We have been docked at Harbour View Marina http://www.harbourviewmarina.com/ in Marsh Harbour, Abaco for the last three weeks. It has been a great time to catch up on boat maintenance, laundry, cleaning, and renew some friendships from our visit here almost two years ago.
Harbour View is a very nice marina in a great location, near some great stores, restaurants, and coffee shops. We especially enjoy the short walk to the very nice bathroom/showers and pool. We don't dock that much during the winter and at our home marina in Florida it is a long walk to these facilities, so HVM is a special treat. It is run by Troy Cornea and assisted by his father and mother Bob and Phyllis Cornea. They are great folks and it was nice to catch up with them. Unfortunately, Bob fell and broke his hip a while ago, but is starting to get around better.
The highlight of the visit was returning to Grace Baptist Church in Dundas Town. We have developed a special relationship with this small church and the people there. On our first visit this year, Jackie Robins, the pastor's wife introduced and welcomed us from the platform and said "You are not visitors, you are family". It was a special moment and a sentiment that we feel towards them as well!
The church was founded by Bishop Henfield, Jackie's father, who along with his wife are still very active as an Overseers. Shawn Robbins, Jackie's husband is the current pastor.
The services are lively, very moving, and a bit long by American standards, but you really don't notice until you look at your watch as you're leaving and are surprised that it is 2 1/2 hours after the start of the service.
At our last visit there two years ago, Bishop Henfield prayed for two things for us: a safe trip home and a quick sale of our house in Syracuse. I was able to share a testimony how God wonderfully answered those prayers!
We had the Robbins and Henfields over to the marina and boat for a dessert on Sunday - it was a great time!
The extended Henfield family also run a great local restaurant here called Ju' Novia's. It is a locals go-to and has great Bahamian food. If you are interested in exploring Bahamian breakfasts, they have the most expansive menu I have ever seen. I expanded my experiences this year with a Sheep's Tongue Souse - it was delicious - along with old favorites of Steam Cornbeef and Stew Fish. Yum!
The lowlight of our time here was a week-long intestinal 'bug' that had me (Tom) quite sick. All better now and all in all, this was not a bad place to be sick.
On Monday we head down the Sea of Abaco to near Little Harbour to stage for a trip south to Eleuthera on Tuesday. This is 'blue-water' passage across a very busy shipping lane.
Tom
Docked at Harbour View Marina
Marsh Harbour, Abaco
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