Hi All,
We are presently in Green Turtle Cay where we have been for several days. From West End, Grand Bahama Island we went to Mangrove Cay where we anchored for the night. The next day we started out for the Double Breasted Cays but the wind turned unfavorable so we anchored in Grand Cay instead. Grand Cay has an interesting settlement with a few stores and restaurants. we did obtain our first loaf of "homemade" Bahamian bread there during a short walk ashore. The next day we went to Crabby Cay where we anchored for the night and the next morning we went over to Powell Cay which has beautiful sandy beaches to explore.
We then went to Green Turtle, anchoring in White Sound which is on the northwestern part of the island. The first day, we took the dinghy over to the Settlement at New Plymouth, a nice Bahamian town, we've also done some hiking as well as visiting with other cruisers and enjoying the pool at the Bluff House. Today we took the bikes and went for a 7 or 8 mile ride over to New Plymouth to play tourist some more and do some more shopping.
Wednesday morning started very rough as we were awakened about 6:15 with a severe thunderstorm with lots of lightening and hail. Several boats claimed they saw a waterspout with 100 knot winds and several others reported winds in the 60 knot range. We heeled over a bit but our new Delta anchor held very well. Unfortunately our friends Don and Scatia on Ka Le were not as lucky as their anchor pulled out and they struck another boat pretty hard. Fortunately there was no major structural damage. They may have been in the waterspout!
Tomorrow and Sunday look like more beach and pool days - this is getting hard to take!
Having a great time!
M/V Sun Cat
