Nanseann: Day 146-152 Mar 9-15 Bluff House Green Turtle Cay Bahamas

Green Turtle Cay is 3 miles long, 1.5 miles wide and has two sounds to come into. It got its name from the abundance of Green Turtles that could be found on the island. We are in White Sound staying at the Bluff House Resort and Yacht Club. It sits atop an 80-foot hill. We are on a T dock starboard side and with the 3 foot tides have been able to get Saddi off the boat mid-ship or the aft deck. The Bluff House is under new management and one neat feature is that what you pay for dockage can be applied to your dinner or bar bill which is great. We got the first 100 gallons of water free but after that is is 20 cents a gallon. Electricity by kwh. We are paying 50 cents per foot for our dock because we are members of the Marsh Harbor Yacht Club. Thanks George for telling us about the Yacht Club.

Our Sunrise

Going to be a pretty day

Tim, Janice, Coach and Wendy are renting a villa that over looks White Sound and has a screened-in porch that Saddi loves to visit.

The Villa overlooking the Marina

The other marina in White Sound is Green Turtle Club and Marina. It is just across from us and has been here for years. The Green Turtle Club has a unique history. Originally an old wooden boathouse, it was converted into a yacht club style pub and became the cornerstone for an international reputation.

Not sure we could get Saddi off the boat

Green Turtle Club

Beach Bar Cafe

The first act of business is to rent golf carts so that we can get around. Golf carts and bicycles are the usual mode of transport due to the narrow size of the island. I'm not sure how I'm going to tell this adventure but just know we are having fun and it will continue until the weather calms down.

Keep LEFT or you will get run over

Checking out Boat Rentals

Closed for Lunch....let's go

The Atlantic Ocean known as the Beach Road runs along our route to New Plymouth. The wave action plus the colors are just breath taking.

A quick look

About 20-25 kts out there

New Plymouth with its pastel painted houses, picket fences and stone walls is quaint and picturesque. It was founded in 1783. Most of the 500 or so residents can trace their roots back to the Loyalists that first settled here over two centuries ago. You have a narrow cement one-way road to follow and mostly you just see golf carts or bicycles

Historic New Plymouth

One-Way Road to the LEFT please

Settlement Harbor...Tide is out

Lunch at the Plymout Rock Liquors...but it was full today

Checking one of the churches

Loyalist Memorial Garden

Loyalist

The Loyalist Memorial Garden was built with funds raised by the New Plymouth Historical Society and has a life-sized sculpture of two young women, one black and one white that dominates the center of the garden. Bronze busts of prominent Bahamian citizens are arranged around the area.

The Old Hotel

Loyalist Rose Shoppe

Traffic Jam...better wait

Found these three walking the Freight Dock

Harvey's for lunch

Let's dine on the Beach

Come by dinghy....when???

That is a Grouper Wrap

We head back to White Sound....time to take a break....walk Saddi....and make it back to the Bluff House Tranquil Beach Bar for sunset...

Sunset

Going down

Nite Nite Mr Sun

Bonfire on the Beach tonight for all to enjoy

A light dinner at Jolly Rogers Bar & Bistro

Sunday everyone is ready for an adventure....Today we are going to travel to the North End and check out Coco Bay. This is a sand path but we will make it.

Saddi takes a ride

Tim and Rik with Coach protecting the cooler

Janica our race car driver (aka Danica)

Rough Atlantic....12-15/ft

My Beach Shot

Pineapples at The Other Shore Club Marina

Our Driver with a Pina Colada

Yvonne serves it with fresh coconut

Lets have Lobster Burgers/Cheeseburgers today

New Plymouth across from Pineapples

Saddi is going this time

Our Marina

Saddi can come to Bluff House Tranquil Turtle Beach Bar

Beach Bar

Sunset

Nice

Today we are traveling by the Golf Carts.....still have raging seas. In fact a sailboat trying to go through Whales Cut lost one of their crew (but he had on his safety harness so they saved him) due to the 8-10 foot seas. No Way!!!

Rolling Today

200-year-old cemetary

Very Old Section

Tim and Coach checking it out

Which Sailing Vessel did this Captain sail

The Cay's original jail

Bet it was hot in there

Wrecking Tree for Bahamian food

Bianca and Claire joining us for lunch...Bianca is in charge of the Beach Bar and puts up with us during sunset. She has been telling us the history of the area and the places to go and visit...Claire, her daughter, is 15 months old and is a doll!

Capt, Coach and Wendy

Janice, Bianca, Claire and Nancy

Bianca and Claire

Claire likes her shades

Wendy is having Conch in a Bag

Tim is having Conch in a Bag

We all had Conch In A Bag

We went to the Albert Lowe Museum, housed in a 150-year-old residence that was restored by Lowe and displays his own paintings as well as his father's ship models. The museum's outstanding collection of Green Turtle Cay photographs dates back to Abaco's earlies days.

Albert Lowe Museum

Model of a Sailing Schooner

Loyalists...original paintings

Schooner

Outdoor Kitchen

One last stop at Miss Emily's Blue Bee Bar for the famous Goombay Smash as George from Pier 11 told Coach we had to stop at.....

We are here

It is blue

We need 6 Goombay Smashes

Coach and his Goombay Smash

Green Turtle Cay is a stopover-point for southbound vessels during periods of raging seas in the Whale Cay Passage. Well....we have been having raging seas and have not be able to go out by boat. Way too many herds of Sheep and big Elephant herds out stirring up the Sea of Abcos. But today the winds have calmed down and Captains Coach and Tim have rented a Boston Whaler...20-foot....175 on the back....The game plan is to go to lunch and to Fiddler Cay.

Our vessel under the command of Captain Coach

We are loaded and moving out

Pineapples for Lunch

Yvonne is working today

Waiting for lunch

Headed back out...where to Capt

Thru the Sheep and Elephants...huh

Fiddler's Cay

Get the anchor boys

Looks like Coach is headed for a tree

Looking for shells and sea glass

Open Cut

Jelly Fish will get you Tim

Where is the picnic basket

Manjack Cay

Hey Capt they were to get wet...not us!!!!

Villa above the Jolly Rogers..nice porch for Saddi

Salt off....ready for Steak Night

Kevin McIntosh entertains this evening

Bianca fixes Janice a "Special"

Here's to You!!!!

Today our friends leave for the states. It has really been nice having them here.....we have had FUN!!! Everyone was up early returning golf carts, boats and Nancy was doing the laundry at the Villa.....saving those tokens....

The Ferry will pick them up at 12:15 to take them back to Treasure Cay and the airport.

Long pants....ready for Nashville

Green Turtle Cay Ferry

Stern in please

Jason is loading the Group

Good-Bye...we'll miss you

Hey Tim and Coach....been great!

Well it is just the three of us. We hope the weather calms by Saturday or Sunday so we can go thru Whales Cut and go to Great Guana Cay. Our Wi-Fi has been horrible and I haven't been able to get on the internet let alone post pictures

On our way to town we stopped at the City Dump and guess what the wild pigs were out by the road.......