Friday, April 12
Today we venture to Hope Town. I am not sure that this village can live up
to the expectations we have for it.
Everyone tells us it is the most beautiful of the Abacos. We walked to the ferry to get our round trip
tickets. Tickets are $24 each. The trip is about 4 miles across the Sea of
Abaco--too rough and too busy for us to
take the dinghy. We met a couple from Milledgeville, Georgia on the trip
over. They have been coming here for
several years.
Hopetown is awash in pastel color. Our trip is a step back to a time when cars
are rare. There are only a few vehicles
on the island and these require a permit.
Some people use a golf cart, but most people we meet bike or walk. There are a few shops and restaurants. At one of the shops a woman asked me
"Excuse me, but are you Meandering Joy?" She had been at the Lamb's marina in
Jacksonville and had met us. Her name is
Lorna from Canada. We are discovering
that the boating world is really much smaller than we imagined.
We wandered down a street and came upon a Fleming named
Tranquility out of Lighthouse Point, Florida.
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| Albury Ferry Donnie VII |
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| Captain Jacks--look at the restroom door labels |
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| Hope Town Light House |
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