Sunday we left for shore again, this time for just a little walk before settling in for the Super Bowl. Just as we were securing the dinghies on shore, friend Angie appeared. She and boyfriend Christoff are from Germany, visiting friends on a sailboat for a few weeks, then staying at Cat Island for a week before flying back to Germany. We didn't realize they were here but were delighted to see them. The walk quickly turned into a visit at Pompeii Johnson's bar. The two younger ones would be Angie and Christoff
It turns out that Pompeii is quite the accordion player! He played along with the traditional "rake and scrape" duo for some real Bahamian music. "Rake and Scrape" music involves two instruments --- a goat skin covered drum and a combo saw and screw driver. The saw is bent and the screw driver raked and scraped along it for different sounds.
THEN we discovered that Christoff, a classically trained french horn player for several German orchestras, also plays the accordion! He was warmly invited to sit in with the "band" which accompanied him in several polkas.
A short walk southward on the island, again past loyalist ruins.
Later that night, a fun time by all at our Super Bowl party aboard Latitudes. On the more poor, sparsely populated islands, like Cat, CBS, NBC, ABC, and two Bahamian channels are broadcast.
Today we will move the boats about 3 miles south to a different anchorage, in the Old Bight area. This will put us closer to other roads and a mangrove creek to explore. Tomorrow we plan to go to Conception Island.
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