March 30

This has been a crazy winter to be in the Abacos. The weather fronts are about every 3 days so all we are able to do is move from one place back across to the other. We can stay in an anchorage for a few days then duck back across to a marina. Our marina funds are spent for the next several years as the last 5 years we have only stayed at a marina we in Bimini and Nassau. And this is clearing into the Exumas. Right now we are at a mooring back at Treasure Cay for several days before we can leave for Man-O-War. We are too long and draw to much in depth so have to anchor out so will stay over night  in Man-O-War so hope the weather treats us good.Then go to HopeTown and again have to anchor unless we can get a mooring ball inside. Mooring balls are first come first serve no reservations and many times when people leave for a few days they have paid up and leave their dinghy there so they have a spot when they get back. Another front is coming so will have to go hide again.

We spent 2 days anchored out in Green Turtle Cay. Very interesting and pretty. It has to be the most like a town that we have seen in a long time. They have 3 grocery stores all the same, a hardware store, customs, post office and restaurants.

Yes and they even have a phone booth that works. We also had one in Georgetown and had Valera stand by it so we could prove it did exist.  Green Turtle is know for turtles and we had several around our boat. It was also the first Star Fish we have seen but sorry did not get a picture of one.  They had sea urchins and Sea Biscuits under our boat. I did not snorkel as I had a boo-boo on my leg and did not want to get it infected. We spent about 3 hours walking around and taking pictures. About 11 we ate at a great, very nice cafe and split a conch wrap and it was awesome. They have a school here that goes until 6 th grade then they have a choice of 3 places to go and finish their education. Nassau, Marsh Harbour or Coopers Town. Marsh Harbour and Coopers town they take a ferry back and forth but if they choose Nassau they go to a boarding school and stay.

They had 3 churches in town but this was the first Methodist Church we have seen. They have a library that is open several days a week.

This is their clinic and it is open M-F. They had a called Loyalist Sculpture Gardens and it was beautiful. It had bust of bronze figures that were the people that came as loyalist to settle here, sorry I forgot to get a date but well worth a stop.

The had several marinas and 1 we could have gotten into but choose to anchor out. 

Something I have not talked about this year are the cemeteries. Everything is above ground and they are very well maintained. Many had a spot in the center for you to put plants or flowers, it looked out on the water.

Of course have to include another picture of the beautiful blue water looking out from Green Turtle Cay.

Have a great April Fools Day.

Fair Winds

Joyce