Spanish Wells

The Animal Farm anchorage is about a mile or so from Spanish Wells. We were hoping to leave the boat there and dingy into town to explore, have dinner, and buy some fresh veggies. We’ve been having high winds since we’ve arrived and its been too rough for us to take the dingy into town. We didn’t want to skip Spanish Wells and we didn’t want to sit and wait a week for the winds to die down either. So, after 2 days on anchor waiting, we decided to call the marina and see if they had a slip available, and they did, so we headed in on Friday.

We’re staying at the Spanish Wells Yacht Haven and Resort. It’s a very nice resort with docks, pool, restaurant, bar, and several cottages. The folks staying here are either cruisers like us with family flying in to visit, or fisherman who don’t have living areas on their boat.

It’s a great place for anyone looking to get away for a week or two. Very laid back and easy going around here. The only difficulty is getting here. Fly into Nassau and then take a 2 1/2 hour ferry ride. If it was easy, everyone would be here and that would ruin it. If anyone wants to meet up and you don’t want to stay on the boat, we’d be happy to come back here or Atlantis.

Today we went grocery shopping at the islands biggest grocery store. I thought Nassau prices were high, but they’re cheap compared to prices on remote islands. And, I do most of my grocery shopping at Whole Foods and I think the prices are high. Everything has to be shipped in. Can and dry goods are not too bad, but anything that has a short shelf live and needs refrigeration is very high. The worst are frozen items. 1.5 quarts of Bryers ice cream was close to $20.

The other issue is availability. There isn’t a lime available anywhere on the island. Nor cilantro. So much for the salad dressing I was going to make. When I asked the clerk they said the boat might be in on Thursday. There may be limes on it.

Sunday, we’re moving on.