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December 14, 2005
We Love it Here
Two things have struck us about the Abacos. Golf carts and community.
First, the golf carts. They're everywhere. Most of the cays in the Abacos are very small. Guana Cay for example is about 5 miles long and half a mile wide. So a car is really not necessary. They're everywhere. And they go slowly, so there aren't traffic jams, or accidents. And at night, they go reaaallly slowly, because you never know who's been havin' a few at Nipper's!
Second, community. At 8:15am on Channel 68 on the VHF radio, the Cruisers Net. The agenda? Weather, news (including major world stock indices, gold prices, political stuff, etc.), announcements about local events (like the tree lighting at Green Turtle Cay tomorrow night and the Junior Junkanoo on Saturday), questions & answers, trivia and other stuff you need to know to enjoy the Abacos.
Our North American cell phones don't work, internet is scarce, and public telephones are virtually non-existent. The VHF radio is it.
We enjoy our coffee and listen to the Net. It wakes Chis. I wake with the sun at 5:30. But then, I fade at 9pm. What day is it again?
Posted by dave at December 14, 2005 07:00 PM