Superbowl Celebration

2.6.11

We decided to head back up to Black Point today to watch the Superbowl. There were no festivities on Farmers Cay as they had the Regatta all weekend, so we headed up to check out some of the smal restaurants on Black Point. We were not alone. We walked into once of the restaurants, Lorraines, who was having an all you can eat buffet and it was standing room only! All the cruisers heard about the all you can eat and came running!
We opted for a more low-key restaurant, DeShamon, who was serving free conch fritters and cheap rum punch. We were the first cruisers there and were welcomed with open arms. They set us up outside where there was a nice breeze blowing, giving us a flat screen TV and some big spray, just in case! We were soon joined by some other cruisers, but mostly the locals were in the bar. There was some good-natured ribbing about who was going to be the champion that lasted throughout the game. The game was great, even more so because the Packers won!!! GO PACK GO!!
We did have a small bit of excitement in which a local, who had consumed way too much alcohol, came stumbling onto our patio, yelling and mumbling to Brad and some of the local guys. The owner quickly called the police and some of the locals escorted him off the patio until they could get here.
“They” as it was, was just one guy. A kid of no more than 22, wearing street clothes. He came over, shoved the drunk down, smacked him around a bit (nothing rough, just to let him know who was in charge), cuffed him and then literally dragged him to the police car. HA! How's that for culture differences! Don't let this image tarnish your image of the Bahamians – no harm was done to the man and he deserved what was coming to him.
We opted to head out the following day to start our trek down to Georgetown.