Sunday, May 3, 2009
3 May - Day 61. We go ashore on Man-O-War Cay for a morning walk. All is quiet and we see almost every street. This is where the Albury's have been building boats for generations. Originally known for their high quality Abaco dingy's (a small, scullable, four person, gaff rigged sailboat) they now make the very popular Albury runabout. The boats are made in the middle of town in several open buildings. It's strange to see tools and materials just laying around without concern for theft; a definite advantage to small island life. Underway again we turn north along the western side of Man-O-War. The SSE winds are blowing 15 to 20 kts but Nellie's ride is smooth and dry as we head northwest to Treasure Cay. During this leg of our ill fated 1992 cruise we never made it to Treasure Cay. It's a long story but basically we broke the boom off the mast during an accidental jibe and had to divert to the repair shop in Marsh Harbour. Today's safe arrival in Treasure Cay was a small vindication of our current yachting skills. The resort here is a good deal for cruisers. For $10/day we have access to all their facilities: pool; beach club; showers; and two restaurants. The beach here is said to be one of the nicest in the Bahamas and it is beautiful. Our several mile walk almost killed us though as or feet would sink in several inches with each step—and it was uphill both ways ;-) Treasure Cay is the land of expats with nice waterfront condos and houses adorning the extensive, manmade waterways. At Anchor in the safe and snug harbour of Treasure Cay, Abacos. 20nm today: 1423nm total. DBH
