From Manjack Cay, we headed down to Green Turtle to wait for a good weather window to pass through the Whale Cay cut. So far, the weather reports had not been good. Although the weather was fine inside the harbor, most cruising boats had to go through Whale Cut to reach Marsh Harbor. This entails a 30 – 45 minute passage into the ocean before coming back into the Sea of Abaco. Winds had been from the East at 25 knots or more, which caused ocean swells to come into the cut, making it treacherous. So, boats were gathered at Green Turtle to wait for a forecast suitable for making the passage. This is apparently a fairly common occurrence for winter passages. We got to Green Turtle on Monday, and the weather didn’t allow a departure until Friday. In the meantime, we anchored in White Sound on the north end and visited various parts of the island. On Friday, we finally got a decent report of 4-6 foot rolling swells, and made the passage into Marsh Harbor to meet Kim, who was arriving on Saturday. The rest of our guests were arriving on Sunday. We even got to catch a yellow fin jack fish worth keeping on the passage through the cut.
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| New Plymouth - on the south end |
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| Ocean debris art - at a local beach house |
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| Waiting for the ocean to lay down |
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| Pat & Walt at Green Turtle Club |
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| The Green Turtle Club |
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| Whale Cay - passing by |
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| A keeper |
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