Green Turtle Cay

It's a beautiful place to be. We are currently in the Black Sound tied up to a mooring from a guy by the name of Donny. We had the pleasure of meeting him, since we are tied to his mooring. Our first introduction of him was the blaring ZZ Top music. The next was the speedy driving of a golf cart and out popping a skinny man who calls everyone Mama and Papa (I was Sister) and handles all his friends as though they were his children. He truly made us feel welcome and comfortable in his presence. He took us and fellow cruisers aboard Namaste on a sundown cruise, screaming above the 150 HP engine, "Bet your sailboat doesn't go this fast!" He showed us the place where Gilligan's Island was shot before turning us around to head home. He has kindly allowed us to use his mooring for as long as we want it.

We have met a wonderful friend in Terry Briggs, whom we met at Great Sale Cay, and have caught up with again here at Green Turtle. People may recognize the name, as his Dad was the one who founded The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Terry has become a welcome friend, stopping by in Great Sale to introduce himself and ask us to please join the schooner race next year. He brought us a Spanish Mackrel that he had caught on his way over here and we are very excited to cook it, though Dad was far from enthused about cleaning it. I think he needed David here to help him. :) Thank you so much Terry!


So far Green Turtle is great. We have managed to walk almost the entire island today, seeing all sorts of interesting plants, fish in the water, and colorful homes. There are a few grocery stores, a couple of restuarants, and souvenier shops. We also ran across.... Longwood University. Turns out Longwood does a study abroad course at Green Turtle Cay. There was a sign with the famous blue rotunda marking. I called for someone and wandered around the garden until someone came out. Unfortunately, I missed all the Longwood students and professors by a day. They left here yesterday to head back to the States for the new semester. Bummer. But really cool!

We think we are in for a bit of a storm and are happy that we are in the safest place, as the lady at the museum told us. The power went out on the island today for most of the day, letting the school out early, and closing up the restaurants. Our hopes of getting some conch today have to be put aside until tomorrow. They must have gotten power back, because I finally got internet again.

Good weather and Happy sailing!