{"id":1896,"date":"2013-04-21T22:02:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T22:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2013-04-21T22:03:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T22:03:03","slug":"abaco-sloop-and-fishies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=1896","title":{"rendered":"Abaco sloop and some fishie pix"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Sunday afternoon and we are waiting for the tide to rise enough to get out of the harbor for a run the few miles to Man-O-War Cay. \u00a0I have to say that it would be easy to spend a few more days, no make that another week, or more, here but it seems that we should be moving on. \u00a0Moving on is more about seeing something new than a particular need to be on the move. \u00a0This is a very pretty spot and a welcome, and more cosmopolitan change from the very rural and simple settlements that we visited earlier in our trip in the Exumas.<\/p>\n

From our limited visit to date it seems to me that the Abacos are the “white Bahamas” as opposed to the “black Bahamas” that we have seen for much of our travels further south. \u00a0I’d also say that it seems to me that southern areas are more like what I would describe as “real” and I like that. Yes, there are blacks here too but it seems that they are the employees of the white Bahamians.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to say which I like better but this area is much more like the US than the Bahamas, as nice as it is. \u00a0It’s certainly easier with more, if fewer, protected harbors.<\/p>\n

A traditional boat type that was developed in the Abacos is called the Abaco sloop. \u00a0I understand that these “type” boats are still made in Man-O-War Cay and I am looking forward to seeing a shop, or two, while we are there. \u00a0 This one has been sailing all over the harbor since we arrived. \u00a0She is a very nice boat with beautiful lines.\"\"<\/a>We saw another one that was stored, as they all seem to be, under a shed roof. \u00a0In this sun the seams would dry out pretty fast and the boat wouldn’t hold up for long. \u00a0A pretty view from the “boat house”. \u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Getting things around town, with the very narrow streets, is a challenge. \u00a0Sometimes, it seems, you have to improvise. \u00a0Perhaps enclosing this photo is a bit random but I though it was fun. \u00a0With water being in such short supply here these tanks are used to catch rain water, as infrequent as it is. \u00a0Speaking of rain, we had a deluge last night and the dink was filled about half way to the gunnels this morning. \u00a0I guess that this tank would have filled up PDQ had it been in place.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>So, now for the “fishy” part. \u00a0I have taken quite a few videos but it seems that they just don’t look as good as it seemed when I took them. \u00a0Perhaps underwater photography is one of those “you had to be there to appreciate it” sort of things.<\/p>\n

Having said that, here’s two that are pretty good. \u00a0This one is of a very nice queen trigger that I saw back in Warderick Wells, in the park area.