We spent a couple of days in Marsh Harbor. We did our domestic chores since it was our best shot for a Laundromat and supermarket in the Abacos. Marsh Harbor is a relatively big town, and by that I mean they have a road where two real cars can pass each other. We also saw something we have not seen since we’ve been in the Bahamas, a traffic light! Not to mention a KFC…

We took a long walk in town and had a quick breakfast and a nice lunch on shore. We have noticed that you should never go to a restaurant in the Bahamas when you are hungry to eat right now. It is better to go when you are a little hungry but not starving. Quick service is not their stronghold! We had taken a dinghy ride around the anchorage the night before so I knew there was a castle on shore that some doctor had built. I could see it from the dinghy. We decided to go looking for it on land. When we found it we were very disappointed. It looks much better from a distance – trust me on that one! It is a nice town though.

There is a cruisers net every morning at 8:15 am on channel 68 on the VHF radio. Different cruisers announce the weather and commercial establishments give their specials and some reason you should go to their business. Cruisers also announce their arrival and departure from this part of the Abacos. We heard on the net that a sailboat we had become friends with at the Exuma Land and Sea Park had just arrived in Hope Town, our next stop. We also knew that neighbors of ours from Annapolis, Will and Muffin, spend their entire winter on their boat in Hope Town. They are very well established in the community here. As a matter of fact, Will runs the cruisers net on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We called them after the net and told them we were on our way. It’s not very far, just an hour and a half. Muffin found a mooring for us and when we got there she helped us pick it up. Will stopped by to say hi later and I mentioned I had heard on the radio he was taking the small power boat he has use of to Man of War Cay later today. He invited us to come with him. We jumped at the chance since we weren’t sure we would get there by our boat. It was a fun ride over there. It’s a nice little town.

When we got back we took a walk around Hope Town. It is a beautiful little town. It seems more tourist oriented than any other town we have seen in the Bahamas. The houses are all beautiful and colorful, especially the one in the picture above. On the way back we stopped at Will and Muffin’s boat and caught up some more. Muffin has been making all kinds of cool things with the things she finds on the beaches around here. I am very impressed!

Tomorrow we will go out for breakfast and tour the lighthouse. Hopefully it will be nice and warm and we can go snorkeling!

At least we have good Internet in the Abacos! I am catching up with my pictures. Please check out my new album in the Photo Gallery!