After taking on fresh water in the morning (and the price ranged everywhere from free to $.10/ gal to $1.00/gal., all at the same place within 10 minutes, depending on who you talked to), we took a bus to downtown Nassau, which really wasn't a big deal other than the straw market, which is a place where the locals come to hawk their wares in a flea market type setting. Everything is negotiable and I loved the interactions with the women there. Nikki, on the other hand, was nearly breaking out in hives from all of the people coming at you at once trying to sell you "shit-on-a-stick" as she would put it. But it was fun and got a couple of hats out of the deal, and Nikki got a little jewelry to boot.

We will depart Nassau tomorrow morning around 0800 headed for Allen's Cay, which is known for wild iguanas that like to be fed. There are two optional anchorages, one at Norman's Cay, and also at Saddle Cay which is known for the "perfect beach". It is not likely we will have an Internet connection for a while so we'll write again when we can.

Assuming we are ready to move on by Friday, we will be in the Exuma Cays National Land and Sea Park, and more specifically, Warderick Wells Cay. The Exumas is the part of the Bahamas we have really wanted to see. Very exciting!