Planning on a week here, great place to hang out...Nice private beach...with bar. One of the better facilities in the Bahamas's (IMHO)...
May not be able to get around Whale Cay for a few days anyway.....damn those Nor'Easters.
Hey, it's tough being "Captain Kirk of the StarShip Enterprise" and CEO of "Chafton's Journey" along with all my other chores so I asked the "Admiral if she would be so kind as to fix my breakfast while I worked.....
She came through in High Fashion with Pancakes, Eggs, and Sausage....what a woman.
So after breakfast I am washing the salt off Mystic Lady and look down to see this shark laying on the bottom.
Water here is about 9 feet deep.
It never moved the whole time I washed the boat.
It's been a while since we were here so we wanted to see what changed or was damaged during the previous storms.
Annie plops her butt down on the bimini top and says "Let's Go"....
She just loves to hang her head over the bow and watch the water go by.
She's like someone else in the family..She likes to live right on the edge.
We went over to Coco Bay, then to Black Sound, then over to New Plymouth...that's the big city on Green Turtle Cay.
Here all three girls pose for a shot at the public dock. We had lunch at the "Wrecking Tree". Best grouper and fries in a long time......
This was the power lines and Bahama Telephone Company lines across the street from where we ate lunch.
Just had to take this picture for the electricians in the family, namely Austin and Greg.
This little town has a interesting history being one of the first settlements in the Abacos.
The Loyalists migrated here it the 1700's to flee the newly founded country of USA...
This port was the center of the salvage trade that was so big during that time.
The salvage men had to be licensed to work the wrecks and salvage the goods...they would meet up under a big tree on shore and count their booty...it then had to be shipped to Nassau to be auctioned off. They would receive about 50% of the money. That big tree was called "The Wrecking Tree".....we ate lunch under that tree....that's their story and they are sticking to it.
And after returning to the boat we decided to take Annie over to the Beach to let her run.
Much improved from 5 years ago. More lounge chairs, more Tike Huts, Beach Games, etc.
Tuesday, March 20
GOOD MORNING BAHAMAS
Sunrise from the back deck of "Mystic Lady"....
A new neighbor....with the next Nor'Easter screwing up our waters tomorrow (that's 4 Nor'Easters in one month)....several boats are looking for safe places to wait out these upcoming winds.
they are forecast to be 25-30 knots gusting to 38 knots tomorrow. Cap't Brandon brought this one over from Marsh Harbor. He says the anchorage is full of sail boats and doesn't want to be near the MayLay when the winds pick up. The anchorage here at Green Turtle is already full and only a few slips left at the marinas. Things might get interesting around here tonight.
But that doesn"t keep Cap't Jerry and Mate Annie from doing our daily cruise on "Little Mystic Lady".
Annie is ready anytime.....
So we rented a golf cart and toured some of Green Turtle Cay.
This shot is on the Atlantic side of the Island looking out at the Reef Laden waters.
It's easy to see why the salvage business was so good back in the early 1800's..
Michele and Annie are checking out the shoreline.
I have never seen someone have so much fun driving a golf cart than Michele.
It was her first experience and driving on the left side of the road made it ever more fun.
We motored our way over to "Pineapples" for a sunset drink by the pool.
Not what you might think, it's a rough gravel road to a quaint little bar in their backyard overlooking the New Plymouth Bay.
True Bahama's .......
And this is why we work so hard to find these little Out-Of-The-Way places..
It's a tough job but somebody has to do it.
Dave says...how in the hell did you find this place. I just said it's part of the job....
Arriving back at the marina after dark we walked right into the Nightlife. Live Music and Bar on the deck of BallyHo...
We sat and listened to the music and watched people dance while we talked about the bad weather arriving tonight.
But it wasn't long until Annie fell asleep, Christine started yawning, Dave dozed off and I couldn't remember how to dance. Michelle gave up and said "Oh Well"........It had to be 9:00 by now.
I guess we should have done this stuff when we were 40, not 70.....so we waddled off to the boats and called it another good day in Paradise..
Wednesday, March 21
Well, all that bad weather is either not here yet or it turned out to be a big "Nothing Burger" because it was a beautiful night with some showers and light winds. We'll see what happens today....
Looks like another great day on Green Turtle Cay so Annie and I are up early...exploring new trails when we discover this observation tower. It looked solid so I climbed up to see what the view looked like.
Next pic please..............
Seems the Real Estate Company put this observation deck up so people could see the view before buying a building site.
The view would improve with a two story house.
Annie and I weren't impressed, we like the view from Mystic Lady a lot better.
So once the gang got up and at'em....we rode into New Plymouth to do some more exploring.
This memorial is to the founders of the Abacos and especially Green Turtle Cay.
It describes why the Loyalists left the Colonies following the Revolutionary War.
You can tell the people are very proud of their heritage. The park is kept up and very clean.
The Memorial Park has about 15-20 of these bronze busts located around the main statues.
The one on the right in this picture is Mr. Albury. The Albury family is still operating several businesses in these Islands.
All that's left of the Old Jail here in New Plymouth. The bad guys are taken to Marsh Harbor now.
It appears to have had a wooded structure on top of the jail cells.
Probably outhouses in the background.
The solitary confinement room is to the right of the jail. Only the rock foundation is left, about 8x8 square with a hole in the middle.
After our downtown visit we continued to explore until we came across a beach that the Admiral and I had visited 5 years ago.
Great place for a Photo Shoot..
March 2018
March 2018
I dug out the picture and "viola", little different kind of day but same smiling faces on the same stretch of beach.
June 2013
Michele having a little fun balancing on a rock while surf comes in.
Her and Annie walked a long stretch of beach before we headed out looking for new spots.
Just another picture of this gorgeous place.
Good place for picture taking but too rocky to walk out or swim out...
Gonna find a better place tomorrow....
When we returned to the Marina we decided to stop by the "Tranquil Turtle Beach Bar" and get a late lunch.
This sign was swinging from a tree near our table...
After some coaxing from the rest of the crew, Annie and I volunteered.......
Tuesday, March 22
Yeah, I know....I'm queer for sunrises.....
But when you're my age and you get up as early as I do you have time to relish the fact that you are truly blessed to get another sunrise..........so, you take a picture of it.
And while the girls wandered down to the BTC store (that's Bahama Telephone Company) to get the phone re-juvinated....
Annie and I strolled down to the local bar at "The Tranquil Turtle", got us a Pina-Colata and chilled at the beach.
Again...
Then when the girls returned Dave, Michelle and I took the golf cart and went to a secluded beach we found on the other end of the Island.
Just laid around and did absolutely nothing while Michelle walked the entire beach...
You go Michele.
Annie dug a hole under my chair and decided it was nap time.
I think here she was just trying to get permission to sleep..
I wish I could convey the beauty of our surroundings but a picture just won't do it.
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