January 31st- Great Abaco Island to Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Bahamas

It was an easy down wind sail to Green Turtle Cay. The Captain of Outward Bound loaned us his mooring for a few days so we picked that up in White Sound. First order of business was to head into the Green Turtle Club and check in with Customs. Generally, the Captain is supposed to do this but I convinced the Admiral to take the job. She had already handled the online portion of the process. Everything went well except the dates on our cruising permit are mixed up. For instance it expired before it was written. By the time we looked at the permit the office was closed for the day. They’ll be back next week. No problem for us as we are on “Bahamas time”.

Green Turtle Club docks.

February 1st to 4th- Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Bahamas

We’ve been settling in to Green Turtle life. We rented a golf cart with Andante and cruised over to New Plymouth. Lynne and I had Goombay Smashes at Miss Emily’s Blue Bee Bar. We then walked around and saw the sights. There are a few new places that have opened up in town. Lots of construction still continues on GTC. The damage from hurricane Dorian is still evident. It’s good to see things coming back. We got stuck in a traffic jam due to the unloading of the supply ship. This was right next to Plymouth Rock Liquors so we stopped in for a few beverages, while waiting for things to clear up. Plymouth Rock Liquors is unique due to the fact that it is a liquor store, bar, and serves food. We had conch fritters with our drinks. The next day we went back for breakfast which was also particularly good. Lynne made arrangements with Nick’s Cafe & Bakery to save her a Cinnamon bun which they usually sell out of. I’m not a connoisseur of pastries. She says Nick’s are the best. We spent around a half hour with the family that runs the bakery. They remembered us from last year and got us caught up with local news.

New Plymouth.

Loyalist Memorial.

Supply ship unloading.

When not hiding from wind and rain we’ve been exploring Coco Bay and our surroundings. The bay has a nice beach with some trails connecting to other beaches. We walk a little further every day. There is a pier where locals feed the turtles and rays that frequent the spot. It’s not really good swimming weather yet but it will be soon. Ollie enjoys his days at the beach and is tired after these excursions. A tired dog is a good dog.

Turtles.

This one came by asking for squid.

Evergreen moored in White Sound, Green Turtle Cay.