4 May - Day 62. It's a day for small luxuries and house keeping. We breakfasted in a little bakery after dropping our wash off at the laundry. Here on Great Abaco Island well water is readily available and this manifests itself in lower costs for many things. For example, today's laundry bill will be $4/load for drop-off service. But on Green Turtle Cay we paid $4.25/load and did the work ourselves. This is the place to take on water as it is $7 for all you want. It was decadent, we washed Nellie, her bilges, the dink, ourselves and then, finally filled the water tanks. A little damp, but much cleaner, we cast off the dock lines and headed NW. Don't Rock is an alternative to the infamous Whale Passage. It's shallow, narrow, and unmarked. That this passage is even considered an alternative is an indicator of just how bad the 'Whale' can be. The anchorage in Baker's Bay on the north end of Great Guana Cay is huge. The closest boat to us is 1/4 mile away. Needless to say swinging room is not a problem and we put out lots of scope. This area has been the source of much local contention as a development, including marina, Fazio designed golf course, and lots of home and condo sites has broken ground. The homes will start at $2M. We dingy through the new channels they've cut for the marina and home front slips. It's all very impressive. At Anchor in the Baker's Bay, Great Guana Cay, Abacos. 10nm today: 1433nm total. DBH
