Friday February 4, 2011

Man-O-War Cay

Took the ferry to March Harbor to get some cash. It seems that the major banks in the out Islands only conduct business one day per week. If you do not hit the right day of the week, you are out of luck. The bank on Man-O-War was open on Wednesday from 10AM to 2PM. I missed the banking hours.

The ferry boat ride was fun. I walked into town. First to the bank for cash. Then to a restaurant for lunch. I had split conch. It was not that good.

Next stop was to purchase a Hawaiian sling. This is a fish shooting rig that looks similar to a spaear gun but is legal here in the Bahamas. Spear guns are not legal.

The last stop was at Maxwell’s Grocery. This is a new facility and it looks like a Walmart at home. It is huge and carries everything that a cruiser needs for provisioning the boat.

I purchased fresh oranges, bananas and a couple of apples.

Before heading back I stopped at the Evinrude dealer to check on an engine repair. Jason the mechanic said that I should bring the motor in on Monday so that they could take a look at it and see if they would be able to repair it. The Joe motor works, it just goes slow. I would like it to go faster like it did when I first started using it. I then hiked back to the ferry docks and took the 4PM ferry boat back to Man-O-War Cay. Upon my arrival, Ellie and Jim invited me to a happy hour. Ellie makes very strong drinks. I can handle only two. Then I am done.g

I then dingies back to the WaterMark and hit the hay. I was really tired from hiking all around Marxh Harbor.

I noticed that the anchor had dragged a bit and tied off to a mooring ball. Crawled into my aft berth and fell asleep watching the stars.