Green Turtle Cay & Island Time
02 July 2008 | Green turtle Cay
Jeff
We arrived in Green Turtle Cay a few days ago and where has the time gone. Things are good here. We located a new starter battery, found a place to recycle engine oil from our last oil change, and took care of a few other random repair needs. We spent an entire day in the pursuit of much need laundry facilities - mission accomplished and things smell much better around here. The grocery stores are well stocked and a short dinghy ride away. The local are pleasant and the restaurants are tasty. We a source for some yummy coconut tarts for breakfast. We are currently anchored in the outer harbor at New Plymouth. We are still looking for reliable internet, but have figured out the local phone cards.
An early morning squall woke us up around 06:00 with 30+ knot winds in our anchorage. We held fast on our anchor, but many boats around us pulled and things got quite busy around here. A 34 foot Catalina drifted across our bow. Later we discovered that they could not start their motor or get the hook to stick. It is by sheer luck that they missed our boat and our anchor line.
Later today we plan to head up to Manjack Cay to better position ourselves for the Stranded Naked party on July 3.