Hope Town -- The Highs and Lows

It was quite windy on Monday morning, and it looked as though the winds were going to be steady. Since we were in an outside slip, we figured we would rather rock all day in Hope Town, where the harbor is more protected. I stopped by Rich and Carol's boat and helped them fix their WiFi antenna before we left. We called our friends from RIPPLE, but there was not answer, so we sailed on.



It was a lumpy ride, but as we got in behind the light house it was very smooth. As we were looking for a marina, we ran right past RIPPLE. They apparently got up earlier than we did since they only do about 5 knots. We were trying to go to the Sea Spray marina, but found out it is in the White Sound to the south, not in the Hope Town Harbor, so we opted to stay in the Hope Town Marina.


This marina is not very nice at all. The cruising guides are obviously out of date, as there is no longer a restaurant, nor other nice facilities. The showers are not very nice, and there is water pressure only in the women’s side, so that is where I showered. With only 2 boats in the marina, it wasn't a big risk. The marina however provides a service for those that fell behind in their reading and placed a September 2005, as well as a May 2006 Vogue Magazine in the women's shower. An experienced I would have missed entirely had the men's showers worked properly.


We walked over to the lighthouse and climbed the 101 steps to be 89 feet above sea level. We had some great panoramic views of the islands. This light house is still active, and it burns kerosene fuel to illuminate the sky through a perfectly balanced rotating lantern. The lenses are 4 inch thick diamond shaped glass pieces stacked along a horizontal plane. The glass is fixed and surrounds the light house.

We made arrangements to meet David and Michelle tomorrow, and had lunch at Capt. Jacks. We both had awesome grouper sandwiches. For dinner we ate at the Harbor Edge restaurant. It was excellent. I had the Hog Fish Snapper and BJ had the Lobster paradise (another recipe I am going to steal). We started it with some chowder and seafood bruscetta that was out of this world. the prices were very reasonable for the Bahamas. We retired to the boat for a quiet evening after that.

The other pictures here on the bottom are taken from the light house looking different directions. I added the Man Of War Cay and Marsh Harbor lables over their respective land masses.