Pete's Pub

We have been waiting for some time for a few days of settled weather to go to Little Harbor which would be our furthest point south. The area between Elbow Cay and Little Harbor has several large openings to the Atlantic so the swell makes it into the Sea of Abaco and there is usually a strong surge around Little Harbor. We left Hopetown on a high tide which was needed to exit the harbor. We arrived at Little Harbor about four hours later but could not enter the protected harbor since high tide is needed to enter there as well. We anchored outside the harbor but the wind was from the south and the surge from the east so the boat had a tremendous roll.

Pete's Pub

We decided we did not want to wait a few more hours for high tide in those conditions so we backtracked to Black Point Cat, the most protected area we could find to anchor. We anchored for the night, and then the next day returned to Little Harbor, again anchoring out but taking the dinghies into the harbor area. The main and only attraction in Little Harbor is Pete's Pub and Gallery. Pete Johnston is a Bronze Sculptor and son of the late Professor and Sculptor Randolph Johnston who founded this unique art foundry in this remote and beautiful area. After touring the gallery, we sought out the foundry and they we so nice to give us a tour and fully explain the 'Lost Wax' process for creating bronze sculpture. After our foundry tour we then stopped at Pete's Pub which has a limited lunch menu which changes daily. The food was excellent and the atmosphere great with sand at our feet. Quite a few spring breakers were there so it was a fun time. While there we met Ed and Dee off Sea Fox 10 and friends of Jock's Lodge. They had just arrived coming north from the Exumas. We had to cut our visit short however to allow time to snorkel at Sandy Cay. This is reported to be the best snorkeling in the Abacos. We anchored behind the cay and I picked up Alice and Jan and the three of us went snorkeling. We tied the dinghy to a mooring used by the commercial dive boats. While we could only stay about 1/2 hour, it was fantastic. There was wonderful coral, and many species of fish. The surge was strong and the incoming tide was a problem. We had just decided to leave when I spotted two very large barracuda directly below me. This hastened our return to the dinghy and exit from the water. We wish we had more time but we had to get back to the anchorage and the following day back to Marsh Harbor in advance of the next strong cold front.