We went ashore and walked around, looking for the grocery store and the beach. The grocery store was only a five minute walk from where we tied up the dinghy but we didn't want to do our shopping until after we had been to the beach. We walked down this street, then down that street, then back the other way. We did a lot of walking. We were just about to give up when a man went by in his car, stopped and then backed up and asked us if we needed help. He was a nice guy. He told us how to get to the beach and asked if we'd like a ride. We accepted. We never would have made it. Not because it was too far, because we were going the wrong way. He dropped us right by the beach and told us where to find the Beach Club.
We swam some and then walked down to the Beach Club. It isn't what you're imagining. More of a small beach bar that also did some food. We had a drink and shared some cracked conch for lunch. Yummy! It was either some of the best we'd ever had or we were really hungry from all of our walking around. Maybe both. We were going to use their wifi to check email but Bahama Telephone Company (BTC) was down. All their services- cell phones and internet. There is only one tower on the island so the service for the entire island was down. We sat there quite a while enjoying the view, wishing we had stayed anchored there a day or two longer. The cold front hadn't yet arrived and it was beautiful there. No taxis on this island but they do have people that will take you around, a bit like uber. But because BTC was down there was no way for our waitress to call anyone. So we sat. It wasn't really a problem. At some point we would have to walk back but before that time came the waitress said her uncle, who had come to get something to eat, would take us to the grocery store.
Quinton was friendly and talkative. He took us back a different (and much shorter) way than we had come. Our fault, not the guy that drove us to the beaches's fault. He deposited us at the grocery store and said he'd accept a Guinness as his payment so he and I went into the bar next door and I bought him one.
Susan was done at the grocery store, $37 later. Our friend Kelly had told Susan that when you are shopping in the Bahamas don't look at the prices of anything. If you do, you'll walk out with nothing. It's going to be expensive, get used to it. A bunch of grapes were $8, a bag of romaine lettuce was $6, a half gallon of strawberry banana orange juice was $8.75. All those prices come to you from looking AFTER we were back on the boat.
Brian
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