It's hard to complain about sitting here in the Bahamas, but we are itching to get moving again. The wind and thunderstorms just keep blowing. The marina we are in is nice enough, but a little over two miles from Lucaya (the tourist area) and three miles the other direction from Freeport proper, so we feel a little trapped without transportation. Ken and I would happily walk the miles, but it is a little much to ask Kaylee to do in the heat of the day. We have used our time to catch up on about everything we can . . .
- laundry
- grocery run
- a couple minor repairs
- cleaned the boat (outside and inside)
- wiped down the windows
- cleaned the bathroom
- polished the stainless
- wiped the ceiling of all mildew
- cleaned the bottom of the dinghy (you know we were getting desperate for something to do!)
So we broke down and rented our first car of the trip for two days. We used it to do a little grocery shopping, eat out one night and to explore the island. We drove the 50 or so miles to the east end of the island, including a visit to the Lucayan National Park where we saw caves, bats and examples of all the different habitats on Grand Bahama.
- laundry
- grocery run
- a couple minor repairs
- cleaned the boat (outside and inside)
- wiped down the windows
- cleaned the bathroom
- polished the stainless
- wiped the ceiling of all mildew
- cleaned the bottom of the dinghy (you know we were getting desperate for something to do!)
So we broke down and rented our first car of the trip for two days. We used it to do a little grocery shopping, eat out one night and to explore the island. We drove the 50 or so miles to the east end of the island, including a visit to the Lucayan National Park where we saw caves, bats and examples of all the different habitats on Grand Bahama.
That evening we used the car to go back in to Lucaya for the 4th of July. Yes, in the Bahamas they celebrate the 4th with/for us. Americans are the majority of their tourists and they are happy to encourage a party atmosphere for any reason. Their Independence Day is July 10 so July 4-10 is a big long celebration. This year is their 40th anniversary of independence from Britain. They had a nice firework show, live music and lots of dancing. Kaylee had a blast! The marina where we are docked is part of a resort that is mostly time-shares where the guests are here Saturday to Saturday. Kaylee scoped out the kids pretty quickly at the pool and played with a few consistently throughout the week. Almost the whole resort was in Lucaya for the 4th celebration and Kaylee found her buddies to dance with. When the band took a break, a DJ played music. All the kids under about 12 took over the stage and danced like maniacs.
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Our best guess for the next possibility for departure is Monday. We'll keep everyone posted on whether that works out or not. It's going to be time to do that whole list above again soon if we don't get moving.
