Hope Town & Sea Spray

This post is gonna be views around Sea Spray and pictures of the quaint buildings in Hope Town.  First up is Elizabeth, in her inflatable kayak.  We have an open slip next to us now, ahhhh, the huge sport fisher boat next to us has gone back to FL, so she paddles over most mornings and we share coffee and chat.  Granddaughter, Hali, is with her today; mom and dad of Hali are also here on their boat, but both boats are leaving very soon, so we will miss their company. These blow up kayaks are really cool, and Elizabeth paddles fair distances in hers.

Here's the view from our aft deck.  It faces east, so we get lovely afternoon shade for sitting in our chairs and with no boat behind us, we get a good view.  Just over the dunes in the background is the ocean.

In addition to hearing the waves break, we also get a great deal of salt spray.  You can't see it when it is happening, but the two screens Steve added this year face aft and they get covered in salt after a week.  Hmmm, I guess that's why they named it Sea Spray.  This is the entrance to the lovely pool...

 and this is the lovely pool, where currently I sit in the shade under the covered area you see back left. 

A brief word about the weather ... it's been above normal temperatures this winter, so the pool is warm and the sea and ocean waters are nice also.  The north winds that plagued us earlier have pretty much gone away and the southerly's are prevailing, but light.  Perfect, really.

This is the tiki bar, located between the pool and the outdoor dining area.   

And this is the front view of the humble Shingebiss, among the big boys.  

Our slip fees here, until March 1, because after all, this is the 'off season', are almost too cheap to be true, $10/day ... but water is 40 cents a gallon, and electricity is 85 cents a kilowatt.  Compare that to our prices in the USA, and we realize again what a bountiful country we live in.  So we use water and electric very parsimoniously, and take all our showers in the bath house, located just steps from the boat, and very nice.  The marina staff will give you a lift into town, but so far we've preferred to take the dinghy.  The town is full of old, well maintained, adorable (there's no better word) buildings and homes.  Here's a couple of them, starting with the post office/police station. 

 The Clinic

... and the Museum.  Like New Plymouth on Green Turtle Cay, Hope Town was founded and settled by the Loyalists, so the architecture is sort of a New England style with pastel colors. 

No cars or golf carts are permitted on the narrow streets and you can walk the entire thing in about 30 minutes, stopping at each of the 2 grocery stores to see who has the best stuff ... supply boat comes on Thursday. 

Here we are having ice cream cones with crew from October and Whisper, both on mooring balls in the harbor ... which I might add are $20/night, but people love them because they are at the center of all the social life of Hope Town.

For the land lubber that wants to visit, there are rental properties all over town and throughout the island.  This one is my favorite, located right at the harbour entrance. 

So, that's it for now !!!  Time to decide if it's a pool day or a beach day.