Walked all the way to get...
... a strawberry oatmeal bar at Hope Town Coffee Shop - delicious & so healthy (or is it??)
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A dove, not a city pigeon!
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Waves of the ocean in White Sound.
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And at the same time on the opposite side of the road - the distance is about 100m - the Sea of Abaco

is so calm & steady!

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Elbow Reef Lighthouse

Arriving to Hope Town.

Elbow Cay Lighthouse is located on the opposite of Hope Town in Hope Town marina. The only access to it is by boat.
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The candy-striped Elbow Reef Lighthouse was built in 1864 by the Imperial Lighthouse Service to end wrecking activities, to the great dismay of the residents!
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Some info about the lighthouse.
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Entrance to the lighthouse.
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View of the Sea of Abaco.
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View of Hope Town.
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View of Hope Town marina and of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Back in White Sound before the lowest tide of the day.
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Man-O-War Cay

Papaya is growing in a tree like this

- did't know it but learnt it in Man-O-War
Quiet streets of Man-O-War
- not very touristic,
more permanent residental homes
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Xmas tree in Joe's Studio gift shop
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Nice road leading to the beach
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Dock & Dine opened at the marina in 2008

- Man-O-War is so called dry island

meaning no alcoholic beverages are sold there

- not even in the restaurants
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Had lunch at Dock & Dine

- conch fritters, cole slaw, french fries,

diet coke...

- perfect!
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View from Dock&Dine
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Man-O-War has been the centre for boat building

and repair for many years.

- nowadays the boats are made of fiberglass
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Man-O-War harbour
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Mangroves
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Went also to Marsh Harbour to do some

grocery shopping at Maxwell's

before hitting back to Elbow Cay

Oh, the tide is really low back

at White Sound, Elbow Cay!
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Steve's private dock in White Sound
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Not wondering any more why

people are putting their boats up

- the tides are pretty heavy here!
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Sea Spray

Sea Spray Marina in White Sound

- just fiew meters from us
Nice fishing boats

Seems like everyone likes fishing here
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Are these boats for leasure or serious fishing?

Well-equipped boats

Boiled Lobster

1). Boil a lobster & chill it in a fridge
2) Cut it half

3) The shell is rather hard,
but not impossible to cut with a sharp knife
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4) Take the meat out of the shell
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5) Put it in a bowl & season it
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6) Save the shells and serve the lobster meat in them
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This is how it looks
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For the main course had grilled grouper

with grilled zucchini
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Bought the famous Vernon's Key West lime pie

- it damaged a bit while bringing it home

by a bicycle...

- but anyway it was delicious!
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What's On The Menu?

Mahi mahi
Grouper

Lobster
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February is the season for fishing Wahoo and also Bonefish.
The month is also good for
Mackerel, Grouper, Snapper, Barracuda & Shark
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Almost grilled
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Grilled half of lobster with avocado mousse
- this is good!
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Grilled mahi mahi & grouper

with broccoli straight from

Mr Albury's garden
- mahi mahi has a bit stronger taste than grouper

which is rather mild,

both excellent anyway
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Full moon
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Almost night

- well, 6.30pm
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White Sound

First when arrived to White sound

- which is part of the island of Elbow Cay

which belongs to the Abacos

which is a group of the islands

belonging to The Bahamas -

thought that every house was having the air condition on loud

but then realised that

the sound came from the ocean!

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Perhaps the name of White Sound

comes from the sound of the white waves of the ocean

hotting to the white sand on the coast

- perhaps?
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