On Man O' War Cay, almost all the residents seem to be descended from the Alburys. That's the name on most of the businesses and almost all the plaques on the memorial. The township is very proud that the winner of the Bahamas Student of the Year is from Man O' War, and she's an Albury. She also happens to have been blind since birth, so the news is as humbling as it is exciting. As in all the Bahama Islands, you get the sense that the whole village raises the children. The town is fairly heavily populated to be so small, but everything is very neat and well-groomed. The inhabitants travel about the island in golf carts and on cycles, so the streets are narrow and the pace is slow.
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| happy faces everywhere! |
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| the bank doesn't have to be huge when the town isn't |
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| nor does the high school |
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Of course no island visit is complete without a beach trip, so we retired to the beach after strolling through the town. Joe and Salty joined us (he's traveling solo now since Julia flew back to NY) for a last evening before he starts back to the U.S. He's used to single-handing (well, Salty actually contributes four cute paws), but both he and Salty like it a lot better when Julia's there! There was a beautiful sunset to wish them safe passage.
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| poor salty in Time Out |
On Sunday September Song picked up the sailors for a fishing trip. We motored for over two hours in search of fish. Stephanie was at the helm while Bob, Jay and Rusty loaded the outriggers and planned where to put all the huge fish. Turns out the huge fish had other plans, so with the exception of one very unhappy barracuda, no aquatic life was disturbed. But it was a beautiful ride and the view is quite different from the fly bridge of a huge trawler than it is from the cockpit of a sailboat.
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| the Nancys and Godiva saying fish prayers |
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| Stephanie searching for fish |
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| Jaybird faking a catch |
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