While walking through the liquor store, Dan discovered a new Bahamian beer that he had not seen before. The store owner said it was becoming very popular with the local men. It doesn't really have Crack in it, but it is strong. Similar to a malt liquor. Bahamian men tend to like their beer strong, often drinking Guinness, so it is understandable that they would like Bush Crack. We found the name funny on several levels, but the beer was just okay.
We continue to work our way up the islands at a leisurely pace. On April 29, we left Cat Island and headed toward Eleuthera, with a plan of stopping on the way at Little San Salvador.
Carnival Cruise Lines owns Little San Salvador and when we pulled into Half Moon Bay, our intended anchorage, found this ship in the anchorage. There was a a lot of activity, with para-sailing, glass bottom tour boats and shuttles back and forth to shore. We decided to move on.
We pulled in to Davis Harbor Marina, and for the first time in over 50 days, we tied Glory Days to a dock for the night. It seemed good to take long showers and give the boat a good washing, but a neither of us slept very well. We concluded we are so accustomed to rocking at anchor, that being still at a dock feels unnatural.
We left Davis Harbor at mid-day and had a wonderful sail up the coast. On the way we landed three Mahi-Mahi. Laurie caught this one and she now holds the boat record for the biggest fish, (sorry Leo).
Our fishing reel broke several days ago, so we are now only hand-lining. This involves dragging the lures on heavy monofilament line attached to a length of clothes line. When the fish hits, we put on gloves and start hauling. Not very sophisticated, but pretty effective. Just like Hemingway's, "Old Man in the Sea."
We now have a freezer full of Mahi and are finding lots of ways to prepare it.
We stayed three nights in Rock Sound enjoying the sights and the people.
Now we are at Governor's Harbor and plan to continue our slow progression north with a tentative plan to cross to the Abacos in the next week.
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Location:Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera
