George Town Exumas

I haven’t written in a while because we’ve been on the move trying to make our way to George Town in the Exumas. We did make a stop in Nassau to go pump shopping and try to get some laundry done. The backup pump I used to replace the broken pump for our water maker had 2 issues. The volume was not high enough (3 gallons per minute vs 4), and the duty cycle is intermittent use only, not continuous use. I did find a pump that did the 4 gallons but not the continuous use. I bought it and installed it and the water maker is running at full capacity again. But I still have the duty cycle issue hanging over my head. How is it going to fail and when.

In George Town, there are plenty of brokers who can get orders from the US through customs; for a fee. Plus, customs fees, and VAT. After posing the question on how to get boat parts shipped in on Cruiser Net, I contacted the Air Shipper and the customs broker I’ll be using. And, the order from Defender was placed.

For those not familiar with Cruiser Net, in larger anchorages it’s a daily show over the VHF radio and all are welcome to participate. They usually start at 8AM. A volunteer hosts the show and covers topics such as who’s arrived, who’s leaving, community events, buy, sell, trade, general questions, and a kids program.

Surprisingly, there are lots of kids here from all around the world. They’re all being home schooled and sometimes the parents like to do larger group classes. I also found out when the volleyball tournament is, there’s an upcoming regatta, and different exercise classes throughout the day.

We’ll be hanging out in George Town until the parts arrive or until we’re tired of the crowds. Most in George Town come to The Bahamas, go to George Town, and stay until the end of their trip. It’s very crowded around here. But, all the shops are well stocked and it’s easy here.

More to come…