Man O War

Made in "Man o War" traditional boat 

Doorway to a home

Pictures of Man O War.

 

We hauled out at Edwin's,  on a marine railroad that uses an elderly, rusty motor that pull the cables,  in which the railroad and our boat were attached - the motor blew black smoke and made all kinds of creaky noises - but since the Albury's who ran the marina seemed unconcerned I too took that stance,  but moved to the side out of cable snapping harms way. 

 Sorry,  no pictures of the railroad nor our haul out.

Dock with its own lighthouse

 Man O War is one of the oldest settled islands in the Abacos.  Loyalist families arrived in the 1780's following the Revolutionary War, to avoid persecution.

View of the Atlantic Ocean

 The residents (descendant's of Loyalist families) on Man O War have allowed no hotels to be built, nor alcohol to be purchased.   Families thrive here.  Mom's take their children to school, kids play outside and everyone greets each other  - their strong religious background and heritage supports the old school family traditions.

Gerry and I were purchasing some rope in the local hardware store,  I asked the owner if he was related to the Albury's who run Edwin's,  his daughter looked at him and asked if "Uncle Keith was related" - she then mentioned to us as a side note "that everyone calls each other uncle or aunt."   The father said "no they were not related".... although he had similar facial and body features of the Alburys and the same surname,  Albury.

All in all a very beautiful island, well cared for with lovely homes, gardens and people.

View of Atlantic

 Intermission, (Theresa and Brian) one of the boats we traveled from Lake Worth to Manjack with,  invited us to lunch on their boat, we had a great time.  After eating, Theresa took us to one of her favorite swimming areas on the Atlantic side of the island.   The water was so warm and beautiful and the day delightful.   We walked down the beach to where a spit of land separates the Sea of Abaco and the Atlantic Ocean -  we watched the sun set.

Very romantic.


Maggie