Photo Gallery 12:
January 2002: Bahamas: The Abaco Islands
Marsh Harbor at last! The third largest "town" in the Bahamas.
Marsh Harbor at sunset. Imagine the sound of a dozen conch horns to signal the arrival of evening!
Another hard day of sailing
Dave, Sue, Don (Cal's dad) and Cal from Cocoknots
Evi from Wonderland and Kitty and Scott from Tamure
Local shells at the conch salad stand
Step 1 for conch salad: remove the conch
Evi, Dave's partner in racing, aboard the sailing vessel Wonderland
"The Cheesers" Kiki (left), Colby (front) and Bri (rear) from Cocoknots
The settlement side of Marsh Harbor
Friends stop by to say good-by as we head off towads Eleuthera: Evi, Ginny, Kitty, Scott, George and Leo
Hope Town, Abaco
Michelle has a substitiute teacher: Jeannie from Sirocco teaches Shell some tricks for memorizing
Conch shell: soon to be our new conch horn
The local post office is upstairs on the left! The mail boat comes weekly.
Warm, friendly restaurant in Hope Town
Main Street, Hope Town, Abaco
A quiet resting spot
Bird of Paradise
A spot with a view
Christmas decorations in the tropics
This hermit crab thinks he's hiding! Who would notice?
Afternoon conch fritter break for Jeannie, Ray and Dave
The local cafe, home of the conch fritters
Pink sand beaches in HopeTown, Abaco
Alex, Dave, Michelle, Jeannie and Ray atop the Hope Town lighthouse
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Angel's Trumpets: Alex's favorite flower shot of the trip
Such favorites will be shown twice!
Sunset and Sirocco (dot on the left of the island) from the lighthouse
Hope Town Harbor