Wednesday March 14, 2018 - Layover in Spanish Wells (on mooring)

I did my laundry while Robert went to a great grocery store.  Then I sat at the marina bar and uploaded my remaining (backlogged) videos.  We left the marina close to noon and topped off the fuel tank.  Then, we motored a short distance east to the small mooring field at the east end of town. 

Just after we took the mooring, a very large mail boat came steaming down the channel and made a 180 degree turn in a small basin at the end of the channel.  The bow of their boat came within 50 yards of True Blue. 

We had not seen that much of the town so Robert and I walked to the "Park".  The Park turned out being a baseball diamond for the locals.  But, the park led to a long, beautiful beach that extended to a point about 2 miles to the NW.  We walked through town, back to Budda's for a needed beverage.  On the walk there, we ran into Mike who just happened to be on the mooring just behind us.  Robert had been admiring his Pacific Seacraft 37.  Soon after we arrived at Budda's, Mike's wife Jen came and we visited with the two of them for a couple hours - they are from Colorado but now live on their boat as full time cruisers.  At around 5pm, their cruising friends arrived.  We stayed for a bit longer and then departed.  As we were leaving, we ran into Budda himself.  He and his wife were sitting at the entrance in their golf cart - they had been shuttling customers back and forth from some event a few blocks away to their restaurant. It was easy to understand why his business has done so well - he is a real "giver" and innovator.