Marsh Harbour, Abacos, Bahamas

 We had a great motors-off sail all the way from Lynyard Cay to the entrance of Marsh Harbour.

 

 

The effects of Hurricane Dorian 2 years ago were more prevalent as we headed north.

 

Here is a photo of a cute little house /tower I took 2 years ago.

Current view.  Lots of vegetation and the lighthouse cupola is missing.

 

And Tahiti Beach, a sandbar that dries at low tide and is a popular hang-out spot - 2 years ago - was hopping!

 This year, completely deserted (it's overcast but nice and warm).

Heading into Marsh Harbor to anchor, we were very careful and approached slowly in case there was anything to harm us in the water.  One of the derelict boats.  Other sunken items were marked with makeshift buoys.
 

The anchorage inside Marsh Harbour 2 years ago.  A busy place!

The anchorage view now.  4 boats in view and one of them is listing and has no mast.

View of one of several  busy docks 2 years ago.

 View of the dock now.

 
We took the dinghy ashore - and found that there was really no organized dinghy dock any more.  So we tied up to this concrete structure instead.  Marsh Harbour isn't really ready for cruisers to return yet....

 

Walking around, lots of debris remain. 

 

And many flattened structures.

 

Lots of structures like this - damaged but not repaired.  This building will eventually fall into complete ruin since the roof is open to the elements.

This structure apparently used to have a second story.

 

But there is also alot of construction/rebuilding going on.  This disaster relief project is in full swing.

I admire the volunteers!  This is there housing/staging area!

 

And of course, one of the liquor stores is completely refurbished.  The liquor store we frequented in the past, Bristol Wine and Spirits, is  GONE - just a concrete foundation remains.

Got a new flavor of Raddler - yummy, sweet and light. (Just 2% alcohol so good for a mid-day walk).

 

I look forward a few years to Marsh Harbour being a hive of activity.   

For a little comic relief - I spied this bench on our walkabout.....

 

Back to the boat - overcast skies but very warm.

Will move on north to Green Turtle tomorrow for customs check out and final push before the gulf stream crossing in the next few days!