By Jennifer

Here we are arriving in the much anticipated George Town — the cruising mecca of the Bahamas. Hundreds of boats converge in Elizabeth Harbor and anchor at one of the three popular beaches on Stocking Island — Monument Beach (pictured above with the monument atop the hill), Volley Ball Beach and Sand Dollar Beach.

This is mostly a destination for snowbirds. Many sail here and stay for three months. Because it is highly populated, the long-term residents organize a vast amount of daily activities including volleyball leagues, yoga classes, ham radio licenses, water walking, basket weaving, historical lectures, and dinghy maintenance seminars — all on a mostly undeveloped island in the Bahamas.

This is where we finally met up with some kids, so we stayed and played for nine days.

We also spent a lot of time in downtown George Town. Here, we stopped for a bite at Bikini Bottoms, a fun takeout eatery.