From Great Guana Cay we ran down the Sea of Abaco a whole 13 miles or so to our outermost stop, Elbow Cay. From here on we will start our way back, sort of.
The settlement on Elbow Cay is called Hopetown, it is the home of the famous lighthouse you see in pictures of the Abacos. It was quite visible as we motored past it on to our destination on Elbow Cay, White Sound and Sea Spray Marina. I had saved Elbow Cay and Man o War Cay for last in making the reservations, not a great idea as it turns out. Luckily, someone suggested Sea Spray, and they had room, just barely.
While the sound itself wasn’t all that picturesque from the water, the marina was cute and they had a shuttle to take us into Hopetown. On a schedule for free or for a charge on demand. We scarfed down some lunch and rushed to catch the 12 o’clock shuttle. But for the shuttle driver, we met some very nice people on Elbow Cay.
One of the first things we found in Hopetown was the beach on the Atlantic side of the island access was well marked next to the Methodist Church.
It was easy to see a dinghy was the preferred mode of transportation as there were docks into the harbor everywhere. We wandered briefly then found the Captain was in need of hydration and I wanted to see the lighthouse. So we went looking for a bar.
Just steps away from the Reef Bar (one of the top 10 in the Abacos according to a recent Marina Life article) we asked at the front desk of the Lodge about getting to the light house. She called the shuttle of the Hopetown Inn and Marina and off we went.
We found our own replacement for the top 10 at their swim up pool bar. We weren’t sure whether to be glad or sad we couldn’t get in here. We would have been the shrimps on the docks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the best way to see the lighthouse as I trekked through a garbage dump and halfway through a working boat yard before turning back (the forklift was the last straw).
Others made it to Lighthouse Marina and had easy access to the top. My knees acting up made the climb not a good idea.
We had decided to forgo docktails and do a dinner together at Firefly, a recommended restaurant the shuttle could take us to. The shuttle turned out to have a mind of its own and only half of us got there in spite of our efforts to push. We had a nice wait at the bar for the second half of the crowd, but didn’t wait too long past our reservation as we were aware of that the shuttle was an issue.
After dinner the odyssey to return continued. We had learned the restaurant had a shuttle and being unable to raise the marina office or shuttle, we watched the sunset and full moon as we swatted the bugs and liberally applied bug spray. But we did make it home.
The next day we headed to Tahiti beach, a beauty. There was a full moon party at Cracker P’s on the island across the way, but we for went that as word on the dock was that it was buggy and one of us was having scary allergic reactions. So we ended our stay with our own full moon party on the dock where we could safely retire to shelter come bugs or rain.
Travels of the Infinite Sea 
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