walking into New Plymouth for a church singing and service
this little girl was entertaining us most of the night … she liked Joe's beard
… maybe she thought he was Santa
all the churches in New Plymouth was represented tonight … there
was a lot of beautiful gospel singing
the band was in the upstairs room … it was nice to see our Canadian flag
the next day we made arrangements for Bolo to pick us up
he came along side Modaki and we stepped aboard for our 1/2 ride across the
banks to our rental car
Trumpet Vine in full bloom
Coopers Town …. on a very settled day you can anchor off …Joe and I did that
a few years ago
school is out for Christmas and all the boys were down on the
peer trying to catch some fish
they used the inside head part of a lobster for bait
this is the tiny villages that we will be passing thru on our way to "Da end of da Road "
the Chinese are building this port … it is huge … but the depth is only 7 1/2 feet
.. no one can figure out this logic
the parking lot for the big trucks … see our car
during one of the latest hurricanes … Little Abaco Cay and Great Abaco Cay
became one … from shifting sand bars .. so they built a bridge to join the two
….. now we are entering an all black community on Little Abaco Cay
in August of this year they had a huge forest fire …. there is no fire departments here
so the fires can burn for days and weeks
another little fishing port
and the Sexy Conch Man was not home on the day we arrived
this lady was cutting up barracuda for a fish fry that they have on the
weekends .. … she told us that her friend just called her a few minutes earlier and said
that a white car with two white people just stopped in front of her house and was taking pictures
of her flowers …. news travels fast around here .
it looks like a good dinghy to me
the main road thru town
the medical centre and beside it is the very small post office and a one room Police station
I went into the police station and asked if there was a place to eat in town …
and the officer said I will take you to Da Valley Restaurant … when I said no I just need
directions, which he gave me (3 minutes away)… then he said I will call them and
say that you are arriving in a few minutes … and yes he did call and said we are on our way.
and we were the only customers for the first 1/2 hour
the view from Da Valley back deck
the owners son and a grouper picture
the walls covered in peoples names etc. they even supply the
black marker
while we were waiting for our lunch another local came in and said
… come with me, do you want to see some Black Tip Sharks
they were skinning the groupers and throwing the skin to the sharks
a very different looking phone
our cracked conch and fries … the best we have ever eaten
and of course we had to add our names to the wall
the people in the foreground are from Toronto and keep their small
run a bout at AYS .. but now have bought a place in Treasure Cay for the winter
they gave us some good local knowledge
some pictures of Fox Town
it is too shallow for us to get our boat in here
the Treasure Cay Airport
a grave yard with some interesting looking head stones
Crew Harbour … the entrance was very narrow
this fishing boat must be touching the side walls on the way in and out
a new church being built
