March 1, 2018 - March 5, 2018
The wind was so calm this morning that there wasn’t a ripple on the water around us.
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| The sun mirrored the shore line on the flat water surface creating this perfect reflection. |
After moving the boat over to black sound at high tide this morning we wanted to go into New Plymouth (the settlement on Green Turtle Cay) to reacquaint ourselves with the town. We walked to the edge of the marina property and weren’t sure where to go. A resident was on her porch and asked if she could help us. We asked how to get into town and she said even though it was private property the owners allowed boaters to walk on the path along the wall of their properties to save steps in getting to town. That’s just how Bahamians are…friendly and accommodating if you treat them and their property respectfully.
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| This is a picture of New Plymouth from the top of the hill on our way into town. The Sea of Abaco is in the distance |
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| Many houses in town have a profusion of flowering plants decorating their walls. |
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Most homes in the settlement are modest, colorful and well kept.
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| Bob is checking out the menu for this take away restaurant we visited last year. |
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| We decided to try out this new restaurant for lunch. The original owners granddaughter returned to the island recently to renovate the cafe and the house next door. |
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| On our way back to the boat we saw this catamaran aground. Someone wasn’t paying attention to the tides! |
We had hoped to get cash at the bank in Green Turtle like we did last year, but the bank has been closed since last summer. We weren’t too happy with the fact that we would have to go back to Marsh Harbour to get cash early in the week. Fortunately, Donny let us pay for the mooring through paypal. We went to a grocery store for some supplies and they had difficulty running our card because of telephone problems so the clerk allowed us to take the items on credit and stop in the next day to run our card again. Maybe with these accommodations we won’t have to go back to Marsh Harbour.
We walked into town each day to try and pay our grocery bill (still couldn't run our card) and take some photos.
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| This boat was anchored on the beach. In the background those black dots are fishermen. |
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| In the Abacos telephone poles serve as billboards. |
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| Feral chickens roam the settlement freely. |
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| There are still working fishermen in the community. |
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| The beauty of palm trees lining the the beach of a turquoise sea never loses its appeal to me. |
On Tuesday morning Bob assessed the weather predictions and thought that we could get through the Whale Cay Passage and make it to Marsh Harbour today and then return on Wednesday. With the trouble the settlement has been having running credit cards we thought it best to get some more cash. Just before we took off Bob mentioned that the winds may still be strong on the ocean side of Whale Cay. The Sea of Abaco was calm, but when we got past the protection of the cays the waves became unmanageable. We weren’t crashing into the waves but the 10-12 foot swells were rocking the boat much more than was comfortable or safe so we turned around and headed back to our mooring in Green Turtle.
Fortunately, when we made another trip to the settlement and Lowe’s Grocery Store the credit card machine was working and we were able to settle our tab. Maybe we won’t need more cash after all. We’ll see.
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