Treasure Cay to Elbow Cay then on to Little Harbour
AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Wed 27 Jan 2010 17:39
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26:19.59N, 076:57.71 (Hope Town)
Having spent a couple of idyllic days at Treasure
Cay whilst another (weak) cold front passed by, we set off for Hope Town on
Elbow Cay, making the passage with a combination of sails and engines arriving
early afternoon in the crowded harbour. Hope Town is easily identified from a
distance by the red and white painted lighthouse that sits near the
entrance. This is still a manned operating beacon and open to the public. It's
Kerosene lamp is hand wound and is the only manned lighthouse operating in the
Bahamas. Hope Town itself was first colonised in 1785 by Loyalists escaping from
the American Revolution.
Hope Town was busier than Treasure Cay as it seems
to have a resident population of cruisers that pay for a mooring buoy for the
season, due no doubt to its perfect all-round protection. Walks ashore in
the quaint narrow streets, an 'early bird' meal at the Harbour's Edge
Restaurant and a golf cart ride all the way down to a windy Tahiti Beach
provided plenty of amusement. A tasty seafood platter on the way back
topped off a great day. Well, actually ice creams came later on before retiring
back onboard to one of the skippers lethal curry concoctions!
Leaving Hope Town yesterday (after yet another
front had passed by) we motor sailed southwards down to Little Harbour, getting
slopped about by the incoming seas through the ocean cuts on the way down
due to the windy conditions from the previous day. As before, Little
Harbour proved to be a haven of tranquillity and we went ashore for a quick
explore and sundowners at Pete's Pub.
   Entering Hope
Town
Safely in
!
That lighthouse
   Anything goes at 'On Da Beach' -
we
presume
Not a great snorkelling
day
The hair gets longer by the month
   The cart - fully air conditioned,
seats four, 0 - 15 in 3
seconds Coffee stop
overlooking White
Harbour
'Skipper' avoiding flying coconuts on Tahiti Beach
   Sheila hotly pursued by 'Great White'
Steve
Heading to Little
Harbour
'Blasters' at Pete's Pub
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