Harbour Island

Since we arrived at Harbour Island three days ago we have anchored in three different places. Our first anchorage was on the west side. It isn’t far from the ferry dock and from time to time we would feel the wakes from the ferries running back and forth. The next morning we moved to an anchorage in the northeast corner of the large harbor, Man Island South. The anchorage was well protected from the north winds. When we arrived there was one other boat anchored there, a 78 foot motor catamaran named Ellen’s Dream. I must say, Ellen dreams big. By the end of the day we were joined by several other large boats and a few sailboats. While we were there we dinghied ashore to walk on the lovely beach and on the trail that crosses the island to the Atlantic side.  On the way back to Breeze On we checked out a few promising snorkeling spots. As soon as we changed into our snorkeling outfits, though, the clouds rolled in and we changed our minds. 

Yesterday morning we moved once again, this time to the Fort Point anchorage off of Dunmore Town. After getting settled we loaded our laundry into the dinghy and headed for shore. We weren’t clear where to put the dinghy. We first anchored it at a small beach near the government dock. As we walked to the laundromat we spotted a better spot with concrete steps leading into the water. After starting the laundry George moved the dinghy. The laundromat wasn’t pretty but it had nice commercial washers and dryers and we finished within an hour. 

After filling three jerry cans with diesel at Valentine’s Marina we returned to shore once again to walk to the beach, eat lunch, and shop for fresh foods. This time we tied the dinghy up to a dock that appeared to be a public dock. We asked some people who were there if it was okay for us to tie up our dinghy and they said yes. 

Harbour Island is well known for its large pink sand beach. It is a wide beach and the sand does indeed have a pink hue. There were quite a few people there and most were taking advantage of the vendors who rent out chairs and umbrellas. 

We ate lunch at Chatty Cathy’s, an adorable cafe with good food. After lunch we shopped at the Pigly Wigly, a tiny store that was fairly well stocked. On the way back to the dock I went into the even tinier Pineapple’s Fruit and Veg store and bought a few oranges. 

Today we will move one again to the south end of the harbor. 

The beach on Man Island has a very nice area for people to gather. Not sure who set it up. 




Some of our neighbors at Man Island. Ellen’s Dream, the 78 ft boat, is the gray one in the middle. Breeze On is on the far left. 




We spotted these interesting seed pods on the trail to the beach. We don’t know what they are. 

The beach on the Atlantic side. 

Super Carl’s Laundromat. 




While doing laundry I waited on a bench outside. This rooster walked back and forth in the front of the laundry and back and forth across the street (it was a very busy street, too!) Eventually he started to crow. 




Our dinghy near the concrete steps. The downside to this location was the seaweed that got all over the anchor line and was hard to get off. 




The dock where we tied up. 




Pink sand beach.