The Marina at Emerald Bay, part 3

February 27, 2020 - March 5, 2020

It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobe…, on no, I mean The Marina at Emerald Bay.  For two days the weather was windy and cold.  The temperature didn’t get above 68 degrees.  I mean I didn’t need a jacket or anything, but it sure seemed cold.  I did lots of cooking and cleaning.  I made pizza from scratch one day and it turned out well.  I’ll make a few corrections on my next batch, after all it’s been years since I made pizza. We’ve been having lunch on board every day instead of going out and have enjoyed beef stew (Bob’s creation), stroganoff, pasta salad, fried chicken, etc.  I’ve also been making some yummy breakfasts.  We both agree that our homemade food is better than the $100 lunches we’ve been having here in the Exumas, but we like to eat out on our grocery shopping days. I polished all of the stainless steel on deck and cleaned all of the windows.  Bob and I have continued to improve our dock lines, changing out the bow line chafe guard again.  The boat is riding better in the water now with a lot less motion even though we’ve had some strong winds.  I’ve been walking or riding my bike around the marina everyday and feeling more fit.  Since I stopped taking statin drugs for cholesterol control my muscles and joints don’t ache after exercise as they used to. 

Bob’s creative pasta salad was yummy.

On Tuesday the wind had calmed down enough for me to go to the beach after lunch.  Boy, nothing can beat this white powdery sand (that never gets hot) and the warm turquoise water.  Unfortunately after about an hour big clouds blocked the sun and it was too chilly to stay on the beach so I retreated to the Sandy Toes beach bar for some refreshment.  Bob met me there and we enjoyed the chatter of those around us even though our favorite bartender, Annette, was not there.

Wednesday we rented a car and did our grocery shopping at  Exuma Market and Island Prime Meats. We spent $180 this week.  Next was lunch again at Lighthouse Cafe.

Here is the house next to the Lighthouse
Cafe that Bob and I fantasized about
buying to live here full time.

The beach right in front of the
house is amazing.

The colorful porch of the Lighthouse Cafe.

I had snapper fingers, beans and rice, and coleslaw.
Bob insisted on mentioning that fish don't have fingers.

We traveled south from there across the one lane bridge to Little Exuma. 

The one lane bridge

On the way to Little Exuma we photographed these
stark dead trees by Little Bush Salt Pond.

Santanna’s was our first stop where I thought I would be able to swim off the beach, but was warned by our waitress that there were sharks in the water here.  I did see a nurse shark, but nothing more threatening.

The beach at Santanna's looks very inviting to me.

This was our view from the table where we
relaxed and enjoyed a Kahlik.

Of course, we bought rum cake from Mama, next door, before we headed back to the marina.

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