The eye of Hurricane Dorian passed over Grand Abaco Island at Marsh Harbour. It is a working town not primarily driven by tourism so not as much private capital is available for repairs. It is the third largest city in the Bahamas with about 7,000 people. In some ways it was depressing to see so much unrepaired damage but it was encouraging to see all the work ongoing. Every person we met seemed upbeat and moving forward. The marina was almost completely restored. The office was in an air-conditioned shipping container but the restaurant and slips were all up and running along with an active fleet of charter sailboats. The grocery store was well stocked and we loaded up on as much as we could find places for on the boat. We're over sticker shock and bought a lot!
We were able to go to Mass at the local Catholic church.
It was not heavily damaged but some work was still ongoing
It was an interesting blend of Bahamian English and Haitian French.
The priest was Haitian and easily moved between the languages.
This hungry turtle was just outside of where we had lunch.
We have been lucky to see a lot of turtles but this is the only one
who didn't seem to mind being photographed.
There must be a thing for castles in the Bahamas. This
is another private residence. It was on a hill overlooking the town.
This was as close as I could get. There was a sign stating,
"If you don't belong here, get your ass away"
Money well spent at Maxwell's the grocery store.
They were putting in a new walkway. These mats have
seashell designs and they put them over the damp concrete and stamp
the designs into the blocks. They came at the end and put pavers
between the blocks.
There was a small park dedicated to the victims of Dorian a short distance
from the marina.
The liquor cabinet has been restocked!
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