Well another long-overdue post. I do apologize, my AC inverter refuses to charge my computer and I have to use the generator to run it.
Over the last month, Meadowlark has traveled all around the southern Abacos. After my last post from Man O War, I went over to Marsh Harbour to check out the "city" scene. FINALLY some nice big grocery stores and places to provision. Met Dan (picture below) who is single handing his small catamaran, and Daniel single handing his 34ft sloop from Munich. Had a couple nights involving rum, wine, and fishing. In the picture, Dan and Daniel are preparing a tasty mutton snapper we caught about 2 minutes prior.
After about a week in Marsh Harbour, I decided to head back to MOW because I was having some potential overheating problems with the dinghy motor. Unfortunately the mechanic in MOW was unable to fix it, but went BACK to Marsh and got her fixed. It was a pretty major job and required a lot of disassembly, but she's running cool now and I'm happy.
Next we headed south towards Little Harbour, stopping at some beautiful places on the way. There was beautiful snorkeling, sailing, and plenty of fishing on the way. When I got to Little Harbour, I decided right away that I would stay for at least a week. So much wildlife, history, and some very cool (always hammered) locals. Pete's pub is a popular venue here, and I made it a point to be there every night and spend way too much money. Here's a bad picture of the place.
So, sailed north to Elbow Cay again to regroup. Met up with some Australian friends I made in Marsh Harbour, and went on an all-day lobster spear fishing excursion in a rental boat (much faster than ol Meadowlark). I'll try to post some pictures of that stuff when they email them to me.
Since this is almost the middle of hurricane season, there are frequent tropical storms to watch closely. Earlier this week, hurricane Cristobal was scheduled to come right over is, but fortunately moved well to our east. Meadowlark was as ready as she could have been for hurricane-force winds at MOW. She's since been put back together and I'm getting ready to head north soon for more good times.
Things have been going great. I'm eating well, feeling healthier, and enjoying these beautiful islands at a nice slow pace. What more can one ask for?
