We provisioned the boat well prior to leaving Florida. The pantry, freezer and bar were stocked well. We knew finding the things we enjoy back in the US would be harder to find in the Bahamas and if we did it would be much more expensive. Our trips to the grocery store here in the Bahamas is typically for the fresh stuff however I have just recently plugged in my countertop garden pot. It will be interesting to see how well this gadget works, stayed tuned for updates on the success of growing veggies in one of these.
We are currently on a mooring ball in Hurricane Hole 2 here in Stocking Island across from the St. Francis resort and near the beach bar Chat N Chill. To reach a grocery store we have to drop the dinghy and go across the Elizabeth Harbour to George Town. On a flat day with little wind it is not a bad ride however for the last month and half we typically get maybe two days out of the week that the wind is not gusting. Timing the trips to George Town are critical otherwise you arrive drenched in salt water.
Valentine’s Day just happened to be the first day in several days we did not high gusting winds. We had to go early in the morning as I had a lot of meetings that afternoon. In addition to picking up fresh groceries we also had to take trash out and get more diesel and dinghy gas.
Stocking Island has the best grocery store we have found yet as we have hopped islands here in the Bahamas. We were in luck on this day as they had pretty much all of the fresh items we needed.
Pricing on items here are not as high as some of the outer islands have been. Here are some receipts to get an idea for the costs of groceries in the Bahamas.
Getting to the grocery store is kind of cool. There is a little bridge you have to go under that is in between two buildings.
