Hopetown

 At the other end of Tilloo Cay is Hopetown.  It is a very iconic part of cruising the Abacos.  Every guide and previous visitor told us to put it on our must-do list and we're glad we did.  It is a small town with a great harbour.  The entrance is narrow and shallow so we had to be careful but we managed to find a mooring ball and meet some nice folks. This was the most repaired/restored island we have come across in the Bahamas.  Many of the houses are rentals so there is more money invested in getting them habitable quickly. We walked miles and saw just about the whole area.

Cap'n Jacks is a fun if pricey place to eat.  I guess you're 

paying for the view.  All the places are painted in bright colors.

There are pave roads but more scraped ones.

And then you get the paths.

The center of the garden.

A very cool memorial garden with plaques honoring

important people in Hopetown's history.

A bigger picture of the memorial garden.

One of the grocery stores.  We were there on days before

the supply boat came so not many options.

We climbed a hill to get this shot of town.

A sunrise view of the harbour.

A large house that has been repaired from Dorian.

Still a lot of repairs ongoing with private homes.

One of the many lanes leading over the hill to the ocean.

A typical road.

The beaches are stunning.  I can see why people make the

effort to come spend a vacation here.

A cute and tasty coffee shop.

Lush plantings are everywhere.

More houses.

We couldn't see the house but it must be grand to be 

worth all those steps to climb.

A memorial to sailors and fishermen lost at sea.

A cute cottage.

Sorry, I just couldn't get enough of the quaint, well kept lanes.

A public restroom.  Pink is their favorite color.

This scrawny looking pine towers about anything else.

We were impressed that is survived Dorian when so much

else did not.

We went up a few creeks and found so much damage

and derelict boats.  This one was being worked on 

with a long way to go.

If you zoom in, you can see the wash hanging under

the second story deck.  This was a hotel.