I got up early and did laundry. The waning crescent moon was rising in the east just before the sunrise There was a little dawn light but the moon was the main feature. I was not aware of both rising together at this phase.
After laundry, we took the dinghy across the harbor. David rowed but it was windy and he would regret not having the motor on the return. We walked to a marine store first. We were looking for a siphon device to move diesel from our yellow portable tanks to our fuel tanks. It was difficult to pour the fuel especially on a rocking boat.
The marine store could not find any so we went to the hardware store. The hardware store was one of the best we have ever been to; they had everything. Their drip irrigation section was amazing. And they had several fuel siphoning systems.
David arranged for a haircut and I did the atm to at the bank to get some cash while he was getting his haircut. Shay did a really good job.
We met Jeff and Deb for lunch at Colors, a bright restaurant right on the water. Then on to Maxwells’s market for groceries. This was a large grocery with aisles and carts. It was somewhat overwhelming. We got restocked and then walked the mile back to the dinghy dock. Once we unloaded and put things away, David filled our fuel tanks from our jugs and then went in the dinghy across the harbor to the fuel dock to get more diesel. We had 15 in jugs and needed 20. Then we filled the jugs again. It took two dinghy trips to the fuel dock. We decided to wait on water until closer to departure so we were finished with boat chores for the day. We took a walk and looked out at the mermaid reef. There was a little beach that you could enter the water to snorkel there but it was too rough today. We walked on looking at houses and shoreline.
We got a little turned around and ended up taking more of a walk than we intended but made it back to the boat. We had salad for dinner as we had had a big lunch. The wind was already starting to pick up.
Marsh Harbor is a great place with everything a boater might need. As in all the Abacos, hurricane Dorian in 2019 is a constant feature. There are reminders of the devastation of this storm and then there is incredible rebuilding. Our marina has two photo boards in the office. The first shows a picture of the marina before September 1, 2019 and then the next days. The restaurant was on ground level and a catamaran was inside. There was another boat in the swimming pool. The second board shows the rebuilding of the marina which is still ongoing. They are building a new dock and dredging around it. They are still finding things from the storm. Today, they pulled up an old fishing pole and a bottle of vodka that was still good. In town there are homes that have been rebuilt and those that haven’t. The devastation of that storm is still all around.
