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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Hope Town, Elbow Cay

Hope Town is our favorite spot in the Abacos so far. It's a lovely town in a picturesque setting with friendly people and a nice balance of amenities.

We've explored the town and marveled at the view from the top of the lighthouse. We've enjoyed time spent with friends—Liz and Devin on Moosetracks, Charlie on Un Sea Sing, Chris and Ginny on Ginny C, Rich and Mary on Change, and (briefly) Glen, Cathy, Jan, and Mike on Chatty Cat. I think we're all headed in different directions today.

We've achieved mixed levels of success with boat chores. We THINK the depth sounder is fixed. Wayne went up the mast yesterday to see if resetting the Bullet wi-fi booster would fix that problem, but it seems that the unit isn't getting any power. Either the unit or the wiring is broken.

In half an hour we will head in to town for the 11:00 service at the Methodist Church. We were planning sail down to the southern part of Elbow Cay near Tahiti Beach, but decided to stay in the harbor one more night. Since Wayne wasn't able to get our Bullet working and we won't be near a Bahamas WiMax hotspot, we probably won't have internet access for a few days.

It's been disappointing that winds blowing at 15-20 knots from the N-NE almost since we've been in the Abacos have made for poor snorkeling conditions. At least high temps in the 70's with the cool breezes make being in the water less appealing :)




Can you find Lena Bea?




Lena Bea with Hope Town lighthouse

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