Black Point

2.2.11

Happy Groundhog's Day!

We left early this morning to get to Black Point by noon. It was a motoring kind of day – slim to no wind and it was right off our bow. We needed to charge the batteries anyway, so it worked out. Black Point is supposed to be one of the largest settlements in the Exumas, and one of the few places where Bahamians and cruisers mingle easily.
As soon as we dropped the hook, we dinghied in to get some laundry done – it has been almost 3 weeks since we last did laundry!! The facilities were great! Very clean and easy to use and the house was situated up on a hill, so the view was spectacular! It was one of the best laundry experiences of my life!
While we were on shore, we also visited one of the local restaurants for a bite to eat. We chose Scorpios, one of the local bars. When we walked in the door, there were a ton of Bahamians there, crowded around the bar, shooting pool and just socializing. It was a bit intimidating, as we were the only cruisers there. They were all very nice and joked around with us for a bit, making us feel welcome. We ordered our lunch and some Kaliks and listened to the conversations going on around us. 30 minutes after we got there, all the Bahamians had to go back to work, so we were left alone in the bar. It was very quiet after being amidst all the raucous of the men.
Later we took Koa for a walk around the island to the Eastern beach. There wasn't much to see and we decided we would leave the following day and head down to Little Farmer's Cay. The 5Fs festival starts on Friday and we had heard a lot of boats headed that way. We wanted to make sure we had a good anchorage for the festivities!