The weather patterns kept us pinned in Hope Town Harbour on Elbow Cay longer than we’d anticipated, but the signs were there, pointing to an upcoming safe departure window, so the ladies took the water taxi over to Marsh Harbour for a provisioning run while some of the guys went fishing. (Good thing the ladies went to the grocery store, cuz it was chicken for dinner. Better luck next time, guys!)
We bid farewell to Hope Town Harbour on the rising tide just after sunrise and had a beautiful cruise to Lynyrd Cay.
We’d been told Lynyrd was a great place to look for sea glass. So, time to go ashore for a picnic and some beach exploration!
After lunch, we saw that Simplicity was anchored just a bit down the way. Dave was gearing up to “dive the anchor,” so we grabbed Peggy and she guided us to the trail that crosses to the other side of the Cay.
What a great afternoon!
Our sea glass treasures – even found three (tiny) blue ones!
Since we were at the southernmost point in the Abaco sound, Little Harbour is a short dinghy ride away. Little Harbour is a great hurricane hole where a quaint community was founded in the 1950’s by Randolph Johnston. Johnston was a professor and sculptor who hauled his family to this uninhabited area of Abaco and proceeded to create a home in the wilderness and the only art foundry in the islands. Specializing in the lost wax process, it has become notable for its works. Todd, who on his first trip to the Bahamas was lucky enough to meet the old man, was anxious to see how it had changed. So off we went. Still quaint but more than 30 years later, progress has found the place. Heck it even has a small yacht club. Randolph’s family still runs the foundry and the infamous Pete’s Pub, then a small tiki “serve yourself – honor system” bar, now as one would expect a larger operation, but you can still leave a shirt hanging from the ceiling. Unfortunately, Covid had it closed.
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