An update from George Town

We are still anchored in George Town waiting for our parts to be delivered before we move on. Occasionally, you may see us move out to sea and then come back. We prefer to make water in the ocean not in the harbor and also prefer to empty our black water tank in the ocean, not the harbor.

While we wait, we’ve decided to try and catch up on some boat work. Island Packets have a lot of wood and it’s a constant battle trying to keep it looking nice. Many ultimately give up and just let it go. Maybe in the long run, I’ll replace it with Ipe wood and then oil it yearly. Until then, we’re constantly scraping, sanding, and re-applying Sikkens Cetol.

We did take a break today to go to shore and pump up the paddle board. Afterwards, Chat ‘N Chill had a lunch pig roast that we went to. Pretty good and not too crowded.

We anchored in the northern end of the harbor and like it up here. Not too crowded and not a lot of boat traffic. It is a long run down to the town dock, but that’s an OK trade off for us. Up North, we are close to the Napa and the butcher shop at least.

Earlier in the week, we made it out to climb to the Monument and see the ocean side beaches. The trails are marked, sort of. Other cruises left pieces of washed up trash to mark turns in the trail. Recycling the best you can. We’ve also been making runs into town to go shopping. The main grocery store is top notch by Bahamas standards. And, you have to hit it everyday if there is something in particular that you want. We’re still waiting on real half & half and higher quality eggs.

My package is scheduled to be flown over from Ft. Lauderdale on Wednesday. Hopefully, the broker will get it through customs Thursday or Friday and we can push off. At this point, we think out next stop will be the community of Salt Pond on Long Island. From there, we’ll decide where we want to go next.

More to come.