Hopetown is clearly one of the most picturesque settlements in the Bahamas. It's candy-striped lighthouse wa built by the British Imperial Lighthouse Service in 1863, and still uses a small kerosene fueled mantle and a huge rotating glass fresnel lens to send a beam of light that can be seen for up to 20 miles. The town was settled by Loyalists in 1785 and has many charming old houses, some of them beautifully restored.
There are two grocery stores in town, the Harbour View Grocery and Vernon's Grocery (his slogan is "Let'm eat key lime pie"). He also has a sign on the door that says: "If you're looking for Walmart, it's 200 miles in that direction".
A few of the harbour views:
The lighthouse, of course.
For inside pictures and some views from the balcony, see the post of July 18.
A small freighter unloads in front of the Hope Town Harbour Lodge, another excellent restaurant.
Some of the harbour-front houses..
In the center of this picture is Captain Jack's, a waterfront restaurant.
A closer view of Captain Jack's (excellent blackened fish sandwich)...
Some of the street scenes....
Where we leave Mr Dinghy when we visit...
As sunset approached, clouds began to move in - the edge of Tropical Storm Bonnie...
We had some wind and a light rain shower from the storm, by this morning, the skies were relatively clear once again.
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