Loon: Exploring

April 20 - 29, 2014

We left Treasure for Marsh Harbor to pick up supplies and get Grady groomed. Randy rode his little "clown" bike all over Marsh Harbor and came back loaded with, among other things, a piece of hose, groceries, and an anchor for the dinghy. While he waited for me to get Grady from the groomers, he entertained (or was entertained by) three Bahamian boys who had the day off from school. They stay around the public dock to help boaters hoping to get tips. They were very interested to hear about life in the States especially NBA players and our highways. The only American fast food restaurant in Marsh Harbor is KFC and Randy gave them all money for lunch at KFC when we left. While in Marsh Harbor we also snorkeled and went to the Jib Room for rib night where we were entertained by a Bahamian limbo dancer. From Marsh Harbor we continued on to Little Harbor which is the farthest south we've been in the Abacos. It was well worth the trip and an especially beautiful area. The harbor we were in had lots of sea turtles and

crystal clear water. The restaurant there Pete's Pub is an interesting place. All open air with only sand floors and decorations of hundreds of t-shirts hanging from the ceiling and we were happy to see a NC State shirt someone had left behind. You have to see this place to appreciate. Also there is a foundry where the original owners son, Pete, makes bronze sculptures. We bought a small piece although some sell for five figures and are amazing. The work is beautiful but the facility and equipment hasn't changed in the last 50 years. We had met a couple, Bev and Chas, from New York earlier in our trip and ran into them at Little Harbor and spent a lot of time with them for the next few days. Yankees and Southerners mix well in the Abacos. We snorkeled one day right off the beach and Randy finally saw what I love about snorkeling with unbelievable coral, fish, and turtles. After a few days we started back and hit some of our favorites from other trips, Tahiti Beach, Cracker P's and Guana. While in Treasure we met a girl who told us about collecting sea glass and we walked a lot of beaches looking for sea glass and have started a little collection. As I write this we are returning to Treasure Cay for one of the highlights of the trip when Brad and Amanda arrive tomorrow! The only thing better would be if Scott, Jessica and Hunter could be here too!