Cloudy Days in the Abacos

This is the beach at Gillam Bay on Green Turtle Cay. We walked this beach on Friday afternoon. It was a little cloudy, but a great day for walking the beach.

Thursday night we had dinner at the Green Turtle Club. They truly outdid themselves! Our food was superb and the service was excellent, as usual.

Friday afternoon we rented a golf cart and toured a little more of the island. We think we went on every road on Green Turtle Cay by either bike, golf cart or walking. We went to Gillam Bay and walked the beach. This is known as Sand Dollar Beach. I found one whole sand dollar, unfortunately it broke when a wave hit me. We were wading in the water up to our knees and bending over to dig in the sand. Wayne found two live sand dollars and put them back. We went into several stores in New Plymouth. The supply boat had come that morning, I was happy to find bananas and Romain Heart lettuce at the grocery store.

We once again had dinner at the Green Turtle Club. We had put in a special order for Caesar Salads with Shrimp and Conch Chowder. We could not continue to eat those big fancy meals and still fit in our bathing suits. Sheena was our waitress again. We began talking and mentioned that we were going to be grandparents in July. As we talked she said, "I guess I can tell you" and she preceded to say that her coworker had just asked her today if "she was heavy" ? She said that is what you asked when you thought someone was pregnant in the Bahamas. She thinks she may be "heavy" and was going to the doctor soon to find out. I'm not sure that terminology will ever catch on in the US.

Saturday it was time to leave the Green Turtle Club. The winds had changed so we could comfortably anchor in Manjack or Powell Cay. We said our good byes, filled up the water and diesel tank and headed out. Can you tell we like the Green Turtle Club ? The dock is safe and tucked in away from strong winds, the restrooms are clean, food is wonderful, the staff is great and going through customs was easy. We will defiantly visit there again.

We are anchored in Manjack Cay as close to the shore as we could get to be protected from the predicted wind. We spent the afternoon on the boat putting things back where they belong and resting.

Sunday & Monday have been overcast and rainy so we have stayed on the boat. I rearranged our clothing lockers putting the winter clothes on the bottom and the summer clothes on the top. Wayne installed a new light, our new radio and two new speakers. We now have surround sound in the salon! We are enjoying listening to Christmas music on XM radio. Wayne just put the watermaker in service and it is working great! We have a new membrane but the old one is working fine, so we can save the new one for later.

On our first trip to the Bahamas we did have much rain, so it seems odd to have had two cloudy rainy days. The good news is that all the salt is now washed off the boat. It is supposed to be sunny and 78 tomorrow, we are looking forward to exploring the beach.