Bahamas 2018

Friday, February 16, 2018

Friday February 16, 2018 - Layover at Black Point

I had big plans for today. I was going into town to get my laundry started and, while it was going, I was going to go to Lorraine's for breakfast. I got the laundry going OK (forgot my soap - again) but that's were "island time" came into play. I went to Lorraine's and the door was locked. The sign in front said Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner and there was a big "Open" sign. I asked a woman who was wandering around outside and she said she would get Lorraine. A couple minutes later, Lorraine came out of her house (behind the restaurant) and told me she would be opening for lunch. I asked about a time and she said when ever I wanted. Since I had not had breakfast (and it was now 8:30am), I asked about 11am. She said that would be fine - she was very nice and I looked forward to lunch. When I went back at 11:15, the door was unlocked - a good sign. I went in and there were no customers or employees in the dining room. I waited several minutes and a woman in the kitchen looked out and noticed me standing at the counter. I asked her if they were open and she said no - maybe noon. Hmmm. Guess Lorraine didn't get the word out.

Of course, by this time, my laundry had washed and dried and had been ready to go for over an hour. So, I decided to go back to the boat and get something to eat. Of course, I'll be back.

On my way back to the dock, I noticed that the mail boat was coming in. This is a pretty major event in Black Point since it is their link to the outside world - for everything including FOOD.

I also filled up three make shift jerry cans with the free water and disposed of the trash I had been saving for a week and a half.

The remainder of the day was spent cleaning the boat and doing some more laundry on the boat (rags, etc.).