Great Guana Cay

This is a shot from the fabulous Sunset Beach.  It is absolutely beautiful. During the daytime the trees create shade, there is a breeze that blows gently as you sip your Grabber.  It is a wonderful concoction that includes three rums, pineapple juice, orange juice, cranberry juice and is frozen to the consistency of a slushy.  Nummy.

I'm a critter person and I love watching the wild wonders the Bahamas have to offer.  The birds are amazing.  The otter family was wonderful.  The dolphins awesome.  However, the critter that I absolutely adore is the curly tailed lizard.  They are everywhere and are so much fun to watch.   

I love the people at Guanna Cay.  They are so laid back and friendly.  There is a big tree near the government dock and there is a bench that circles the tree.  The inhabitants of the island come and just sit there enjoying the view and the breeze.  It is an awesome place.  They have a cafe that CLOSES for lunch.  Now that, my friends, is laid back.

This year we rented a golf cart and went up to Bakers Bay.  It was quite an interesting adventure, it has a gatekeeper who allowed us entrance.  We parked our golf cart next to the other golf carts and lordy it was the whole dingy thing all over again.  I swear their golf carts were gold plated.

We were wandering around looking for a place to lunch when we were accosted by a 'helpful' employee.  Doug didn't ask about lunch.  He asked for the harbour master.  This guy was the assistant and said he could answer our questions.  Mr. Assistant went on to tell us the amenities of Bakers Bay.  They have a full gym and a perpetual pool. (Yeah dude, the ocean 100 yards to your left, just say'n.)  He then assured us that TRANSIENTS were not allowed.  REALLY?  ahahaha  I've never been called a transient before.  Glad Doug had the presence of mind to inquire as to the cost of this lovely paradise so we weren't given the bums rush out of there. .

We did eventually have lunch.  We had conk salad with goat pepper,  (HOT!!) and lobster pizza.  Fancy.

This photo was taken off the interwebs. 

We didn't take photo's as gawking riff-raff were not allowed. ;)

It was such an odd experience after the wonderful 'laid back' of the Bahamas I knew.  I probably wouldn't have ever thought of it again except for the whole transient thing.  That still makes me laugh.

That's pretty much it for the home movies from me.

Floating Trailer Park

Yep.  That's a bike on the back of the boat.  We talked about the different things that would make life more comfortable, lawn chairs etc.  Then I teased Doug that we'd look like a floating trailer park.  We have the dingy motor 'up on blocks' (Damn thing does NOT work).  We have the laundry flapping from the lines.  Our dingy had sprung a leak over the winter.  The side panels hold it up so we wouldn't sink but your feet will get wet. I had to laugh at the thought of what we looked like rowing to shore in a 'sinking dingy'.

At some point during the trip Doug announced that he was lusting after another boats dingy.  I laughed and told him he had dingy envy and he had to admit it was true.  I'm quite fond of our dilapidated little dingy.  The dingy has never failed us.  The motor is another story, but the dingy has always been there.  It can't help it that it sprung a leak, it's getting on in years, these things happen. ;)

Below is a picture of the dingy Doug was eyeballing. 

Marsh Harbour

Marsh Harbour is on the 'main land'.  That's what the people of the smaller cay's call it.  It is a wonderful little community and has a lot of stores for all your needs.  Of course, some of those needs might have to be ordered in from Nassau, but generally you can find what you are looking for. The biggest change this year was the opening of Marshall's.  It is a kind of WalMart for the Bahamas. It wasn't WalMart prices of course.  A frozen entry (single size, not family) was $8.00.  A four pack of toilet paper cost about as much as a twenty-four roll pack.  I marvel at how anyone could afford to live there. 

We have a little 'granny' cart that we constructed from a luggage carrier and a foldable laundry hamper kind of thing.  We bungee cord it together, put our supplies inside and then wheel it the mile or two back to the boat.  On our first shopping expedition we bought a few more supplies than we had room for.  I suggested buying the cloth bags, more sturdy and we could reuse them.  Ahahaha not so sturdy after all.  The first bag was falling apart as the gentleman bagged it.   The second bag we were in the parking lot when I notice a can trying to escape the bottom of the bag.  The third bag made it all the way back to the boat.  YaY!

My favorite dish from the Bahamas is from Snappa's, just a stones throw from the marina they do a foil dish that has conk, sweet potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions, gosh just all sorts of wonderful veggies and they season it with something that makes the resulting broth to die for.  It is AWESOME. 

It takes thirty minutes to cook but the time is put to good use with a delicious tropical drink.

Sunrise in Marsh Harbour

 Mangoes Marina from the back of our boat.