Sunset Over New Plymouth

After enjoying the festival here at Green Turtle we switched our attention to the weather. Predictions for strong winds led us to call for a slip at the Green Turtle Club in protected White Sound. The marina filled up shortly after we arrived, but we have great neighbors in Jule an Island Packet 38 from Denver and Balou a Nordic Tug 42 from Punta Gorda, FL.

Jule & Intuition

Exploring the area by dinghy we noticed a Nonsuch docked at the other marina in White Sound. Getting closer we read the name… Intuition! Stopping to visit we learned that their dinghy was named “Hindsight”. We are now Intuition Cutter and they are Intuition Catboat in the local area.
Sunday night’s winds never reached above 30 kts while we were awake and we didn’t get the thunderstorms that reached further south. This is an excellent spot to ride out a front with all around protection. Forty-two boats are anchored or moored here in White Sound and both marinas are full.

Sunset From the Green Turtle Club

Lots of fish live under and around the docks. The neighbors were feeding leftover pancakes to the parrot fish and snappers off the back of their boat. We may have to drop a line over and have snapper for dinner this week. Noah made friends with the couple on Balou, mostly because they have a dog. Dixie is an Romogna (Italian) Water Dog. Very interesting dog looking like a small standard poodle with stocky legs and webbed feet. It is the only breed that is used for finding Truffles. Great boat dog as it can swim very well and doesn’t shed.
Noah and Dixie went swimming together on Monday morning. He and Dixie raced to get sticks in the water and Dixie invariably got there first, but they were both having fun.

Noah and Dixie
After lunch we walked over to the Atlantic side of the Island to watch the ocean swell break on the beach. The barrier reef broke most of the wave energy, but there were still six to eight foot waves hitting the sandy shore. The sea buoy north of here recorded 26 foot waves overnight.

Waves on the Atlantic Beach

Looking west towards Great Abaco we could see PyroCumulus clouds formed by the wild fires burning on the island. We hope there is enough rain out of this strom to put out the fires. We have seen them burning since arriving in the Abacos.

Pyrocumulus Clouds over Great Abaco

Back at the boat we filled the water tanks and used fresh water to wash all the salt and sand off the exterior of the boat. Beth and Noah vacuumed the interior and washed the sheets, so Intuition is getting more presentable for Brenda when she arrives on Saturday.
After dinner we went up to the bar in the Green Turtle Club to meet the crew of Stella Maris from Oriental. Good conch fritters and cheese to munch on while the kids played hide and seek tag outside on the deck. There was a fancy dinner and wine tasting in the main dining room for $60 a plate, but they were nice enough to let us try some of their appetizers. The walls of the bar are completely covered in $1 bills signed by famous and not so famous visitors.