Today is Wednesday May 25, 2011. We are at The Green Turtle Marina on Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas. We are having a great time. The internet connection here is painfully slow, so this will be a brief post. We left Old Bahama Bay Marina on Saturday and anchored at Double Breasted Cay (50 nautical miles). Double Breasted Cay is a small uninhabited island, and is a good anchorage for east to south winds. There were four other boats there, and we anchored up. The couple on the sail boat next to us told us about good snorkeling 3 miles into the Atlantic where the fringing reef comes to the surface. We took the dingy out twice and the snorkeling was fantastic. It was very calm and we had a great time there. On the second day we took the dingy to Grand Cay, where there is a small village and the famous Rosie’s restaurant. The people were very nice, but the village is very run down and poor. We bought some local banana bread, and gas for the dingy and headed back to the boat.
On Monday we left and headed to Crab Cay off of Little Abaco Island, 41 nautical miles away. Crab Cay is a protected cove and we spent a great night on the hook. Not much to do at Crab Cay, but the scenery is gorgeous.
Tuesday morning we set sail for the town of New Plymouth on Green Turtle Cay. We arrived around 10:00 AM and anchored off the town pier. We took the dingy into town (they have a great dingy dock) and explored town. New Plymouth was founded by British loyalists who fled from America during the revolutionary war. It is a town of about 500 people. Very clean, neat and well, British. There are several museums and parks celebrating the town fathers, and their take on the American Revolution is a little different than our history books! A side note, since we have already established that I am decrepit. I came down with an ear infection, presumably from all the diving. I went to the town clinic, was seen immediately, examined and given several prescription drugs. The total cost was under $50! The clinic was as neat and well run as any I’ve been to in the States. The ear is much better. Today we motored about a mile to this marina, and are dining here tonight. All is well!
PS-for those of you trying to contact us, we have very limited cell phone service, but can send and receive texts almost anywhere. Even with wi fi, we are having trouble receiving e-mails, but can access the internet. Go figure! Bottom line-the best way to get us is by text.
PS-for those of you trying to contact us, we have very limited cell phone service, but can send and receive texts almost anywhere. Even with wi fi, we are having trouble receiving e-mails, but can access the internet. Go figure! Bottom line-the best way to get us is by text.
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