{"id":5288,"date":"2016-02-08T20:42:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T20:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=5288"},"modified":"2016-02-08T20:42:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T20:42:35","slug":"shopping-in-the-bahamas-you-eat-what-they-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=5288","title":{"rendered":"shopping in the Bahamas. You eat what they have."},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday morning here in Great Harbor Cay and there is a lot less wind than yesterday. \u00a0A front came through early yesterday morning and with it came sustained 25-30kts of wind out of the west and northwest. \u00a0While Pandora is tied up to a dock in a protected harbor, we are on the most exposed slip and with a 1\/4 mile fetch behind us, the wind kept us straining at the dock all day long. \u00a0The wind was humming in the rigging, no make that full throated singing, all day long and I worried that we might chafe through one or more of our lines. \u00a0 I see from the weather report that a repeat performance is in the cards for Tuesday so we had better enjoy today’s lighter winds.
\nYesterday’s front was a particularly strong one and added some extra “excitement” to yet another challenging weather season here in the Bahamas. \u00a0Our friends Maureen and Bill, who are in the Caribbean say that this as additional evidence that we should just give up on the Bahamas and take Pandora further south to the Caribbean were the winds are much more consistent and fronts are not as threatening. \u00a0I guess we will just have to see what the future brings.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts have begun to turn toward when we will be leaving Great Harbor Cay Marina to head south to the Exumas, the central Bahamas. \u00a0Brenda and I have been invited to visit Over Yonder Cay again, the private island that we visited two years ago and we want to be sure that we leave plenty of time to fit that in on our way south.<\/p>\n

I expect that we will leave here next weekend or so after our two week stay is up here at the Great Harbor Cay Marina and head to Nassau to re-provision and then jump down to Over Yonder Cay. \u00a0 With all the fronts that have been coming through, it would be nice to time our arrival when another front is forecast to take advantage of the perfect protection that OYC’s private harbor provides. \u00a0Our friends, Ethan and Jamie, who work on the island, have a new baby boy so it will be very nice to see their growing family. \u00a0Of course, Diesel their dog is a draw too.<\/p>\n

One big part of coming to the Bahamas is preparing for the much more limited provisioning options available, especially in the out islands. \u00a0 Everything that comes here arrives by “mail boat” that stops once a week. \u00a0In the case of Great Harbor Cay, that’s on Wednesdays, weather permitting.<\/p>\n

Living in the U.S., we have become accustomed to near instant availability of most any consumer item one could wish for so a visit to the market in the Bahamas can be a sobering experience. \u00a0No Amazon Prime in these parts.<\/p>\n

This is the local market, liquor store and bar all wrapped up into one. \u00a0Not exactly a Walmart Superstore.\"\"The selection of produce. \u00a0Let’s just say it’s somewhat limited. \u00a0This is the entire produce section in the market with the exception of a few items kept in the fridge, such as lettuce. \u00a0I think that they had four heads of romaine, actually.\u00a0\"\"How about the refrigerated section? \u00a0Lot’s of eggs, butter and oddly, Snapple.
\n\"\"Interestingly, as a past British Colony, some of the most reasonably priced items are biscuits from the U.K. and most places carry a pretty good selection. \u00a0Don’t plan on buying cereal as it’s about $10 per box. \u00a0PopTarts? \u00a0Try $8 a box. \u00a0There is a 40% duty on imported goods and a new 15% VAT on top of the cost of shipping the items in. \u00a0There’s no income tax though. \u00a0I wonder how many accountants there are in the Bahamas. \u00a0Not many, I expect.\u00a0\"\"Wednesday night is pizza night at the marina and this is what a $30 calzone looks like. \u00a0 However, $30 or not, it fed us for three meals. \u00a0\"\"After finishing off the calzone on the third day, Brenda and I needed a walk., several actually. \u00a0Along the way we crossed a bridge. \u00a0The water is beautiful where it runs under the road. \u00a0This is the view toward the mangroves. \u00a0Because of the rushing water it’s scoured out quite deep near the bridge.\"\"You can’t tell from here but on the other side of the bridge the current really rips.\"\"Today we plan to head to the beach and lunch at the beachside cafe. \u00a0Like most every other place here, the menu is pretty limited. \u00a0However, they do make a mean hamburger. And, the view of the ocean there is terrific.<\/p>\n

And that’s my report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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