So Much to Do, So Little Time!

We finally had to take a day and do some chores.  As Al spent the morning hauling water to fill the water tanks, I went grocery shopping and to the new meat market that is about 4-5 miles out of town.  They come in a pick-up truck and take you out and when everyone is done, they take you back.  The meats and fresh salads are wonderful.  It is not a typical Bahamian store which might be because the couple had lived in the USA.  She actually was from Carlisle, not too far from our Lancaster home.  He is Bahamian.  They have doubled their ordering in the month it has been open, so we hope it works for them when the cruisers are not so plentiful.  But it is a terrific addition to Georgetown. Look up Prime Island Meats & Deli when in town.

Al also got propane and I went to get internet at Eddie’s Edgewaters to have faster internet to do the last blog.  We moved the boat back across the harbor to Monument Beach. 

 Big D's

Late afternoon we went into Big D’s for a jam session and bonfire.   

Blair playing the bag pipes.

Irene on the left strumming.

Our friend, Blair, on Strathspey played the guitar and bagpipes.  He was a big hit.  When he played, a spectator got up and did a Scottish dance which was great!  We also had another talented friend, Irene, on Escapaid who strummed along with the rest of the musicians. 

 As they say, a good time was had by all!

Arleen speaks at "Art on the Beach" about rug hooking.

The next day I did a presentation about rug hooking on the beach to a small group of women.  It was during the “Art on the Beach” time.  After the presentation, men and women came to see my rugs and ask questions. 

Display of rugs and tools needed for rug hooking.

Afterwards, Sandy, from Anania gave me a badly needed trim.  We just sat on the beach and let the wind take the hair away. 

Then since it was Valentines Day, Al, Jim, Irene and I decided to take the dinghy over to Palm Court which is a resort on the other side of the harbor.  It was a nice place but still had the typical Bahamian food.  Take a look at Al’s burger!  I don’t know how he got his mouth around it.  It wasn’t all meat because there were jalapeños stuffed inside.  

Al ready to enjoy his jalapeno burger!

 Later that evening we went to Chat n’ Chill for a great Valentine’s Day Dance and danced the night away.  Oh what fun, with all those great oldies and line dances.

We came back to Kidd Cove with the boat so that we could do laundry and spend the

night since we had a historical tour of the northern part of the island the next day.  Since

we were here after lunch I convinced Al to let me go and shop the stores since I had not

had any time since we came to do so.  I found myself some wonderful belated Valentine

presents.  Thank you Al, you know just what to get me!  (Sorry about the spacing, could not seem to correct it.)

Air conditioned!  Not the usual school bus.

On Saturday we went on a bus tour to Rolleville
which is north of George Town.  Unfortunately it was the  locals 

Sandals Resort from afar.

first time doing this tour and they have much to learn.  Like for instance, we don’t just want things pointed out to us, but a little history about it and some facts and figures. They showed us the all inclusive Sandals resort from afar because no one can get in unless you had reservations.  Other than knowing it is the largest employer on the island they did not have any other information.

Pompey

Pompey ruins

We stopped at a statue of Pompey who was a slave who led a rebellion to do away with slavery in the eighteen hundreds.  He was found in Nassau and brought back to the jail which is part of the Pompey Ruins.  They actually used this building up to the 1960’s.

Exuma Point Beach Bar and Grille

Excellent lunch at Exuma Point Bar and Grille

Irene and Jim show the rest of us how it is done!

What was lacking in the tour was made up for in the meal served at Exuma Point at Rolleville  The meal was the best we have eaten in the Bahamas.  It had a lot of the typical foods but also some fresh vegetables and delicious red snapper fish.  
There was an excellent musician and singer who played for us as Jim and Irene danced to a few songs and they also had some drawings for door prizes as well. 

Al heading into the cave.

They had a tour to a cave down the beach from the restaurant by the landowner's son.  It was a cave right off the beach where an eccentric white man lived for 5 years.  He was found walking around George Town naked and so the authorities said he had to leave the area.  He somehow found the cave and asked the owner of the land if he could live there to which he agreed.  He built a wooden bed and covered one of the overhead holes in the cave with plexi glass to keep out rain and other debris.  He ate only the vegetables he grew on the land on top of the cave and honey.  

A photo of the landowner and the eccentric "Cave Man"

 Supposedly he had cases of honey stored further back in the cave. As I said, he was eccentric!   He left there in 2005 and returned to his wife in the states and died shortly afterwards.  He actually was a very wealthy man who just wanted to buck the establishment and live the way he wanted to live.  Quite a story!

George Clooney on our bus tour!

On the way back I asked if I could take a picture of someone on our tour.   Take a look ladies.  George Clooney?  Quite a look a like, but not the real George.  He said he has been asked to be a double for him though, does that count?

 It almost looks like he is smiling!

When we got back to the boat the dolphins were visiting the area again.  I have to show the one picture I got.  I never had gotten one with an eye in it and he looks like he is smiling!
We moved across the harbor to ride out the front that moved through that night and was expected to blow for the next few days.  We survived the 30 knot winds just fine, but one boat’s dinghy with a 15 horsepower engine came untied and has not been found.  That is like losing your car!  People have been out searching but with no luck.  Phone calls have been made to different businesses to make people aware of the situation. 


It was blowing 17-20 knots on Sunday so we only went to the beach off of our boat.  We hiked some trails and were surprised to find one we had never done before called Intrepid.  It certainly was a steep one and close to the edge of cliffs.  I guess that is why it is called what it is.   We spent the rest of the day on the boat due to the high winds. (Since my pocket “point and shoot” camera died, I find my larger camera too big to take on these trails, so unfortunately I don’t have pictures from the hike.)   One thing Al did was to remove our Bahamian flag that was a bit tattered from the wind to say the least!  That was only up since we arrived in the Bahamas December 12^th.

PS If you go to YouTube, and put in George Town Cruisers Conch Oom Pah Band, you might see someone you know.

Where did our Bahamian flag go?