Thursday Jan 19, 2023 - Long Island to Nassau

Packed everything up, locked the doors, took out the garbage, and loaded up the car. We picked up Hannah and Erick at 8:00 at the dock. We drove south on, you guessed it, the only road on Long Island past the airport (12 miles or so) and another 5 miles to “Under The Sun Department Store” where the rumor was they had breakfast. And they actually had an amazing variety. And coffee, fancy and just coffee. We ordered a bagel, a couple of breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burrito, coffees and a chai latte. The department store had pretty much everything you need from PVC fittings to sewing machine needles to backpacks. The old “if we ain’t got it, you don’t need it” kind of place.

After breakfast we went back north to the airport and “checked in”. One counter and a scale then wait for the plane. We said our goodbyes to H&E and got on the plane which was a 2 engine prop job, about 48 seats, about 75% full. We left 10 minutes early and we were in Nassau in 45 minutes. Always nice flying over the blue waters and islands below.

$25 taxi to the Orange Hill Beach Inn where we stayed 10 days ago. This has been run by the same family for the last 42 years and it is close to the airport, reasonable prices, next to the beach, and they serve 3 tasty meals a day at fair prices. Easy.

We walked a couple of miles down the beach and stopped for a drink on the way back. We both swam in the pool and Deb crossed the road to also take one last ocean swim. Showers and then dunner, where we met a couple from Chicago and spent a nice evening chatting over dinner. They are going to Long Island in the morning.