Friday morning, most of us went to Cap'n Jack's for breakfast, then we set sail for Green Turtle Cay. The Whale Cay Channel was OK that day, a little "rolly" so we waited until almost at Green Turtle before we had lunch (saltines and cheddar cheese and then fried bologna sandwiches - yum!). Docked at the Bluff House Marina in White Sound and rented golf carts. Off to New Plymouth to visit Miss Emily's Blue Bee Bar (Goombay Smashes), the lobster man, and ordered a pie for Ed's birthday the next day. We drove up a couple of dirt roads to view the beautiful but windy beaches on the bumpy ride home. Back to the marina for dinner at the Jolly Roger Bar & Bistro. Fun waitress, Whitney, who danced with us at the end of dinner to our new local Rake & Scrape favorites, Shake It Up and Boom Hiney Wine! Saturday morning was the beginning of Ed's birthday celebration with Eggs Benedict and Mimosas. The boys then took off on the golf carts to town for the lobster and pie. When they returned, Paige, Bill and Alison took the 2 golf carts to town while Ed, Robin and Gary took the boat over to an anchorage off New Plymouth. We wanted to be there in time for the Stranded Naked 20th Anniversary Party. It was basically a cook out to benefit the local fire station - a burger in paradise never tasted so good. DJ was good, but we decided that we would have more fun on our golf carts, so we went for another ride to the beaches - discovered several paths and mostly deserted beaches - and enjoyed rum punches along the way! Back to New Plymouth to turn in the golf carts, then over to the Wrecking Tree for some conch fritters. We then moved up to Coco Bay for the night - beautiful, quiet anchorage. Stars were glistening off the water that night - and phosphorus glowed in the water! Lobster and beef tenderloin for dinner that night, then a fresh, homemade coconut cream pie for the birthday dessert - it was so deliciously sweet that we could only eat small slices, but somehow were able to finish it for breakfast the next morning! Early the next morning, we set sail for Baker's Bay (on the northern tip of Great Guana Cay). It was a glorious day - water was so calm and so clear and various shades of turquoise you could see the coral below. The water was cool, but that didn't stop Paige and Bill from swimming to shore and back. The beach at Baker's was smooth and pink - great for walking and swimming. After lunch, we followed a mother dolphin and her baby for a short while watching them feed and swim around us. On to Marsh Harbour for the night - anchored, then dinner at Curly Tails - everyone was mellow as it was an early morning on Monday for the flight home for our guests.
We are currently staying put for a couple of days - resting, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, and reading a LOT ! May head off soon to Treasure Cay to check it out ... we will put some pictures with this when we go ashore and have faster internet speed!
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