Back in Green Turtle

We've come full circle in the last week.  We left Green Turtle last Tuesday and spent a couple of beautiful days back at Manjack Cay.  The snorkeling on the outer reef was amazing and the kids had a great time fishing in the mangrove creeks.  We were invited onshore to enjoy a high, fast, slippery waterslide on someone's dock and the swimming lasted well into the dinner hour.  On Thursday we boogied north to Powell Cay and immediately set out for a snorkeling expedition.  With light winds we were able to swim on the outer reefs once again, and they did not disappoint.  The soft corals and hard corals were very alive and healthy.  We have seen more beautiful life here than anywhere else in the Bahamas.  There were several large fish that we spotted for the first time.  Wow!  Everyone was excited.  We conched on the way in and very quickly picked up our limit.  Conch fritters, conch salad, fried conch, conch marinara, and the all new conch eggs for breakfast rounded out our diet for the week.  We enjoyed the beach on Cinco de Mayo with a bonfire and a beautiful sunset/full moonrise.  We are hooked - Powell ranks among our favorite spots.

Tuesday morning we left Powell to resupply at Cooperstown on Great Abaco.  We found fuel, water and limited groceries.  (We are trying to stay fully stocked in the event that the weather allows us a window to move to the states.)  We pulled anchor at noon and went back to Manjack, where we jumped in the dinghy and snorkeled the outer reefs one last time before the wind picked up.  While stowing our snorkel gear we all decided to move again - over to the east shoreline of Great Abaco.  After setting anchor (again) we gathered with six other boats (Osprey, Celilo, Zusammen, Dharma, Cookie Monster, and Makana) for an amazing dinner.  Kids on Dharma and adults on Celilo.  There was snapper for everyone!  This morning brought an unpleasant swell and thunderstorms so we all retreated to Green Turtle for protection.  The wind will shift tonight and we may be out of the harbor in the morning.....