We spent several days in and around Spanish Wells touring the town and spending the last few days of lobster season hunting for lobsters on the offshore reefs. There are plenty of lobsters around here, some quite large, but we found it was a matter of luck to find them along the extensive reefs. Conrad and I each got one lobster in 4 days of hunting.
Not quite the same size as Joe's but happy to get this guy. Turns out it was the last one I got as the next two days we never saw another one and then the season ended.
The girls had a successful fishing day. Sally caught this large cowfish, which is supposed to be good eating, but is sometimes toxic. Not knowing for sure which it was, we decided not to eat it. It has a very tough armor that you would have to cut through to get to the meat. 
Genny really enjoyed being on the mooring ball in the protected harbor. Normally she stays in the cockpit but, one day she decided to take in some sun on the bow without even asking permission from mom and dad.
Genny also got to go ashore and walk the beaches at Spanish Wells. The northern shore is nearly all sandy beach. There are long expanses of reefs offshore where the lobsters live, then the water drops off to over 15000 ft deep (yes that's 15 thousand) between Eleuthera and the Abacos, our next destination.
Spanish Wells is one of the prettiest towns and islands that we have visited in the Bahamas. It sits on a small island just off the northwest end of the main island of Eleuthera. The extensive sand beaches are unusual for the Bahamas. Of course there is no shortage of coral reefs and iron shores (coral and rock) also around this group of islands.
Spanish Wells is the first town we have visited (we've only been to Exumas/Eleuthera/Providence) where most of the houses are fairly well maintained with fresh paint and tidy grounds. Lots of blues, pinks, purple, green and other island colors throughout the houses and buildings here.
Oops! The sea salt air is corrosive on everything including concrete docks. I'm sure this was a surprise to the loading party. Hopefully everyone was ok.
After the front passed through and we had seen the sights of Spanish Wells, it was time to move on to another anchorage. We stayed a few more days in the protected anchorage on Royal Island just around the corner for the last couple days of lobster season then headed north for the Abacos. This is an interesting private island which used to have a large resort under construction but now abandoned since the 1980s. There is a small resort further on down to the west and plans to sell 50+ lots on the island and build a new large resort. Don't invest your money just yet.
