May 17-19th
We left Great Sale and headed for the Lacayan canal. We now had a better understanding of the tides so we knew we had to time our entry to high tide. We inched our way in making sure we stayed squarely between the markers. Once in we again enjoyed the hour ride through the canal. our conversation was the same. What a great place it would be to live if they had the money to put in a taller bridge and keep the entrance dredged. Since we were on a time schedule and could not stay and enjoy Port Lacaya on our way through to Marsh Harbour we had already decided to stay a couple of days on the trip back.
We anchored in one of the bays that wasn't to far from the marina, settled in and went ashore. I checked out the shops while Tom visited with people from one of the benches. I returned to find Tom visiting with a local gentlemen. He talked about how they rely on the American tourists and do not want anything to happen that would stop us from coming. While visiting I dropped the straw to my drink. He insisted on walking over to the booth for another despite the fact that it was about a block away. We thanked him for his kindness and he again thanked us for visiting Port Lacaya.
On our second day we took a bus to a flea market slash shopping area. We were the only nonbahamians on the bus. I am not sure if I looked nervous or what but the young man sitting in front of us turned around in his seat and asked how we were being treated during our visit. He also reiterated that it is important for the Bahamians to treat us nicely because we are vital to their economy. When we returned to the boat we found it surrounded by jelly fish! I very carefully climbed out of the dingy and made sure Peanut did the same. Originally Tom said he was going to go for a swim when we returned to the boat but changed his mind when he saw the jellies.
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