Abaco Bahamas Update

Many Abaco homeowners are still in town, enjoying the end of a great summer. The hurricane season has spared us so far but with our superior building code, easy access to supplies, up-to-date communications network and great community spirit, we are in a favourable position to withstand any threat.

TowBoatU.S., the largest on-the-water towing service for the recreational boaters in the United States, now has two locations in The Bahamas offering boat towing service. The two operations, TowBoatU.S. Marsh Harbour and TowBoatU.S. West End on Grand Bahama, are the first full-time, 24-hour-a-day service in The Bahamas. The company boat can be identified by its distinctive red hull white bow stripes and TowBoatU.S. lettering along the sides. The boat is equipped to handle every breakdown from running out of fuel to running aground. Contact us at www.AbacoAgent.com and we will send you the complete contact numbers of the company.

During the Abaco low season, several our our better-known restaurants temporarily close for re-furbishment. Mangoes and the Jib Room closed on 15 August; Wally's, last weekend; and Curly Tails will be closing this week. Sapodilly's is due to re-open mid-September and the others will be opening between late October and early November. Our very favourite Saturday lunch spot, The Sand Bar at Cherokee Sound

The fourth annual "Sail Away" on the north end of Guana Cay attracted many local boaters. Friends gathered from several communities to enjoy Sunday afternoon on the beach. Food and drinks were sold to raise money for the Abaco Rage and the Every Child Counts School.

Stay tuned to this blog for up-dates on what is expected to be a very successful Country Music Festival to benefit the Abaco Wild Horses. Someone who owns a waterfront home on Abaco is going to be performing. We'll be giving you some more clues as to his identity. See if you can guess it first! Sandra Evans Real Estate Sales is proud to be a sponsor of this annual event.

Latest Events

Greetings from your Abaco Agent team at Sandra Evans Real Estate Sales in Abaco, Bahamas.

We are so pleased to report that the Hole-in-the-Wall Lighthouse has finally been painted. The Bahamian Lighthouse Society, Friends of the Environment and other dedicated volunteers have been tireless in their efforts to preserve this distinctive landmark. The Bahamas government contracted an American company who did a fine job on this restoration work.

The nature enthusiasts among us were thrilled that, on August 3rd, approximately 110 turtles hatched from a turtle nest on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront at Baker's Bay, Guana Cay, Abaco.

Lots of you have seen the televison advertisements announcing that the production company of Pirates of the Caribbean II had hidden a Volvo somewhere in the world. As this movie was filmed in The Bahamas, many of us assumed the car was somewhere in this country. Sure enough, on August 6th two women and five men finalists won the right to decipher the final clues to locate the buried Volvo. The car was found in the dune north of "Petes Pub" in Little Harbour! How exciting for Abaco!

The last Goombay Festival will be August 11th. As always the Festival is an exciting celebration of the food, entertainment and culture on The Bahamas. Our many Abaco property owners and visiting guests are welcome to join in for some really great fun.

The work at Baker's Bay, Guana Cay, has again been halted due to the "Save Guana Cay Reef Association" appeal to the Privy Council in London.

The Abaco real estate market is changing. How can you keep ahead of the curve? Your Abaco agents, at Sandra Evans Real Estate Sales, are trained in the latest trend forecasting and market positioning. We want to see your home or property competively priced, prefessionally staged and then promoted using the most advanced technological, and most reliable traditional, techniques. Sandra Evans and Bill Thorndycraft, the Realtors you know and trust, believe in a high tech and high touch approach to the most important person in real estate - you!

The Arrival of August

August has arrived as Abaco continues to play host to yet another beautiful Summer. The island of Abaco is very much "alive and kickin" with many activities going on.
Crawfish season started August 1. Please contact us at www.AbacoAgent.com for a schedule of the regulations.
The Abaco Regatta came to an end with the final awards party at Snappas Restaurant.
The power boat races also attracted big crowds with "The Havana" in class "A" and "Columbus" in class "B" as the big winners.
The Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club, which welcomes you as a new member, is on summer holiday with its monthly meetings resuming in October.
Bakers Bay Golf and Ocean Club has started construction work on the Service Pier that will service the development as well as the settlement of Great Guana Cay. The dock will be 300 feet long with a roll-on, roll-off dock, a load-on load-off dock and a fueling system. Work began on June 1st.
And lastly, for two weeks in a row, Goombay Park, Abaco, was filled with people who had come to enjoy the lively attractions organized by the Ministry of Tourism. Once again Goombay Festival was a very popular evening with locals and visitors filling the park and patronizing the various vendors and the bar. The last Goombay of this Summer will be on August 11th.
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