More Marsh Harbour

March 17 to April 1, 2012

We have been sailing sailing sailing. This is just a wonderful place to do so! We have been going to wherever the winds would blow us.  As I said before there are some big cities that you need to visit to do laundry, get provisions and or just hide out for a cold front.  We went back to Marsh Harbour to wait out a nasty storm.  We have sat though a few and the best thing is, it rains and washes the salt away. Each little island is unique and has a character all its own!  The sailing season is coming to a close and the harbour in Marsh was not as crowded as it was a couple of months ago.

Another Beautiful Sunset

Norman's Castle

This is a unique home that was built in the 1940's.  The man to whom this house belonged to was an American that fell in love with the Bahamas.  After he finished his naval career he came to the Islands. There were no doctors so he studied and learned from hands on.  We had a little boat that he would sail to the Out Islands.  The Bahamians came in droves to see him as he went from one island to another.  My girlfriend "Elaine" lives in Nassau and her son gave me a book that was based on his life.  It was very interesting and taught Chris and I a little more about the islands and gave us a wonderful history lesson.

Road Side Take Out

The Storm Front Approaching

We were in bed when the storm finally came through.  It was about 12:30 am and wow did it rain and blow.  Our wind speed indicator does not work but we heard it was blowing around 50 knots of wind.  There was wind driven waves in the harbor and it rained so hard, it even filled up our dinghy.  The next day was just beautiful as if it never happened.  So we picked up anchor, stuck our nose out again.

We headed to Man O War Cae.