23:30.96N 75:45.36W  Georgetown .. where the Nordhavn dream began

 

Returning to Georgetown was filled with memories. In May 2009 we sailed into Georgetown with our catamaran Indigo. It was to be a fun stop with friends visiting and our first “big” Bahamian town. Little did we know what else would happen.  One morning a big motor yacht sailed in – it was a Nordhavn 62 called New Frontier. Mike could not stop staring – he had never seen anything like it and was hooked.  The owner, Jerry finally invited Mike for a tour of the boat and his great love affair with Nordhavns began, leading him to buy Time2 in late 2010.

 

 

 

And now we were back. So we revisited a the same places and had a few laughs trying to recreate old photos.  Amazing that we still have some of the same clothes.

 

 

 

So here I am posing at the Chat ‘n Chill beach bar – Same dress, same hat – sadly the lovely pink chairs are no longer there.

 

 

 

 

 

Georgetown was very quiet, as their cruising season ends in May, but we did meet Chisholm & Dave on sv Platino, with whom we shared a pleasant lunch on the beach.

 

    

 

 

While the town has not changed much – there are a number of new resort and residential developments  - this one at February Point is particularly nice.

 

 

We did pop into the Peace & Plenty Hotel, but with not a soul in sight, we left.  The St Francis resort was equally quiet, although we managed to squeeze in a quick pizza and chat with Jill. Her and her husband George (ex S African’s) still own this resort and the St Francis catamaran agency for the area.  Later in town, we found the grocery store was pretty depleted and so we decided that Georgetown was “done” and it was time to move back north.