Saturday, April 16, 2011

More Abacos

In early 50s, Randolph Johnstone grew tired of his position of assistant professor at Smith College in Massachusetts. He ended up at Man of War Cay where he spent several months converting a 47 foot working schooner into a floating home for his family.



With Langosta complete, they set out to cruise the Caribbean with an eye towards the South Pacific. After passing through Little Harbor and Nassau, they got as far as the Exumas when they realized that Little Harbor afforded them all they were looking for in a permanent home.

Subsequently, Randolph Johnstone became a world renowned sculptor. With Randolph's passing, his son Pete has taken over the foundry.


Pete's Pub was fashioned from the deck house of their schooner Langosta. The Johnstone family lived in a cave in the harbor while they built their house. Lisa and I split a mango Grouper sandwich here that was to die for.


Annnnnnnd...action!!! Lisa on Queens Highway at Little Harbor.

If you ship wreck in the Bahamas, it would be a good idea to wash up on a beach with sand on it. If you had to walk across this stuff barefoot you would be 2 feet shorter for every 100 feet of progress.


I just can't help myself. I love this water. On a windless day we drifted with the tide past our anchor. As you can, see the anchor is well buried in sand and grass.

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