Well we are in George Town, the end of our
southbound journey. Man, there are a lot of boats here.
The entrance to Elizabeth Harbor was not well marked, but
the Explorer Charts provided the data to navigate the
channel(?). Celena and Jule III selected an anchorage almost
midway between town and Volleyball Beach. Legend chose a
more shallow anchorage near Peace and Plenty.
We arrived during Regatta Week with 400+
boats at anchor. This is the busiest week of the cruising season
here. Our anchorage was not that crowded considering the mass
of boats (mostly sail). Our anchorage made a dinghy ride to town
or Stocking Island equally painful. Thereis always a good chop
in Elizabeth Harbor. Or dinghy doesn't go very fast with our
Yamaha 3 HP motor so we get wet!
We have been in George Town Exuma for 10
days and are having a wonderful time. We arrived during
Regatta week (the culmination of the George Town experience)
with over 400 boats in Elizabeth Harbor. We anchored in the
middle of the harbor and haven't moved the big boat since. Just
lazy, that's all. Many of our friends move their boat to the
different happenings, but not us. We would prefer to get soaked
on our dinghy rides.
Mom brings here van to George Town with fresh
baked bread on Monday Wednesday and Friday. We visited her
twice. The first visit resulted in wet bread on our dinghy ride back
to the boat. We learned! We brought a plastic bag for Mom's
bread. She makes it a point to give everybody a hug. Even Bob
got a hug.
Last Saturday they had the Cruisers/Locals
Talent Show to signal the end of regatta week. You can bet the
dinghy dock in town was really, really full. Sand Dollar Man
(aka Blaine of S/V Charbonneau) had a big hit with us.
The folks from S/V Tawee were also a favorite as they sang
"Just kiss my cleat" with a bunch of other cruisers. The local kids
performed exceptionally well in a variety of song, dance and poetry.
Speaking of Tawee, Pat and Geoff came visiting a couple
of days ago. We had them over for drinks. Our boat is not really built
for entertainment (small cockpit, small galley) so we have to invite people
over one boat at a time. Tom and Nancy (SV Celena) came over to say 'hi'
on their way to Volleyball Beach. We hope to have them and SV Legend
over before we leave. SV Charbonneau invited us over to dinner before
they left for Long Island (the Bahamas one). Cruising life is tough!
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