After a solid night’s sleep, it was time to sail up to a new spot for us in the Abacos: Tahiti Beach. For some reason we had never stopped there before, although we had read it was lovely. Even better, we learned the Thirsty Cuda was there most days serving up drinks and food. Figuring better late than never, we decided this was the trip to check it out. It’s safe to say we won’t skip it again.
We had a nice sail from Lynard Cay to Tahiti Beach with our friends from Minx accompanying us part of the way. Tanya even got this great video of Pegu Club under sail:
Upon arriving at the anchorage, we knew this was a spot we’d be happy to stay for several days. The beach was beautiful, the water was warm, and it was fun getting food from the Thirsty Cuda. We only bought drinks once when we realized how weak they are, preferring to bring our own after that, but the food was good.
At one point there were several boats that participate in the daily Cruiseheimers SSB net all in the same anchorage, so everyone got together one afternoon to hang out in the water and chat in person. This is our first season with a single side band radio, so it was nice to finally meet the voices we’d been hearing for several months!
We ended up spending three relaxing days at Tahiti Beach. All good things must eventually come to an end, however. A lengthy weather system was heading our way, so we reluctantly raised the anchor and headed back to Green Turtle where we had made a reservation at Donny’s for a week on a mooring.
As we approached, we joked about how it would be nice to spend a week in a slip for the mooring rate like we did at the beginning of the season. Wouldn’t you know? That’s exactly what happened. As we approached we called Donny on the VHF, and he said he didn’t want to move boats around so how about if we stay in a slip instead. Ok – if you insist. LOL!
The wind blew for a week, but we didn’t feel anything in Donny’s snug spot. We went back to Island Greens produce for some great fresh veggies, and we walked down to the local beach which had a cute series of signs to let you know you were on the right path:
We had breakfast at the liquor store (yes, the liquor store serves a yummy breakfast) and watched the activities when the mail boat came in:
The local grade school was holding a fundraiser with food vendors and bands, so we went to that and had some excellent conch salad.
We were in Green Turtle for my birthday and we wanted to go to a specific restaurant. Unfortunately their credit card machine was down and we didn’t have enough cash (there aren’t any ATM’s on Green Turtle), so we improvised and went to Sundowners Restaurant for the first time. The drinks were good, the musician was good, and we had pizza for the first time in months so it was a very happy birthday indeed!
The only thing putting a damper on our lengthy stay in Green Turtle was the knowledge that we needed to get back to Connecticut, and we were already departing later than planned because of weather. We were going to have to put the hammer down.
Finally the weather cleared, and we had a possible window to head back to the States. Waving goodbye to Donny’s until next season, we cast off the dock lines and headed towards our jumping-off point, Great Sale Cay.
Adventures on the Club 