Leaving the Sea of Abaco and reentering through Whale Cut was a breeze, and Green Turtle Cay quickly became a favorite spot. The small island is easily explored with bikes, a golf cart, or walking ( the golf cart was fun though!). We stayed at Green Turtle Club marina for a full week, spending days at the beach, swimming with and feeding the sea turtles, snorkeling, and reading books by the pool. It was just lovely.
Leaving Green Turtle Cay(GTC) represented our first leg of the journey back to the states.... maybe that’s why we stayed a whole week.
We got some great turtle video and pics on the GoPro and will upload as soon as I can.
We left GTC the Saturday before Easter, and made a quick stop at Manjack Cay to see more turtles. We took the dinghy into the mangroves and saw at least 2 dozen juvenile and adult green sea turtles. These creatures just make me happy. Spending a quiet night anchored at Allen’s Pensacola Cay, we had a long motoring day to Mangrove Cay, only 20 miles from the West End of Abaco, our last stop in the Bahamas.
We are currently anchored in an abandoned marina development on the West End of Grand Bahama Island, called Ginn Sur Mer- there’s only one other boat here! This will be our final Bahamas anchorage before crossing back across the Gulf Stream to Florida tomorrow. The next weather window to cross may be another week away, and we feel it is time to go. I’m writing this with mixed emotions, and a few tears, as our five year plan quickly comes to an end. But we’re taking the next 4-6 weeks to develop a new plan as we make our way up the east coast to Annapolis.
We will miss these multi-shades of blue water. We will miss motoring or sailing for 8-10 hours in crystal clear waters where you can see the bottom to 40 feet. We will miss the warm sun, warm water, and sea life. We will miss anchoring in sand. We’re happy, have learned many lessons, & have a different view of what is important and what is not. We are incredibly grateful for these experiences thanks to “Perspective”- she’s taken good care of us.
Next blog will be from the US as we make our way north/home.