Man O'War to Green Turtle!

 

 Our next destination was Man O'War Cay, which was just a short sail from Hopetown. This cay is famous for it's boat building, and we were able to get a tour of one boat builder's workshop. This business  has been in his family for many generations!

Man O'War was a nice little community and Friday night we went to a community concert. The kids had fun with some of the Bahamian teenagers, so now we have some Bahamian Facebook friends! We also sampled some more Bahamian food after the concert.

     From Man O'War, it's another short sail to Green Turtle Cay. However, to get there you have to go through Whale Cut. Whale Cut is famous for producing a "rage" effect. A "rage" is rough and sometime dangerous waves that occur in narrow channels when wind opposes tide. We waited for a calm morning to go through, and thankfully the water was flat!                                                                           At Green Turtle Cay, we rented a golf cart to drive into town to get some supplies. We also drove by a gorgeous beach overlook.  

We anchored the first night at Green Turtle, but there was a front coming through so we moved into the marina. Green Turtle Cay marina was a little bit on the expensive side, but we were able to "eat our dockage." Basically, everything we spent at the restaurant and bar came off of our docking fee. Our only choice was to eat enough food to cover the cost of the marina. The boats we have been traveling with (Diamond, Falco, and Messenger) all decided to join us! That made for a big party of 18!

 The Bahamas Near Year celebration is called Junkanoo. All of the Bahamians dress up in costumes. My dad found a hat displayed at the restaurant, and decided to try it on! Thankfully, he didn't try on the matching skirt!

Some of our friends have been collecting conch, because they enjoy making conch fritters. We collected a few ourselves, because the shells are gorgeous, and we knew our friends would use the conch meat! While the conch fritters taste good, the process of getting the meat from the shell to the table is not exactly appetizing!