Paradise Island Harbour Resort - All Inclusive

... and is maintained by the community. The houses are very "cute" and most of them can be rented for the week or longer. I'm not sure anyone actually "lives" in Hope Town as most of the residences are rentals! Elbow Cay is a large island so there are plenty of inhabitants elsewhere! The harbor entrance from Sea of Abaco is very, very shallow - 6.5 ...

... to anchor off the island and dinghy into the town. It's much cooler out here anyway - the wind is light at about 5 kts. Our anchorage is a beautiful spot but there is a bar of rocks separating where we are and the beach. We watched as several boats went barreling over in that direction only to come up short as they "hit the rocks". We "zoomed ...

... bread but they did have cake and chocolate chip cookies! We walked back to the Zoom. On the dinghy dock was a kid handing people their dinghy painters (lines) for tips. Another couple was loading up their dinghy and the woman was having a difficult time getting in. Her husband was trying to get her to step into the boat rather than on the pontoon - she eventually made it in and we talked about ...

... a wedding and later a bonfire and junkanoo on the beach with glitzy costumes and loud music. The marina began to fill up with boats and we were getting set to go across to Florida on Thursday. There seemed to be a consensus growing that Thursday would be the best window for the crossing though not ideal. Our Canadian neighbours have a vintage Beneteau Evision 1982 made in France and very different from current Beneteau styles, a ketch with a center cockpit and full ...

We arrived back in Marsh Harbour on April 6th and Rosemary's brother Peter flew in on the 7th. On April 9th we sailed and anchored near Tiloo Cut. April 10th anchored Lynyard Cay with Jingles and Sea Mist and said our good byes with Sea Mist planning to leave for Chub Cay on their way back to Pensacola, Florida. April 11th mooring ball at Little Harbour. April 12th sailed close hauled all way the the back to ...

... of chop. We got to Mackie Shoal Light at 0800 with the headsail up, pointing high at 110 degrees, 18-20 kts wind averaging about 7-7.5 kts SOG. In summary - we were bookin'. We were on a starboard tack (sail over the port side) and heeled over. Sitting on the starboard bench with my feet stretched across the cockpit to the port cushions I looked straight down at the water passing. Because of the chop, we were taking water over the bow ...

... Hope town has a beautiful Light House. We lunch at Capt'n Jack's and for the first time, Tom and I eat crab claws. Delicious, but a lot of work! We walk around the island. There is a plethora of rental properties, all painted in some lovely pastel color and named (i.e. Valentine House). I also see the first bank, First Caribbean. It is a small property that is only open on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 2:00; I think again about dropping out down here! We purchase some ...

... Lauderdale, we found ourselves landing on the air strip at the airport. There are no hangers, no buildings at the airstrip, just a long runway and a hut which is there so people waiting for their flight have a comfortable place to sit until the plane arrives. We were greeted by people on golf carts, eager to cart us away to our cottage at the yacht club. We will update you about our stay inour next blog

... meeting new people? I felt the cold October air of New York on my skin while taking the airport bus when in one moment a gorgeous bright nice looking girl went on the bus. She was wearing a perfect combination of elegant jacket and jeans that covered a beautiful soul. She took a seat in a way our eyes could meet, I have notice she is looking at me so I did the same. My eyes met hers and a big smile flooded my face. She then looked a bit embarrassed ...

... Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort on Paradise Island. To reach it, there was a road bridge from Nassau, we didn't even have to catch a boat. Our room overlooked Paradise Island Harbor and there was a small man-made beach by the hotel. Palm trees held hammocks, but that was the only shade provided, there were no umbrellas for the sun loungers by the pool or on the beach. One day we took a boat trip to one of the other islands, Rose Island. The weather ...