Hopetown, Elbow Cay, Abacos, Bahamas

February 27, 2011
We decided late in the day to head over to Hopetown. We heard so much about it and it is only eight or so miles from Marsh Harbor. The mileage is nothing but there is an entirely different feeling about this place. The approach, again in emerald waters only eight feet or so deep at high tide, is one of real beauty. You cannot see the harbor from the bay. The entrance is a small channel with high rocks and growth on either side that winds past some pretty houses and a lighthouse. Once in the harbor proper, the first things you see are many mooring balls. They are close together and nearly all occupied when we got here. The harbor cannot be any larger than about 20 acres or so yet there are about fifty or so boats on the moorings and about that many more in slips around the outside.
We arrived during a very sunny afternoon and slipped into position at a mooring ball next to S/V Jela We have crossed courses several times since getting to the Abacos. We plan to do some serious land exploration and beach walking on the Atlantic shore over the next day or so. We are told there is serious history here. Can’t wait to see if there are still some tales of lost pirate treasure and shipwrecks. The peace at this place is something else on this Sunday afternoon. More later.