Dan decided he had had enough of the long hair, so we fired up the clippers. Dan stood on the boarding ladder at the back of the boat and Laurie sheared him back to his pre-retirement look.
This haircut is much cooler and easier to care for in the salt water.
On the morning of January 10, we pulled the anchor and left our cove for Hatchet Bay, only about seven miles away. Hatchet Bay is a very protected bay that offers free government owned mooring balls. When we pulled in, there was only one left, which we grabbed. The boats that came in after us had to find spots to anchor. We are glad to have mooring ball as the wind continues to howl.
In spite of being well protected, the harbor shows remnants from hurricanes past.
Surrounding the bay is the settlement of Alice Town.
The town has many scars from hurricanes and poverty, but it is working to rebound.
The first day we were in town we walked around and had a Bahamian lunch at a small open air bar. Three beers, chicken, rice and beans and slaw for $15. We love this place!
After lunch we bought a grouper from the guy who lives behind the bar and Dan fried it up for dinner.
In the late afternoon this "Mailboat" pulled in and we watched these men offload the week's shipment of supplies, shipped in from Nassau.
In the morning Dan went into town to try and find, "the guy who sells the fresh conch." No luck locating him, but we have an order in with the bartender in case he stops by.
While looking around town looking for the conch man, Dan stopped by the school and got permission from the principal to shoot some pictures of the kids at recess.
We plan to stay here for at least another night or two while we wait for the conditions to moderate. Then we will head south to Government Harbor and Rock Sound before heading over to the Exumas.
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Location:Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera
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