Come Sail Away over the Ocean Blue!

We arrived on March 12.  Our journey to the Abacos began in Marsh Harbor.  It reminded me a little bit of Marathon in the Keys. I enjoyed Marathon because there were a lot events going on in the area, Marsh Harbor didn't offer anything like that. It was an okay place, but I won't care to return.  It was mostly like a town in the States.  There were 4 hardware stores, a couple of grocery stores, and a lot of restaurants.  It was a good place to provision if you were low on groceries. I am modelling a necklace Ed bought me from one of the Islanders.  It is made from the shell of a Bahamian sea curb.  Apparently they are eaten here.  We saw them a lot on the coral in the Exumas.  They attach solidly on the coral.  The lady that made the necklace told me you have to get a knife and pry them up from the coral and then you have to dig the creature out right away otherwise it crawls into the shell and then you can't get it out.  She broke up the shell and formed a flower from

We arrived in the Berry Islands on March 5 and left on March 11. This was our second trip to Great Harbor Cay.  Lots of fond memories!  Dolce Vita at the dock.  Just put the dinghy in the water getting ready for their event of a drink and drift.  Very much like the dinghy drift in Marathon.  A nice way to meet people! One thing both Bill and I were looking forward to was their Conch cerviche salad!  I had a visit from another manatee under our dinghy! Ed and I rented a Jeep and we toured around the island. Inky came along. Some of the sites: Roosters and chickens are everywhere in the Bahamas! Some of the houses in the area. We came across a cemetery.  At home I see geese all over the graves, here, there are Ibis everywhere!  This a juvenile Ibis. One of the beaches we found. We discovered a mysterious road and decided to go exploring. The road curved around in a kind of cul de sac, and came to a walkway t