Today was the first annual Heritage day/Farmer's Market here in Treasure Cay.
We had a load of laundry to do so we were over at the main green plaza at 9:30 and dropped our laundry off at the "self Service" laundry. The lady that runs it is more than happy to load your clothes in the washer and dryer when available so essentially you drop it off and come back a few hours later. Great service and just $4 a load.
We went to the Heritage day celebration but it hadn't officially started yet. It was running from 10am till 3:00 pm.
Bought a few groceries and back on the boat till 11:30pm. Then we went back and cruised the Heritage day celebration and it was nice. Not huge with only about 20 vendors but the pig picking was the big draw. We didn't have any since our friends Buck and Vickie raved about ribs at the Bakery/luncheon shop. We did buy some limes at only 3 for a dollar.
We picked the laundry up and bought some tomatoes then back on the boat we fixed BLTs ummmmm good.
I had read that Kurt Conch Salad was going to be there but we didn't see him early on. So around 2pm I went back and found him and he made up a batch right in front of me. I suggested that I would compare his to Hollywood George's in Marsh Harbour. He told me there would be no comparison -- his was the BEST. He even gave me a sample before filling a container for me. He is right -- he is the BEST. He built the salad out of all natural ingredients. He sliced up oranges and limes, and onions, and tomatoes and mixed it all together. Added some salt and special seasoning and it was GREAT... I'm hooked now. Unfortunately he only does this routinely on Green Turtle Cay on Fridays.. Will have to go back.
Hollywood George uses fresh limes and onions but uses orange juice out of a can or box -- not fresh.
There is probably more differences but I didn't catch it but to my taste -- Kurt now has he crown for the Conch Salad King!!
Back to the bakery luncheonette at 3:45 for our ribs we ordered earlier and much to our chagrin they only had one order left -- kind of over sold it they said. However she did offer me a lamb meal for the same price. I took it... It was great. I did get one of Karen's ribs and it was great too.
Lesson learned here is -- go early mon it's the Bahamas.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Winter has caught up with us!!
Ohhh it is a miserable winters day in the Abacos. It started with an occasional shower this morning. The wind is howling from the North (15 - 20 kts) and the temp is down to 69 degrees tonight. Ohhh I've got my long sleeve shirt and slippers on tonight. Still holding out on wearing the long pants.
Karen says I'm a fashion faux pas with swim suit and a fleece Columbia jacket on. My feet are cold so I'm wearing the venerable fleece slippers too tonight.
We have spent the day reading books and going to the grocery store here for some ham cold cuts and a few other things. You don't need to buy much to blow $42.00.
Several boats have moved on and there are only 10 here in the anchorage tonight. I guess Treasure Cay just doesn't get the fanfare of other places in the Abacos. Tomorrow is the first Abaco Heritage day here and they promise a farmers market with lots of crafts. Good thing because they don't grow much here other than coconuts. We will pickup a few tomorrow -- literally since they just litter the ground -- and whack them open with my freshly sharpened machete. I hope I wont have to be medi vac'd out after that tomorrow -- hee hee.
Treasure Cay is a great place to wait out weather. Even in winds to 25 kts it is easy to get off the boat and into town. The grocery is just a 4 minute walk away as well as the Laundromat.
Now the Laundromat is typical Bahamain. We too enough for 2 loads there yesterday and the laundress said sorry no water. They shut it off with no ETA. We went back at noon and she expected it on in 20 minutes. We left the bags and checked back at 2:30 pm and one load had just finished washing and the second was going in. At 4pm -- closing time -- one had finished drying and the other was still going. We got out around 4:30pm and all for $16 for 2 loads. I tipped her $4 since it wasn't her fault the water was off and she stayed open past 4pm.
Hey Mon it's the Bahamas and I did have fresh jamies last night.
Karen says I'm a fashion faux pas with swim suit and a fleece Columbia jacket on. My feet are cold so I'm wearing the venerable fleece slippers too tonight.
We have spent the day reading books and going to the grocery store here for some ham cold cuts and a few other things. You don't need to buy much to blow $42.00.
Several boats have moved on and there are only 10 here in the anchorage tonight. I guess Treasure Cay just doesn't get the fanfare of other places in the Abacos. Tomorrow is the first Abaco Heritage day here and they promise a farmers market with lots of crafts. Good thing because they don't grow much here other than coconuts. We will pickup a few tomorrow -- literally since they just litter the ground -- and whack them open with my freshly sharpened machete. I hope I wont have to be medi vac'd out after that tomorrow -- hee hee.
Treasure Cay is a great place to wait out weather. Even in winds to 25 kts it is easy to get off the boat and into town. The grocery is just a 4 minute walk away as well as the Laundromat.
Now the Laundromat is typical Bahamain. We too enough for 2 loads there yesterday and the laundress said sorry no water. They shut it off with no ETA. We went back at noon and she expected it on in 20 minutes. We left the bags and checked back at 2:30 pm and one load had just finished washing and the second was going in. At 4pm -- closing time -- one had finished drying and the other was still going. We got out around 4:30pm and all for $16 for 2 loads. I tipped her $4 since it wasn't her fault the water was off and she stayed open past 4pm.
Hey Mon it's the Bahamas and I did have fresh jamies last night.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The weather finally got us
WOW since we arrived in med December the weather has been spectacular. Great every day and we just did what we wanted to when we wanted.
That all changed in the last week. We haven't had violent weather just wind and squalls that made us change our plans.
We wanted to leave Hopetown last Friday but the forecast was dismal so we left Saturday expecting to make a quick trip to Marsh harbour for some odd provisions and then immediately leave for Treasure Cay to wait out the next cold front coming in late Saturday night.
Well we had a nice trip to Marsh, quick trip to the grocery, then left at 1pm for Treasure but found the Sea of Abaco had gotten rough in the meantime. We could have slogged through it but we are pleasure boaters not voyagers so we turned tail and back to Marsh for the blow.
It wasn't bad in Marsh but on Monday we wanted to leave but the forecast was for storms so we waited till Tuesday. Tuesday dawned with rain and was supposed to quit later in the morning. Around 10am it had stopped so we up anchor and went to the Harbour View marina for water and fuel. We no sooner tied up and it started a light rain. I told the dock master to give us water first since I didn't want to add fuel in the rain. He glanced at the sky and said it would rain all day now and I better fuel up first. I thought what a rube. Both Chris Parker and Barometer Bob said it would stop about now.
Well it rained and rained heavier. We finished at the dock and it rained heavy so we went back and anchored. Damn if it didn't rain heavy the rest of the day! You have to trust the locals.
Today Wednesday we finally left for Treasure Cay. Victoria Gaye followed us since they have never been in Treasure before. It was a nice run but some storm clouds on the horizon -- none predicted for today.
We got to Treasure and anchored in a dead calm. It was hot and just before noon. I wanted to hit the beach so bad to cool off. After lunch we decided to take Buck and Vickie in to the town about 2pm and show them around and then hit the beach. Well at 1:45pm it started to rain and it rained HARD. It was nearly 3:15pm before we went to town and then I didn't want to swim so I showed them around town and the beautiful yet soggy beach.
Tonight with no rain in the forecast we still have storm clouds around, ohhh well. Hopefully I can make the beach tomorrow. I feel safe swimming here with little shark threat. This beach is absolutely AMAZING and rated one of the 10 best in the WORLD.
Ohh it is 75 degrees here tonight with a low expected of 72. Eat your hearts out northerners! Sorry I apologize for the last. I couldn't resist. The low expected later this week is 71 degrees.
Even tough we had thunder and lightning last night I don't expect the old myth of "it will snow in ten days" to be true here.
That all changed in the last week. We haven't had violent weather just wind and squalls that made us change our plans.
We wanted to leave Hopetown last Friday but the forecast was dismal so we left Saturday expecting to make a quick trip to Marsh harbour for some odd provisions and then immediately leave for Treasure Cay to wait out the next cold front coming in late Saturday night.
Well we had a nice trip to Marsh, quick trip to the grocery, then left at 1pm for Treasure but found the Sea of Abaco had gotten rough in the meantime. We could have slogged through it but we are pleasure boaters not voyagers so we turned tail and back to Marsh for the blow.
It wasn't bad in Marsh but on Monday we wanted to leave but the forecast was for storms so we waited till Tuesday. Tuesday dawned with rain and was supposed to quit later in the morning. Around 10am it had stopped so we up anchor and went to the Harbour View marina for water and fuel. We no sooner tied up and it started a light rain. I told the dock master to give us water first since I didn't want to add fuel in the rain. He glanced at the sky and said it would rain all day now and I better fuel up first. I thought what a rube. Both Chris Parker and Barometer Bob said it would stop about now.
Well it rained and rained heavier. We finished at the dock and it rained heavy so we went back and anchored. Damn if it didn't rain heavy the rest of the day! You have to trust the locals.
Today Wednesday we finally left for Treasure Cay. Victoria Gaye followed us since they have never been in Treasure before. It was a nice run but some storm clouds on the horizon -- none predicted for today.
We got to Treasure and anchored in a dead calm. It was hot and just before noon. I wanted to hit the beach so bad to cool off. After lunch we decided to take Buck and Vickie in to the town about 2pm and show them around and then hit the beach. Well at 1:45pm it started to rain and it rained HARD. It was nearly 3:15pm before we went to town and then I didn't want to swim so I showed them around town and the beautiful yet soggy beach.
Tonight with no rain in the forecast we still have storm clouds around, ohhh well. Hopefully I can make the beach tomorrow. I feel safe swimming here with little shark threat. This beach is absolutely AMAZING and rated one of the 10 best in the WORLD.
Ohh it is 75 degrees here tonight with a low expected of 72. Eat your hearts out northerners! Sorry I apologize for the last. I couldn't resist. The low expected later this week is 71 degrees.
Even tough we had thunder and lightning last night I don't expect the old myth of "it will snow in ten days" to be true here.
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