In Georgetown - Great Exuma
AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Sun 21 Mar 2010 14:42
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23:30.20N, 75:45.85W
We are now in Georgetown, having motored down from
Thompson Bay Long Island last Wednesday. An
uneventful trip although we were rewarded with a 12" long Snapper
taking a liking to one of our lures. Tasted great on the barbecue although it's
twin brother would have made a welcome addition to the meal.
So far Georgetown has been a working stop - we've
had to jerry water and diesel from ashore. The local filling station then
ran out of diesel. (it had run out of petrol the previous day) Oil changes
were needed on our main engines and we've contributed to the local supermarket
profits. We also stopped by Immigration to extend out tourist visas for the
remainder of our Bahamas stay. Most importantly a ton of washing was carted
over to the local self-service laundry. Provisions here are more expensive than
in Marsh Harbour, although it's generally cheaper to eat out. But less
sophisticated than Abaco. Yesterday we stopped by
at Captain Ryan's fishing boat just back from the fishing grounds.. He had
a large cooler full of crawfish tails, snapper, grouper & conch. We bought a
large crawfish tail for $12 which we barbecued last night.
Georgetown in the Exumas is the southern hub
of the Bahamas for many cruisers. The community here is larger than in the
Abacos, established over many years with the same boats visiting year
after year.Some anchors hit the bottom here in late fall and get lifted again in
March-April. They never move out of Elizabeth Harbour. The weather is
warmer and the fronts less aggressive. From here the surrounding islands can
easily be visited between fronts and to the south the Jumentos Cays are tempting
if the weather is agreeable.
Today we are shifting anchorage for a few days to
visit Stocking Island just a half mile away where the bulk of the cruisers are
located. The beaches are there to be walked both in the lee and on the Exuma
Sound side. Should the mood takes us we can also indulge in
volleyball, palates, yoga, bridge and poker to name just a few of the activities
available if the sheer beauty of Mother Nature should pail.
Will post some pics of Georgetown area when we have
some working wifi as despite all that Georgetown offers the wifi seems
unreliable, especially over a weekend.
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