Man-O-War has a history rich in boat building and sail making. It is a close-knit religious community where everything closes down promptly at 5:00 p.m. and all day on Sunday. It is alcohol free and the atmosphere on the island is one of extraordinary peacefulness.
After a quick lunch on board, we dinghied over to a beach close by our anchorage. It had a cut to the other side where we walked along smooth sandy beaches sprinkled with a few rock outcroppings. We were amazed by the number of Portuguese Man-O-War that had washed up on the beach. We eventually came to an area that had a path leading into town.
The town was quaint with narrow streets occupied mostly by golf carts or bicycles. The main part of town had a few shops, one of which was an ice cream parlor. We all took advantage of the opportunity to rest after our long walk along the beach and got ice cream cones and ate them outside on the porch. We continued on through the town stopping at several places including the marina, the half-model boat builder and the Sail Shop. We then continued down the very scenic Queen’s Highway where we enjoyed the beautiful grounds of the homes along the road as well as occasional glimpses out at our boats in the anchorage.
Back at the boat we had a quiet evening and enjoyed the beautiful sunset.
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| Departing Marsh Harbor |
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| Arriving at the harbor entrance to Man-O-War Cay |
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| It was pretty shallow entering the harbor and the tide was falling -- we went in and looked around and then anchored on the outside |
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| The marina at Man-O-War |
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| More of the town's waterfront |
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| We dinghied into the beach on the Sea of Abaco side hoping to cross to the ocean side |
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| Looking out at the ocean. We walked for a couple of miles along the beach until we reached an area that led to town. |
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| The beach had hundreds (maybe thousands) of Portuguese Man-O-War. Maybe that's how the cay got its name. |
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| Us on the beach. There was a sand shelf that formed a perfect bench |
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| The town's high school. With only 275 residents, the school was quite small |
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| The elementary school |
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| More of the beautiful flowers we've found in the Abacos |
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| A sign post in the center of town. We've been to many of the places, with the others still on our "to-do" list |
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| Andy Albury's woodwork Half models |
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| A gorgeous lamp |
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| More of his half models |
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| The Sail Shop is also a must visit place- Great canvas bags. Because we already have too many bags on board, just couldn't justify buying another |
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| Sign at the Sail Shop |
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| Gerry at Lover's Lane Also note, it's slippery when wet ..... |
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| The view up Lover's Lane |
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| As we strolled along the road, we could see many of the beautiful entrances into the homes |
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| Here's everyone (Gerry, Jana, Michael, Graeme and Laura) strolling down the Queen's Highway. Graeme and Laura are a couple we met at Spanish Wells and have seen at almost every stop since then. |
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| One yard had some very unique lawn art, especially for the Bahamas |
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| As we walked along the Queen's Highway back to where our dinghies were anchored, we periodically could see our boats at anchor. Here's Second Star. |
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| What do you do with empty conch shells (besides making conch horns). How about hanging them from trees along with HUGE fishing lures. |
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| ... or paint them bright colors and place them on top of big piles of seaweed (obviously used as mulch here in the Abacos) |
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| A shot of the boats at anchor -- Monk's Vineyard is on the far left and Second Star is on the far right |
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| Just before reaching our dinghies we came across an area with a sign that said Canary Wharf. There were a couple of old mailbox drops, a street light and an old phone booth. |
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| Back on the beach, we discovered the tide had come in. Someone had to wade out in the water to bring it in. |
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| We enjoyed a beautiful sunset accompanied by many conch horns |
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