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When you arrive in the Bahamas you are to fly a yellow flag (Q flag) to indicate that you have not cleared customs. To clear customs only the boat captain goes to the customs office with all the passports from his boat. He will return with the paper work to be filled out by the crew and passengers. He then returns to the customs office with the paper work and pays all fees. Once he returns the Q flag is lowered and the country flag is flow, this is called a courtesy flag.
Around the islands VHF radios are used a lot to save money on phones.
Kalik is the local beer and there is a lot of it.
A can of coke costs $3 at Atlantis.
Drive on the left.
Food is very expensive.
Marinas are expensive.
You can flag a bus anywhere in Nassau by putting your hand out and moving your thumb and fingers together quickly.
You can get off the bus anywhere by yelling, 'bus stop'.
The drinking water is a little salty because it is brought in on tankers from Andros, and if they suck the aquifers too much it draws out the salt.
You always want to say, 'hello, how are you?' before asking a question, or you will be considered rude.
The bank in Hope Town is open from 10am to 2pm on Tuesdays
You can drop your trash off on Mon. Wed and Fri from 6am to 9:30am on Mon. Wed. and Fridays.
A shower costs $4 in Hope Town.
If you jump in the ocean with a bottle of shampoo it's a free "bath."
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you guys are having quite an experience. I think about you often. Occasionally I tell people that my dad is retired and he's sailing somewhere in the Bahamas. The typical response is "How cool." The reality seems to be that it's times of sheer terror followed by moments of absolute beauty.
Jon was over here twice this week. It was great to see him, and he spent some quality fun time with the girls; they had a blast with "Uncle Jon." They were so happy to play with him. Grace and Sarah stayed up until 10 PM and Grace cried when he left. She has a really tender heart. She is always the little protector over Mia and wears her emotions on her sleeve.
Well, that was my first attempt at a comment on a blog, and I posted it as my wife. That should say Carey said....
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