Port #62: Green Turtle Cay BS…The Eye in the Storm

Great Loop II Date: 04/26/2015

Day #268 (Sunday) 17.6 miles (3623 total miles)

Locks: 0 (30 total locks)

Bridges: 0 (4 total bridges)

Port #62: Green Turtle Cay, BS

Marina: Bluff House Marina and Resort

More difficult weather was in the forecast.  Todd and I knew we needed to get through the Whale Passage.  We reluctantly dropped lines and left Treasure Cay for Green Turtle Cay.

Our day’s travel was uneventful.  We docked at Bluff House Marina and Resort once again.  This time the dockmaster had us add an extra line.  The day after we arrived, we found out why.  A large storm came through with winds up to 35 to 40 MPH.  OB strained at her lines and bumped abruptly into the ladder at our stern.  As she loosened those important two lines to take another shot at the dock, I tightened them further.  We never hit the dock again!

The non-tropical storm...which ended up being windier than the real tropical storm!

Sunset after the storm...the sunsets just kept coming.

Our stay became extended by a developing tropical weather system between the Bahamas and the Florida coast.  We felt somewhat marooned.  Doug and Dahri took us out on their boat to anchor at Manjack Cay, hoping the waters would be calm enough to snorkel.  Unfortunately, the winds kept us from that but it was fun to get away and see a new landscape.

We also rented a golf cart for a few days during Green Turtle’s Heritage Festival.  It was a small festival with lots of music, games for the youngsters, and many booths with trinkets and food.  Again, it did get us away from the boat for a while.

The restaurant, pool and water taxi dock as seen from OB's bow.

Todd and I took the dinghy to the Heritage Festival the opening day.

A fishing boat in Black Sound near the festival area.

St. Peter's Anglican Church in downtown New Plymouth.

The inside of the church was beautiful and sparkling clean.

Loved seeing the British, American, Bahamian and Canadian flags proudly displayed.

A cute little bungalow on the main street (Bay Street) in New Plymouth.

More houses in New Plymouth.

We took the dinghy around on the Sea of Abaco to the Tranquil Turtle (part of the Bluff House Resort).  This is where Todd was found in the hammock the first day here the week before.

Doug and Coco with a cute little Bahamian girl.

The Police Band and solo singer.  The folks on Green Turtle really love this band and are very proud of it.

This is one of the school girls that really liked Coco our first week in Green Turtle.

The school kids playing musical chairs with the Loyalist reenactors.

More Goombay Smashes at the Pineapple...where the conch graveyard was.

Doug and Dari from All In...a really sweet couple we'll certainly see again in Florida.

THAT'S a Tranquil Turtle in my hand!

Think this turtle needs to have a Tranquil Turtle.

Dari and I both loved these signs posted right outside of the restrooms.

The tropical storm became known as Invest 90L and eventually TS Ana.  We did get two days of heavy rain but no wind to speak of.  OB got a good bath of fresh water and I got a lot of exercise pumping water out of the dinghy.  We did enjoy the delicious food and exotic drinks at the Bluff House…and it all showed up on our waistlines as well as the final bill!

The final dinner at the Bluff House.