Our New Winter Home

Wind Chaser left Exuma Park a day before us. They spent last winter in the Exumas, so they wanted to see some new and different places and maybe go to George Town at a faster pace than we planned. We will catch up with them later. We had some nice gatherings on the beach for cocktails. The park built a fire for us on Saturday night. After leaving Warderick Wells, we went to Black Point Settlement to do laundry. The laundromat, Rockside Inn, came highly recommended. After some bad and expensive experiences last year in the Abacos, we are very cautious. This turned out to be the very best, not only for the Bahamas, but for the US as well. A little more expensive than in the US, but not bad for the Bahamas. The equipment worked very well, and the place was spotless. We like Black Point Settlement so much that we have decided it will be our home base, the place we keep coming back to after exploring. We met Lorraine, who runs Lorraine's Cafe. We are so comfortable at Lorraine's. She has great, reasonably priced meals, free WiFi, a book exchange, and a television. The bar is self-serve. You just make up your drink or find one in the cooler and note your drinks on a pad to be settled later. Lorraine's mom makes breads, and we started with an initial order for two coconut breads. It makes the best French toast. We bought two lobsters from local fishermen who stopped by in their boat. The catch was fresh, and we didn't take long to get them in a pot of boiling water. This was our first spiny lobster, and they were very good.