As we had mentioned in a previous post, we came down to Green Turtle Cay earlier than planned due to problems with our weather systems. Well I am happy to report that we can now receive weather information over our satellite phone from anywhere in the world!
We have, however, enjoyed Green Turtle Cay a lot. We initially picked up a mooring in White Sound, near the Green Turtle Cay Resort and Marina (http://www.greenturtleclub.com/). This is a fairly old and exclusive (read expensive) resort. They are, however, very nice to visiting boaters. We had lunch in their screened-in dining room and bought a few supplies at the marina store. We also found out that they allow you to use the pool (as available) for $10/day. We plan to take advantage of this when we pass by next time and also use their laundry (we hope).
We walked all around White Sound including the beautiful Coco Bay Beach:
After we picked up our mooring, we went ashore and walked around town. The majority of the population here is white and descended from Loyalists. Loyalists are individuals that remained loyal to England during and after the Revolutionary War. We are somewhat used to being on the 'other side' because we often go to Ontario, Canada that also has Loyalist roots. One thing that you learn, is that history depends on who is writing it. The Loyalist story is about persecution and confiscation of property during and after the war - stuff you definitely don't hear in U.S. History class.
New Plymouth is a real town (as opposed to a resort area) and we enjoyed walking around. There are two decent grocery stores and a hardware store and in each of them we helped support the local economy! Selection is not bad, but it is expensive - glad we really stocked up before we left the states.
A strong cold front is approaching, so we will be here a least through the weekend. We had planned to be here to go to church on Easter anyway, but Black Sound will also give us a snug anchorage to weather the front.
Our social schedule,however, is filling up: fish-fry fundraiser at the basketball court sponsored by the Anglican church on Friday night- we find these types of events are a great way to meet locals; possibly followed by the famous Bahama Mama (Gombay Smash) cocktail at Miss Emily's Bee Bar (the creator) later Friday evening; Easter at the Anglican church on Sunday; followed by the Easter Buffet at Harvey's Restaurant - sounds like a rough life :-).
Islands are different, but one the thing that remains the same is that the arrival of the supply boat is a big event. We saw the boat unloading on our walk around town. Time to get some fresh provisions tomorrow.
Tom
Moored in Black Sound
Green Turtle Cay
Abacos, Bahamas
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