Position 26:35.81N 17:00.68W Man O'War Cay

PASSEPARTOUT
Christopher & Nirit Slaney
Thu 15 Dec 2011 22:57
After windy four days in Marsh Harbor we upped anchor and moved a short distance across the Abaco Sea to the small outpost on Man O'War Cay. Like many of the settlements around here it was founded in the 1770's by Loyalists who wanted no part in the American revolution. Once again our deep draft prevented us from accessing the harbor, so we anchored a short distance offshore in a welcome lee created by what passes in these islands for 'high ground'.
 
The differences which exist between these islands, even though they are just a few miles apart, is striking. The building styles vary, the colours used, they varieties of shrubs and trees in the little gardens, there is little in common. The lady in the post office told us that the islands each have their own distinct dialect. One feature uniting them all is piety. On Man O'War we counted four churches for a year-round population of 350 and I think we might have missed one.
 
As advised by Tom Dywer, we visited the Albury Brothers boatyard and watched fiberglass being laid up to form the hull of one of their 23 foot boats. Along the private docks which line the inner harbor we could see several examples of their craftsmanship. We lunched on conch salad at the Dock & Dine washed down with iced tea; this is a 'dry' island. In short, all is well and if the tomorrow's weather is as forecasted we will leave for the open ocean and a seventy mile sail down to Spanish Wells at the northern point of Eleuthera.
 
 
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