Hello everyone!
We are docked at the Green Turtle Club and Marina on Green Turtle Cay. We have been here since Wednesday and feeling very much at home. We had a great day yesterday exploring this beautiful island. We rented a golf cart and the kids all had a turn driving. We won't talk about who hit a tree - you can just guess about that one. After spending some time wandering around the town of New Plymouth and trying to force some education about the British Loyalists who came here after the Revolution to everyone, we ended up at the town docks where a couple of wonderful locals gave us a conch lesson we will never forget! Uncle Lionel and Aunt Joanie were making fresh conch salad and conch fritters. Patrick was able to pull the conch right out of it's shell and watch as Uncle Lionel pointed out the anatomy of this very strange shell dweller! We found out that the conch and the shell grow together and once the conch dies, the shell dies.
Later in the day we found a great beach for swimming and did some body surfing in the beautiful water. It was just an amazing time, we were the only ones on this beautiful beach and we had no time constraints. When hunger crept in we left to get back to the marina. We were surprised that it was nearly seven o'clock and we had been exploring for 6 hours!
We are docked at the Green Turtle Club and Marina on Green Turtle Cay. We have been here since Wednesday and feeling very much at home. We had a great day yesterday exploring this beautiful island. We rented a golf cart and the kids all had a turn driving. We won't talk about who hit a tree - you can just guess about that one. After spending some time wandering around the town of New Plymouth and trying to force some education about the British Loyalists who came here after the Revolution to everyone, we ended up at the town docks where a couple of wonderful locals gave us a conch lesson we will never forget! Uncle Lionel and Aunt Joanie were making fresh conch salad and conch fritters. Patrick was able to pull the conch right out of it's shell and watch as Uncle Lionel pointed out the anatomy of this very strange shell dweller! We found out that the conch and the shell grow together and once the conch dies, the shell dies.
Later in the day we found a great beach for swimming and did some body surfing in the beautiful water. It was just an amazing time, we were the only ones on this beautiful beach and we had no time constraints. When hunger crept in we left to get back to the marina. We were surprised that it was nearly seven o'clock and we had been exploring for 6 hours!
We will be moving on tomorrow to our next destination, Great Guana Cay.
More soon!!
xo
The Welsh Family
This is so exciting- we can sit & stare at the crystal blue water and pearly white beaches on our computers. Wish we could feel the warmth of the sun & taste the salty water too! So glad you are having a great time so far - looks like the perfect setting for some great poetry lessons... I can think of a few off the top of my head ;) Hope you get to see The Barefoot Man @ Nippers and learn all his songs (well some may be adult only, from what I recall). WIll check back soon to see what else you explore. Have fun- Cheers to you all! Love - The Koeppes
ReplyDeleteHi Welsh family!!!! What an amazing adventure and how beautiful the beaches and water looks...I am trying to figure out if I can fly in and meet you guys somewhere once you are settled. Gail - is there any address where I can send you the dresses and a few other things?? :) Love to you all and can't wait to hear/see more of your adventures.
ReplyDeletexoxox Anne, Bridget, Ailish and Owen