Emmitt, Mama, etc - Bahamians we met and loved....

Emmitt

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We met Emmitt in Hatchett Bay, Eleuthera in Alice Town.  This is a very small community roughly halfway down the Eleuthera island.  Emmitt was a man of all trades.  He had the cruiser dinghy dock which brought everyone ashore at his home, restaurant, and store.  He also had washer and dryers and you could rent a car from him.  He was an entrepreneur taking care of cruisers who sought shelter in the protected Hatchett Bay anchorage.  Emmitt met you like he had know you forever.  One of our first visit to shore he sat down with us and we shared stories about life and travels.  He loves the island of Eleuthera and told us everywhere to visit and what to see.  He was excited to share this island he loved with us.  Then he shared his music.  We actually had heard Emmitt in another cruiser video, but meeting him made this experience with his music mean even more.  This stop was our first experience of seeing how the small communities without tourist traffic lived.  The importance of the "mail boat" that brings all the goods to the community for survival and how as cruisers we needed to be mindful of what we took from the local stores.   Emmitt provided us with our first conch of the Bahamas.  This was definitely one of our top experiences in the Bahamas and especially Eleuthera.  

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Momma

My absolutely favorite stop in the Bahamas was Black Point in the Exumas.    The water is stunningly beautiful along the Exumas which makes the anchorages just spectacular.   This little community found a special place in our hearts.  We had been told before we got here to try Momma's bread and all I can is that I have not tasted anything like it before or since.  It is special.  The coconut bread has grated coconut that Momma grates herself.  The first time we saw her she was sitting on her porch grating coconut for her bread.  Black Point is a gem that is worth the trip no matter how you get to this isolated island.

When we bought our first loaves of bread, Momma welcomed us into her home and showed us her kitchen where the magic of her bread happens.  She was so proud and enjoyed sharing her home and how she makes her bread with us and I am sure with many other cruisers who pass through Black Point.  I miss her and the bread and the people of Black Point.  Don't pass this special place.

Mr Pinder

Mr. Pinder who I do not have a picture of deserves an honorable mention.  During our time in Spanish Wells we saw a lot of the Pinder name.  I shared more about the name and how the island was inhabited in the video below.  The Pinders create a lot of stories and mystic around Spanish Wells.  We wondered into Mr. Pinder's hardware store and somehow he lured us into his back office to talk about his life, travels, and how he was creating a map of Spanish Wells and who owned all the houses.  He loves the island and the people.  I wish I had his picture and had recorded all his stories.  So if in Spanish Wells go to the hardware store and see if Mr. Pinder is there or even still alive and sit hear a story or two.