Grand Bahama Island is a beautiful place. There are miles and miles of white sandy beaches and blue water. If you're looking for a place to get away from it all for a week or so this would be a great place to do it. The island is not a typical tourist trap kind of place although there are a few places to buy T-shirts and Rum if you like. The world of economic struggles has hit Grand Bahama quite hard. We see more empty lots and partial structures than finished ones. As we understand it, the banks don't lend much money, if any, so the homes are built from one paycheck to the next. There are houses with one block wall completed and it's been that way for many years. The government is also somewhat resistant to foreign investors creating long waiting periods and lots of disapproved plans. There are more than a few time-shares here and we see their reps out every day trying to sell them. In spite of their struggles, the local residents are very friendly and live what we might considered rather slow, layed back life styles. “Bohemian time” takes some adjustment when you get here.
There a few pictures attached this week including JUNKANOO, the southern coastline outside the inlet we're in, a sunset at the beach, and a jellyfish of sorts that pulsed past the boat slip. We've enjoyed some bike riding, bus rides to the grocery store, dinghy rides to the beach, and we even took a free beginner SCUBA class here in the club pool. Oh, and don't forget BINGO on Tuesdays and Thursdays! We're still doing some small maintenance jobs to the boat but that list is finally dwindling.
Time is passing quickly. We'll be underway again before you know it. So for now we gonna sit back and smell the flowers, and relax in the hot tub, and eat free Monday night dinners. We've meet some great people on the other boats and will look forward to crossing paths with them again somewhere in the Islands!
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