Passage to the Abacos and Little Harbor

We hire a guide to go through the reef at Spanish Wells, and Don who was skeptical of the need, watches with wide eyes as we weave in and out of the rocky corl heads, following our guide into the safety of the Atlantic. He becomes a believer. Because we waited for light winds and calm waters, to reveal the edges of the reef, we motor sail much of the way to the Abacos and anchor inside the reef again. To celebrate Jan's birthday, we ride in the dinghy 2 miles, past the opening of the reef and through the 2 foot waves pouring in. Let me advise you that a two foot wave is much larger when you are riding in a one foot high boat. We are headed for Little Harbor.

Little Harbor, home of the famous Pete's Pub and the Johnston family's art gallery. There are wonderful metal sculptures to be found there. So we went to help Jan celebrate her birthday. What we didn't know was that Pete's Pub ends its day at 5:30, and we didn't get there until 5:00 and the kitchen was closed. They did have an excess of conch salad though and offered it gratis with plastic cups and spoons. Best conch salad ever! We gorged ourselves.

The views from a walkway on top of the hill overlooking the bay on one side and the Atlantic on the other were pretty spectacular too.