January 30, 2001 -- Biking Into Town

Today, we decided to accomplish two things. We would do all of the outstanding laundry, and we would bike into town. Since the washers were in use, we headed to the marina office and got three bikes. On the way into town, we stopped twice, once because Sandra had a mechanical problem (the chain came off), and once to admire the view. There is nothing prettier than looking out over the Little Bahama Banks! The water is just amazing. We continued peddling, and our next stop, coincidentally, was across the street from an Ice Cream shop (Michael picked this rest spot). Unfortunately, the Ice Cream shop was closed so we continued peddling on further. We finally turned around and stopped at the bakery to get something to drink. Everyone was very friendly, and greeted us with a smile and a wave or a "good morning." After we got back, the washers were no longer in use, but the person who had 'reserved' them still had not put their laundry in. Finally, at 2:00 PM EST, we hauled our laundry over there. The person had put there laundry in, but had not started the washers. She appeared a few minutes later. Jokingly, I told her that she must have beat us by a minute or two. She made a rather curt reply. Sandra went into command mode and let her know that since the washers would be done in thirty minutes, we would most certainly be back at that time to do our laundry. Forty five minutes later, we returned and started our laundry. We spent the rest of the day recovering from our morning bike ride and reading.