We have been anchored in Rock Sound, Eleuthera for a little over two weeks. The weather has been a bit unsettled so we have had to spend more time on boat than we would like, but we still have had an enjoyable time.
As always, Sammy's Place is our hang-out here. Featuring authentic Bahamian food and run by the friendly Culmer family, it is a great place to spend some time. We were sad that Jan was off-island for our stay this year, but it did give us an opportunity to get to know Lisa and Margi better than on previous visits. Mother Kathleen is still amazing, hitting the restaurant at 3-4 AM for prep-work, typically followed by a stint at her farm.
The most notable event of the stay was attending the breast cancer fundraiser sponsored by the women of several Rock Sound churches. We have grown to expect that events in the Bahamas are more spiritual than you would expect in the States, but this was a full-blown night of praise and worship. Led by Pastor Bradley of the Rock Sound Church of God backed by an awesome praise-band, the night was very enjoyable.
However, we learned something about collections at Bahamian fund-raisers - there will be many more than one! We had decided how much we were going to give and put it all in the first collection. We were a little surprised when the collections kept on coming. We ended up digging a little deeper on some following collections, but it is a good cause.
Joyce is a breast cancer survivor, and hearing about the lack of testing facilities made her thankful she had the medical care she did. Even though it is one of the larger Family Islands, at this point it does not have a mammogram testing facility, and women must go to Nassau to get the exam. This leads to many later-stage diagnoses.
Joyce joined two other survivors for a time of recognition late in the service - wish I had a picture!
We rented a car for two days allowing us to get some laundry done at the 3T's Laundromat run by the wonderful Willa Mae and her husband 'Showboat', provision at the Market Place, and have a great lunch at the Sky Beach Club, north of Governour's Harbour.
We have been told that it has been dry here, and it certainly has caused the flowering trees/shrubs to put on a great display of color.
We plan to leave here this afternoon (Sunday 2/8) for an overnight run down to Emerald Bay on Exuma. The weather is less than ideal, but it appears it is the best window for a week or so.
Tom
Anchored Rock Sound, Eleuthera
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