Adventures of Luck of a Fool

July 1, 2017 Hopetown, Elbow Cay

Jackie shared another yummy recipe with us. She called this quick eggs benedict. We melted cream cheese and the rest of the soft goat cheese that we had in a frying pan. Then we poached eggs in the cheese and served it over hash browns. YUMMY!!

Jackie and I planned to spend the day in Hopetown as tourists as the guys went fishing. Brian took us to shore by dinghy. We made our first stop at the light house and we all 3 climbed it. The view from there is so beautiful.

view to the west off from the light house

zoomed in on our boat in the center

this is a 360' photo that Brian took with his camera

Then Brian dropped us off at the dock for town so we could shop. There are about 5 gift shops in Hopetown. So we had fun browsing through them. Jackie wanted to pick up a few gifts and mementos.

we met Kerline last year and she remembered us

beautiful flowering bushes on this island

We ended up at the Hopetown Lodge and had a late lunch at the Reef Bar overlooking the Atlantic ocean. After lunch we walked on the beach then met the guys at the dock in town.

From the Reef Bar at Hopetown Lodge

enjoying a beer on the beach

The guys spent the day spear fishing. They didn’t bring home dinner, but had a great time.

We had to move the boat back to Marsh Harbour today. Jackie and Brian were flying out of there in the morning. It took about 90 minutes to move the boat, so I started dinner on the way. We had mahi again along with some Irish sausages that we saw in Hopetown. We also had a salad and pasta. The high light of dinner was the dessert. We picked up one of Vernon’s famous key lime pies with meringue. He makes them everyday. We actually had a piece as soon as we returned to the boat and the rest for dessert.

The rest of the evening was spent packing then enjoying the evening in the cockpit.

June 30, 2017 Fowl Cay and Elbow Cay

We moved the boat to the west side of Fowl Cay. From there, we took the dinghy to the east side to the Land and Sea Park to snorkel.

We stopped at 3 different areas. There wasn’t as much sea life here as Sandy Cay. But the different coral formations were interesting.

Back at the boat, we grilled chicken and had a late lunch before sailing to Elbow Cay. We enjoyed the sail with several tacks. It felt like the old days on Angostura Reservoir where we all gained experience sailing.

We decided to go into Hopetown after anchoring. We walked around the town and hit a couple places for a traveling dinner. We first stopped at Wine Down Sip Sip. We remembered that they had a good happy hour. BUT, they don’t have it on Fridays :( We still enjoyed their “conch flitters”. They are shaped like a patty instead of a ball. We also had their beef patties that are similar to empanadas. Our next stop was Captain Jack’s. Their deck is out over the water in the harbor. We enjoy watching the boat traffic. And you can see the lighthouse. The guys had chicken souse (we’ve had better). Jackie and I shared a seafood platter with shrimp, conch and mahi. And we were back to the boat before dark.

June 29, 2017 Sailing and Great Guana Cay

Today was our “day at sea”. We went out of the Little Harbour cut or inlet and onto the Atlantic Ocean. We motored and sailed, depending on the wind. We tried to follow the contour line to stay at about 150 feet, the best for catching tuna. But no luck :( It was really nice having other sailors on board. Brian and Dave took over the anchoring all week.

Brian was at the helm as much as possible

bow mermaid

We came in off of the ocean and into the Sea of Abaco through the north Man of War cut. From there, we headed north to Great Guana Cay. We went to shore to go to Nipper’s. We figured that anyone that has been to the Abacos would ask Jackie and Brian if they went to Nipper’s. It is famous for it’s Sunday pig roasts. It was pretty quiet today, which was ok with us. We had an early dinner then walked the beach. They have a beautiful, very long beach on the ocean side of the island.

chiton or curbs as the locals say

Dave tasted the chiton, chewy like conch

Brian helped me set up this blog and taught me how to post videos. Thanks Brian!!
Back at the boat, Jackie and I got in a few games of trimominos.

June 28, 2017 Little Harbour, Abacos

We planned to go into Little Harbour today. It is about 2.5 miles from our anchorage at Lynyard Cay. We took the dinghy about a month ago. But it would be pretty slow going with 4 of us in the dinghy. So we moved the boat close to the opening of the bay and anchored there for the day.

The plan was to snorkel and then go in for happy hour. But once Dave could smell the food from the restaurant, the plan changed. We headed in for lunch. We had great meals of tuna, grouper and conch.

somebody had to try the "Blaster"

the spinnaker sail used for a breeze in the restaurant

one of the Johnston's sculptures

cracked conch

seared tuna

mango grilled grouper

After checking out the beach on the ocean side, we headed back to the boat. We took the dinghy out into the Bight of Old Robinson to snorkel. We found conch, which meant conch salad tonight. We saw sharks and large barracuda.

We moved the boat back to Lynyard Cay and had conch salad for dinner. Dave and Brian did a little fishing, but no luck. Along with the conch salad, we had home made humus, goat cheese and home made bread. Dave also made his famous rum punch. Another fun day.