Our first full day in the Bahamas dawned overcast and gray, with showers in the forecast all day. Undetered we ventured out. We headed north from our berth in the Blue Water resort marina. Our boat buddies had been out and come back after a short trip south. We decided that we would walk north until we hit the loop which would bring us up to the beach, and back to our marina in Alicetown. Well we never found that road, and we ended up walking to the north portion of the island, about 2 miles away.
During our walk we found the BTC (Bahamas Telephone) and met the nice people who told how to swap out our SIM card so that we could have connectivity via their phone network. We walked by small shops and some "sketchy" areas. This island is a contrast in various level of economics. Buildings leveled by hurricanes that were never rebuilt, old shops with their vibrant colors, and new development dot the landscape.
Traffic, fortunately we are here in the off season, is wild; cars, trucks, and golf carts driving on the wrong side of the street (they drive on the left side). Fortunately, they beep if you are in the way.
We walked up from the road to the beach and took some pictures. The ocean water is beautiful.
After leaving the ocean, we made it to the Bimini Bay resort. We could have satyed here, with the same price per foot as where we are staying, but with a 40' minimum (our boat is 34'). We had some gellato, no real ice cream, and walked back.
I made some of my Italian sauce, although it was limited due to no fresh mushrooms, onions, and garlic. It still came out pretty well. We had some pasta and spinach for dinner.
Hi sailors! Hope you're having the time of your life! Keep up the blog, love it!
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