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December 23, 2005
N24.1 W76.2 From One Great Guana Cay to Another
While not exactly snow shoveling weather, the Abacos were cool and rainy, and we began to tire of the cold fronts that rolled off the US southeast coast – about every three days. We would follow north winds on the backside of a cold front south to the Exuma Cays. Closer to the Tropic of Cancer, bound to be warmer.
We left Great Guana Cay, Abaco in good winds but really rolly seas. The wind died, but the seas kept up until about 3am when we rounded Palmetto Point, the eastern tip of Eleuthra Island. Then the seas and the wind died, and we got bored of the sound of the engine. We polished shackles and stainless steel.
While we had planned to get to Georgetown in daylight, neither wind, seas, nor tides were cooperating. We decided to adjust course and head for Great Guana Cay, Exuma. Through the narrow rocky Dotham Cut, we anchored in time to run into Black Point in the dinghy to get last-minute Christmas provisions. We assumed that grocery stores were closing for the holidays.
It’s better in the Bahamas. It’s gooder in Guana.
The two grocery stores in Black Point were already closed, so we dropped into Lorraine’s Café. Lorraine was there. We sought her advice – cold beer, head of lettuce, tomato? She sold us 12 cold Kaliks, packed 6 in a plastic bag with ice and the rest in another bag. As for lettuce and tomato, she was reluctant. She emerged from the kitchen with half a head of iceberg lettuce and a ripe tomato. A gift, in exchange for telling people about her little café. We tipped her well for the beer, and took two for the dinghy ride back to the boat. Her generosity was incredible, and we will tell lots of people about the place. We hope to go back, and if we do, we will take half a head of iceberg lettuce and a ripe tomato.
Favours must be returned.
Posted by dave at December 23, 2005 12:19 PM