach via paddle board.

On the way to the Tiloo Cay anchorage we went by the Barcelona Adventure.  This boat is available for charter.  Its beautiful exterior is mahogany.

The iconic castle house.

After anchoring I went ashore and immediately saw 3 or 4 hummingbirds.  Went back to the boat to get my feeder in the hopes of attracting them to get some photos. Set it up but no luck, at least a bananaquit showed up.

Next anchorage was Aunt Pat’s Bay between Elbow Cay and Lubbers Quarters Cay.  So fantastic to have a morning of no wind! This is a picture of our anchor chain leading to a buried anchor.

This conch was happily cruising along the side of our boat.

Perfect paddle board weather.

Although I did get caught in a random rain squall which only lasted a few minutes.  Bonus was a rainbow off in the distance.  Later we dinghied over to Cracker P’s bar and restaurant for lunch, then headed back to the marina to be ahead of a nasty cold front coming in.

Awakened to howling winds (30+knots) and periodic rain squalls.  But, double rainbows always brighten things up. Strong winds continued for 3 days.

1/28/18:  Winds calmed down a bit but not before a house fire in nearby Muddville (a Haitian Village) spread to several other houses.  No one was injured thankfully but I’m still gathering details as to the extent of the damage.

Rented a car with fellow boaters Frank and Cathy aboard Destiny.  Drove south to Little Harbour, home of Pete’s Pub.  As we approach the Super Blue Blood Moon, the tides are getting extremely low.

Bob and Frank ordering some lunch.

We have left tee-shirts and drawings here in the past but they disappear.  Hopefully this one will last for awhile.

Walking from the Pub over to the beach via one of Pete’s bronze sculptures.

Unrelenting winds and seas abound.

Closer in to shore it was calm enough for this butterfly to land.

We attempted to find a beach known for sea glass but the roads fizzled to impassable, had to turn around.

Drove on to Cherokee Village which has the longest dock in the Bahamas at 770 feet long.

Looks like you could walk right to the horizon.

Pictures of me taken by Cathy Marco.

And here’s the picture I was taking.

Stopped at the nearby Shell Museum.  The curator amused us with interesting stories.

I’m normally not a fan of shell art, but this shell bouquet was pretty cool.

Next we checked out Schooner Bay, touted to be an incredible community of high end houses, shops, restaurants and marina…..

Well, there were a few houses and there was a dock…

and a restaurant which served drinks but no food (although when I asked if there was at least some chips, the waitress whipped up an incredibly good salsa to go along with some nacho chips).

1/29/18:  Back at the marina – another low tide.  All the sailboats are aground.

My new friend George.  He has a conch salad stand right next to our marina.  Every 2 to 3 days when he has collected enough conch, he comes in and makes fresh conch salad.  We’ve become loyal customers! Next up – my sister Deb and friend Jim fly in tomorrow for a week long visit.  Can’t wait!