Green Turtle Cay

We enjoyed Munjack so much! It was such a beautiful island. Leslie and Bill are a couple who live on the island and have created a Mother Nature wonder. They use solar power, hydroponics, and grow all their own food. They have a created a small paradise there. There are trails all over the island and a "Yes, Trespassers!" sign that begs people to come on their property and look around. We were able to dingy around the island and scope out some excellent snorkeling spots. We saw our first turtle!!! And tried to capture a conch. We all 3 almost went over the edge of the dingy with excitement. Mom finally grabbed it, but after all that, it was too small. We tossed it back. We'll save the conch catching for another day.

We moved back over to Green Turtle on Valentine's. We were welcomed home by Donny, Tom, Jan, and several new friends with a cookout and dancing at the Green Turtle Club. The band, Gully Roosters, are a wonderful local reggae band who had us dancing the night away. Well actually... I danced a lot. :) The next day, everyone was teasing each other as we were all in recovery mode. Poor Donny said that his back was hurting from too much dancing and I have to admit, mine did too.

We've been enjoying the scenes and love that we're back here. Mom and I ventured to the local museum and got a wonderful tour and stories about the island. A hurricane in 1932 devastated the island and ruined most of the historical buildings dating from the Loyalist period. What was left standing have been restored several times and are holding on. There were some relics from the Lucayan Indians. Relics from this culture are rare. The Lucayan Indians were established throughout the Bahamas (pre-Columbus), about 10,000 of them. When Columbus came to the islands he enslaved most of them and those who didn't die from enslavement, died from disease. They were completely wiped out at an alarming rate and are now an extinct people. They were almost completely wiped off the charts as very few relics even remain to say they even existed.

We hope to get back over to Munjack for some snorkeling. We also here there are opportunities for lobster :) and hope to check those out too.

Cold fronts continue to blow through, one as recently as yesterday and another to come on Thursday. The winds, more than anything, are a pain, but we are well protected and use the time to read, write, and relax.

Good weather and happy sailing!