Monday, 26 February 2018

Laundry Day in Black Point



The settlement at Black Point on Great Iguana Cay is a lovely, historic community with some of the friendliest people we’ve encountered in the Bahamas. It boasts two food stores, two restaurants and several popular bars, as well as gorgeous beaches and the best laundry facility in the Bahamas J.

I thought we were early birds when we dinghied our three loads of laundry over there at 8:30 this morning – but discovered that all 12 machines were already in use, and the laundry was filled with cruisers trading stories while they waited their turn.

No problem, though. Lorraine’s restaurant next store served us a great brunch, and we met up with some friends from our sailing club in Toronto, to help pass the waiting time – while Lorraine’s mother made us a fresh gluten-free bread for Jeff!

The day before, I took a walk to a near-by beach and spent a couple of hours watching parasail enthusiasts struggling to get their kites in the air in the now much calmer wind. One of them – a paragon of patience – spent over an hour waiting for the wind to catch his sail. I left before he gave up – so I’m not sure how much longer he persisted, and whether or not he ever actually managed to sail.

Tomorrow we’re off to Little Farmer’s Cay with clean clothes and linen, though not much food in the fridge – hope they have a grocery store there!

















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