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From Staniel Cay we make a short hop south to anchor one
night at Black Point settlement. This small community is known
among cruisers for its laundromat and Lorraine's Cafe.
As we walk down the main street, friendly towns people greet
us. Men and women sit on their front porches and plait straw
that will be made into baskets or sent to the Nassau straw
market.
We've been told that Lorraine's mother makes the best coconut
bread in the Exumas. We find her sitting in the doorway of
a shed behind her daughter's restaurant. With a hatchet at
her feet, she carves the white meat out of a coconut shell.
We can only imagine how good her bread must be if she goes
to this much trouble, so we place an order for two loaves.
That evening, we enjoy a home-cooked dinner at Lorraine's
Cafe in the good company of Alan and Gerri on Civil Twilight.
There's a cold front on the way that is predicted to bring
squally weather. We agree not to ride this one out in the
Exuma cays and plan our departure to Georgetown at first light
the next day.
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