While in Hope Town we got some new guests to the boat….Dwane and Beverly!  They came bearing the good news that they had recently got engaged!  Congratulations Dwane and Beverly!!!  🙂

We set out to show them the sites of Hope Town that we had been enjoying and share this super cool place with them.   First up was the beach.  We took a long walk down the beach, did some swimming and pumped up the paddle board and used it for some surfing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had Stanley along on our beach outing and the poor little guy got hot.  It’s thirsty work running around the beach!  Luckily for Stanley Ryan used his ingenuity and crafted him a doggy shelter out of some sticks on the beach and the bag for the paddleboard.  Stanley then dug himself out a cool spot in the shade and happily hung out there for the rest of the afternoon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day we rented bikes and took a bike ride of the island.  We saw some of the other beaches, had a great lunch and got a little exercise in!

In our opinion Hope Town was the cutest place we visited in all of the Bahamas.  It’s got colorful houses and a cool lighthouse and gorgeous beaches.  What more could you ask for?  Here are some of the sights around Hope Town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh and here is the local delivery truck!

We visited the lighthouse too and walked up the 101  steps to the top.  We had a nice view of the harbor and the surrounding islands.  It was neat actually seeing the Fresnel lenses in operation and not just in the visitor center.  It is one of the last manual lighthouses in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we could see Ryana!

We also had a couple of fun nights out with Ainulindale and their guests Stacey and Jorge.  Here’s Donna telling Jorge whats up and then making nice for the camera!  🙂