We took advantage of being in the busiest town in Abaco today beginning with a run to Maxwell’s Market to replenish milk, yogurt, and produce. Due to the warning the other day regarding the theft of a dinghy engine in Marsh Harbour, we made sure to take our lock. We had the best intentions to lock the dinghy however as Harry was locking the dinghy to the dock, the lock slipped out of his hands and into the water. Harry wasn’t about to lose our only lock so he went back to Juno, put on a bathing suit and grabbed a mask so that he could retrieve the lock from the harbor. Fortunately he was successful in finding the lock and we then locked the dinghy and walked 1/4 mile to Maxwells and returned to Juno with a case of tonic water in addition to our groceries.
After lunch, we then wanted to obtain some diesel and fresh water. We took three empty 5-gallon Jerry cans for diesel and 2 Jerry cans for fresh water to the Conch Marina by dinghy as it looked doubtful as to whether there was enough water to bring Juno to their dock. Emptied these into the appropriate tanks on Juno and made a second run in to refill each. Diesel was going for $7.25/gallon, water in contrast was a bargain at $0.20/gallon.
Finally, we made one final run ashore, and it was literally a run, to the liquor store ahead of a threatening cloud, to buy a case of mango radlers to take back with us to the states. The Bahamian beer company Kalik, makes a refreshing light beer with mango that is Sarah’s favorite.
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