Man O war Cay is a small boat building settlement primarily of white Bahamians. The Albury name is well known all over the Bahamas for their well built boats. The people here are very religious and the per capita number of gospel halls and churches is quite high. Interesting enough Man O War, similar to Spanish Wells in Eleuthera is a dry community. The beach is quite nice; however not appealing in the temperatures we were having.
I had to include a picture of the captain in his upside down position...actually a boat skill. I often marvel at how Rob can work in cramped small places with little room to maneuver but I now know that it is his many years of working on Celebrian. If you have been following our blog you will have read the definition of cruising; however it is worth repeating..."Cruising is fixing things in exotic places." You will also know that my captain keeps everything both at home and on the boat. This picture shows his hose collection. Truth be known being well prepared and self sufficient is the only way to survive cruising.
Today is Monday Dec. 27th and we are trying to stay warm. Today's high is only 61 degrees/ about 20 degrees celcius....and not very Bahama like. The wind is still howling; however the sun is shining so we are hoping to take Goldberry into shore and go for a walk out of the wind, if that is possible. We are charging the batteries with the engine right now so we are getting a little warmth from the engine running and starting to thaw out. The captain is reading in the cockpit. He is trying to stay warm behind the enclosure which is a god send on a day like today. I have been reading below under a warm comforter. We definitely need to go further south and can only hope that the Exumas are warmer this winter than last.
Tomorrow the weather will let us return to Marsh Harbour to do our chores...new battery, fill two propane tanks, provisioning and a few other tasks and we are good to go. With any luck we should be able to get to Lynyard Cay and staged for the passage to Eleuthera by Thursday.
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