Green Turtle Cay, Powell Cay, Manjack Cay, repeat, repeat

On 4/27 we went to Manjack Cay, a beautiful cay with a few houses, but pretty remote feeling and very peaceful. There is a mangrove that is easy to explore, full of conch, turtles, and even a large trigger fish that we spotted as its fin cut thru the water. Tyler, Ben, and Nat have been having a blast adventuring together, spearing fish, and snorkeling. Likewise, Liza, Cole, Ben, Win, and Hoku have been playing at a dock with a big yellow slide, beach combing, and snorkeling, and having a great time.

John in the mangrove

Cool fort we found on the beach

Raymond

On 4/28 we were excited to see Sally and Conrad on 'Its About Time' in the harbor at Manjack. They are friends we met back in Frasier Hog Cay. They had friends aboard that we had fun meeting, and spent an afternoon beach combing and exploring. I found several green urchins, that I am really hoping to get home without breaking. We keep them in old Crystal Light containers for protection.

4/29 Went to Green Turtle Cay and stayed at the Green Turtle Club. Chere and Dharma were with us, and we all had a great time taking a break from 'roughing it'. John and I had been here years ago with Steve and Margarete, and we easily recognized it. The marina has a deal where you can get a credit in the restaurant for what you spend on dock fees. We all had dinner in the restaurant, drank 'Tipsy Turtles', and had a great time!

with Betsy at the Green Turtle Club

We found our burgee!

Eating dinner on the dock

Green Turtle Club

5/5 Cinco de Mayo!
We left Manjack Cay for Powell Cay. We're back with our friends from Osprey again, Wendy, Johnny, Kaeo, and Bird. All the other boats we've been with traveled to Powell as well, so I think there are 9 boats now. We had a big bonfire on the beach at night, and the kids roasted apples over the fire, a great alternative to marshmallows, especially before bed! Tyler, John, and I went scuba diving together here, my first time with Tyler. He is very calm and responsible under water which I was very glad to see. He also is very funny, doing imitations of superman and Neil Armstrong. We saw some beautiful coral, and tons of fish.


5/6 Green Turtle Cay again! The wind is forecast to be heavy out of the west/northwest so we headed back to Green Turtle for protection. We checked into the Bluff House Marina for 2 nights. While there, we were completely protected from the west wind, and it was extremely hot. Good thing there was a pool for the kids and a deck overlooking the water for drinks! We had dinner out with Makana and Dharma, and had fantastic food. Coconut encrusted grouper for me! The marina had the same dockage/credit deal we saw before, so we enjoyed dinner and breakfast out. Courtney, Katie, and I went for a long run while here, which was fun, but extremely hot and hilly.

John and Courtney

5/8 Back to Majack - Back for a snorkel trip on the outside for John and Tyler, book reading for me, and boat jumping for Liza and friends. In the evening we crossed to the big island of Abaco to the west for wind protection. For dinner we had a potluck on Celilo, while the kids watched a movie on Dharma. We ate fresh      
mutton snapper that Cookie Monster and Chere had caught on the quick trip over that was delicious.

5/9 Back to Green Turtle....we woke up with S/SW winds and Zusammen bobbing like a cork. Back down to Green Turtle, this time on an anchor. Tomorrow there's a forecast for squalls and strong wind gusts, so we may be here for a couple of days. Our plan had been to head for the states this weekend, but now I think it will be late next week, or the following week.