Marsh Harbor

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After leaving Great Guana Cay, we decide to go ahead and go into Marsh Harbor (the largest harbor in the Abacos with many marinas and shops). It is a relatively big city compared to the other island towns and has the only traffic light in the Abacos. We needed to re-fuel, re-provision, and load up for our next adventure out and we wanted to meet up with our friends on the Verna Breeze to plan our trip down to the Berry Islands. What started out as a 2-3 day marina stay quickly turned into a week because of bad weather. Actually- we have spent 2 of the last 3 weeks at the marina in Marsh Harbor because of storms with strong winds and lightening and rain. But we made use of our time in Marsh by shopping and visiting the local bars and restaurants. Actually we spent most of our time on boat maintenance- you can’t believe how much work goes into keeping a 47 foot sail boat in good condition. Jay had to be hoisted up our mast so that we could tighten our rigging (which stretches out considerably on a new boat), we had to change the oil filter as well as the primary and secondary fuel filters and do other engine work, we had to treat the teak on the boat with some teak oil because it was starting to fade in the sun, we washed and waxed the boat so that it will be protected from the elements (the harsh sun and salt water is rather caustic), we had to polish all the stainless steal which was starting to rust, we changed the zincs on our props because they were deteriorating due to our time spent in the marinas, etc. etc. So it was a productive stay, however we are definitely ready to get off the dock and back out sailing to the different islands, catching fish, snorkeling and kayaking.

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Photos

The Gang
Kelly, Chris, Jen, and Jay haging out at a bar in Marsh Harbour

Sunset
The good news about all the storms we had in Marsh Harbor is that they produce the most beautiful sunsets- check out that rain cloud.