Loon: Green Turtle to Treasure Cay to Marsh Harbour to Guana Cay Mar 30-April 6

After spending nearly a week in Green Turtle waiting for favorable weather conditions to navigate around Whale Cay, we departed at 9am on Sunday, March 30 with a slack tide. The Whale Cay passage can be very dangerous so perfect conditions are mandatory. We led the way with a 46' Mainship following us. After rounding Whale Cay and entering the Sea of Abaco, we cruised 7 miles over to Treasure Cay where we got fuel, water, and anchored on a mooring ball. Treasure Cay has a beach that is rated as one of the top 10 in the world...and we agree! See photos below. Treasure Cay will be our "home port" for a while as friends will be visiting us there and renting rooms at the local hotel. Wed night was Bingo and Taco Night. There were five games of Bingo and Pat and I won 2 of the 5 games with each prize being lunch for two at the waterfront restaurant. After five days in Treasure we headed up to Marsh Harbour to reunite with our friends on Koala, a beautiful 85' Burger yacht. We anchored in the harbor, enjoyed drinks and dinner at Snappas Grill with our friends and left for Guana the next day. We spent the next 3 days anchored in Fishers Bay, a very short dinghy ride to Grabbers Bar & Grill. It is hands-down my favorite place in all of the Abacos. Very friendly people and the best signature drink, "The Grabber" in the Abacos. On Sat night they cooked a pig in a La Caja China box, just like the one my friend Cameron Farmer uses. It was great food! On Sunday they have a Conch Bar and the chef prepares fresh conch salad right in front of you. An added treat was that we were able to meet the owners of Grabbers. A fun group of people from Daytona Beach FL. While on a walk Sunday morning we heard music from the little waterfront church and went in for the service which was a mix of tourists and locals with attendance of 37 that morning. Also got a chance to chat with folks on a large yacht from Maryland, "Winning Drive" owned by the owner of the Baltimore Ravens. Although we didnt get an opportunity to visit Bakers Bay (the new playground of the rich and famous) at the north end of Guana, we had drinks with a group from California who were staying there and mentioned the following celebrities were there also, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, and George Stephanopoulus. Also at Bakers Bay was the 365' mega yacht Attessa IV owned by billionaire Dennis Washington. Oh well...we had more fun at Grabbers! Now it's back to Treasure Cay awaiting the arrival of our good friend Connie Heavener for a week.