Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abacos, Bahamas

 We've got some tentative plans now for the next few weeks.  On Monday the winds/waves will allow us to transit the Whale Cay cut northbound.  But then a really strong weather system will blow thru keeping us anchored in the northern Bahamas until it passes us hopefully sometime early next week.....

So we decided to got back into Hope Town and pick up a few groceries and top off the jerry cans with diesel. 

 

Being close to Easter, we were glad to see Vernon's little grocery store open.  We got another $50 of groceries and tossed them in the dinghy so we could take another little walk.

 Fun to see some of the small vehicles on the island in addition to golf carts.  Since they have a lot of "cart paths" instead of roads, most of the vehicles are really small.   I don't think this vehicle would pass US safety requirements.....

 A very blustery beach walk compared to yesterday.

 

 And I couldn't pass up a photo of these cats - they're lounging at the public school playground.  I sent this photo to Robert as they are spitting images of Robert's cats Cheshire and Alice.

 

And to finish off the day, Duane had noticed a small drip from the starboard engine water pump....luckily we had a spare on board so he spend the afternoon with his head down in the engine compartment!  All done.  But when he cranked the engine for a leak check, he noticed the alternator was making a good whiny noise.....that will be a problem for tomorrow.....