BOB & BJ KING VISIT COMPASS ROSE

Our long time friends from Crofton, Bob and BJ King, arrived Sunday to spend five days in the Bahamas. We wasted no time and took the boat out into the Sea of Abaco and had a great two hour ride. Three dolphins came over and cruised along in our bow wave and were then joined by four more. What a sight!! It was like the Bahamas chamber of commerce had arranged this for Bob and BJ.

On Monday, we all took the Albury Ferry over to Hope Town. What a delightful little town…it was originally settle by British Loyalist (as were most of the Bahamas) during the American Revolution and has continued to maintain a small village atmosphere. On one side is the harbour and the other is on the Atlantic Ocean. We took numerous photos of the famous candy striped lighthouse there. We also had a great lunch at Cap’n Jacks (this was the start of a gastronomical feast that lasted their whole visit!). While in Hope Town we also visited the Wyannie Malone Historical Museum which depicted life as is was in the original settlement.

Wednesday found the four of us on the ferry again, this time to Man-O-War Cay. Despite the historical and romantic name, the island doesn’t seem to much going for it. The very small ‘downtown’ has a few souvenir shops, one restaurant and a few boat builders. 90% of the residents have the surname “Albury”. It is still a destination for those who want to ‘get away from it all’ and you can certainly do that. After returning to Marsh Harbour, we took a taxi to The Jib Room for their famous ribs. And they were fantastic…right up there with Adam’s Ribs.