We spent twelve nights in and around the Georgetown area. The highlight of our stay was the visit by our daughter Hayley and her husband, Dan.
While they were with us we had almost too much fun. We hiked, walked the beaches, played volleyball at Volleyball Beach, played Texas Hold'em at St. Francis Yacht Club, snorkeled on the reefs, rented scooters and toured the island and ate and drank too much.
It was great fun for us to introduce Dan and Hayley to our cruising lifestyle and for them to experience the Bahamas. They got to eat cracked conch, conch fritters, conch stew, fried hogfish, grouper fingers, peas and rice, and Bahamian style macaroni and cheese.
All too soon it was time for them to fly back to snowy Michigan and for us to continue moving south. We left Georgetown on April 8th and headed to Long Island. On the way here we crossed the Tropic of Cancer. This line of latitude marks the northern limit of the sun's summer migration in the Northern Hemisphere. According to our guidebook, "south of this line, you are in the real tropics." So far it has not seemed much different. It appears that the Tropic of Cancer will also mark the southern limit of Glory Days' winter migration, as we will now begin a slow trek north toward the states.
We are anchored near the town of Salt Pond in Thompson Bay, Long Island. This is a large bay that is considered by some cruisers as a more peaceful alternative to the crowds and congestion of Georgetown. The main attraction in town is the Long Island Breezes resort. The owner, Michael, seems to do everything in his power to make cruisers feel welcome, including opening the bar on his night off so we could watch the NCAA men's basketball finals.
Hiking the Atlantic beach in search of shells and sea beans.
Planning our next move.
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Location:Thompson Bay, Long Island
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