Taking a pie to lunch - a balancing act!

      A few days ago we were invited to lunch on land....a little way south of the harbour. We were going to Glen & Louise's home.  We had met Glen & Louise many years ago when we were first in the Abacos.  Over the past few years they had sold their boat and built a unique and lovely home in the countryside.  Our small contribution to the lunch was to be a key-lime pie from the local grocery store, Vernon's.  Vernon, who is advanced in years, but entirely capable of running his store and baking his own bread and pies daily, makes his pies with towering meringue toppings which have been likened to the huge white-capped waves which have been pounding these shores for the past few days!

     We chose bicycles for our transportation for the 20 minute trip. The other option would have been to hitch a ride on a golf cart. Our rental bikes were very comfortable with the best gears we've ever come across.  We set off with the pie dangling precariously from Mary's handlebars! All started well. It was a beautiful day, and the road was smooth to start with.  Unfortunately, as we hadn't visited Glen & Louise's for some time, we were not sure of the correct turn-off, so we tried all of the unmade and extremely rough lanes.  After the third try we were forced to admit defeat, and phoned our hosts!  By the time we arrived our lovely pie, whose towering crust had been majestic perfection, had shrunk and shrivelled to half its' size!
 
   We ate a delicious lunch on the balcony, with 'bananaquits' (small, yellow and black birds), flying in and out of Glen & Louise's living area, and hummingbirds whirring and darting around the balcony looking for sweet nectar. We were looking over a true Bahamian garden filled with exotic plants and fruits. The turquoise Sea of Abaco was visible over the trees.

     David and Jill, from the catamaran, 'Jilly Q', were there too. We had met them first many years ago when we were all (including Glen & Louise in their Beneteau) at moorings in the harbour. We had lots to talk about.

 Finally, after a wonderful afternoon, it was time to jump on our bikes and find our way back. We cycled home on the coast road overlooking the Atlantic, and only got lost once!