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Green Turtle Cay is an island of Bahamas.
background
The Green Turtle Cay with about 600 residents is just 5 km off the northeast coast of Great Abaco and Treasure Cay. The island is approximately 5.6 km long and 2.4 km wide. There you will find many small bays, long, deserted beaches and shallow water reefs. In the far north are the Coco Bay Cottages. In the center of the island, the White Sound forms two almost closed inland lakes. There you will find two hotels and marinas. The Loyalist Road connects the White Sound with the only place New Plymouth and 450 inhabitants on the southwest tip of the island. It is founded by American royalists of Irish descent. The one can be found about 800 m east of the village Gillam Bay Beach - a three kilometer long bay with a guest house. This is one of the most beautiful bays in the Caribbean.
Tourist Attractions
- Albert Lowe Museum, Parliament Street / King Street. Tel.: 365-4094. The museum is located in a historic building from 1826. It was first the residence of the American consul, and later Neville Chamberlain lived there before he became Prime Minister of England. In 1976 the museum was founded by Alton Roland Lowe. The island's Lowe family, numbering over 100, contributed to the creation of the museum's collection. Historical finds, ship models and pictures are on display.Open: Mon, Tue, Thu - Sat 9.30 a.m. - 11 a.m.Price: $ 5, children pay half.
- The Loyalist Memorial Sculpture Garden, Open Air Park, Parliament Street, across from the New Plymouth Inn. In this former garden there are 24 bronze busts of immigrants loyal to the king, including a colored woman and a white woman.
getting there
By boat
- Green Turtle Ferry. Tel.: 365-4166. From Treasure Cay Airport to Green Turtle Cay, departures: daily at 8.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm and 5pm. From Green Turtle Cay to the jetty at Treasure Cay Airfield, departures: daily at 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:15 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm. Fares: one way $ 8, day trip $ 13, children pay half.
mobility
Rental cars / golf carts
- Cruisin carts. Tel.: 365-4047.
- D&P Cart Rentals, Green Turtle Club, White Sound. Tel.: 365-4655.
- Seaside Golf Cart Rental, Bay Street. Tel.: 477-5497. Price: up to 4 hours $ 30, 4-8 hours $ 40, per day $ 50, per week $ 280.
Bike rental
taxi
- McIntosh Taxi. Tel.: 365-4309. Price: from New Plymouth to Coco Bay or White Sound around US $ 10 for two people.
activities
Boat charter
- Donnie's Boat Rental, Donnie Sawyer. Tel.: 365-4119.
fishing
- Abaco Fly Fish Connection, Ricky Sawyer. Tel.: 365-4261.
Marinas
- Black Sound Marina, Black sound. Tel.: 365-4531, Fax: 365-4567. 15 berths, ice, showers, gas tanks, electricity, laundry and water.
- Bluff House Club Marina. Tel.: 365-4247, Fax: 365-4248. VHF 16; 45 berths, souvenir shop, showers, hotel with 2 restaurants and bars, fuel, water and ice.
- Green Turtle Club & Marina. Tel.: 365-4271, Fax: 365-4272. VHF 16; 35 berths, hotel, showers, fuel, laundry, water and ice.
- Other Shore Marina, Black sound. Tel.: 365-4226. VHF 16; 15 berths. Fishing supplies, showers, electricity, laundry, water & ice.
Diving
shop
All business life is concentrated in New Plymouth.
- Alton Lowe Art Gallery, Loyalist Road, 250 meters outside.
- Golden Reef Shop, Parliament Street and New Plymouth Street. Tel.: 365-4511.
- Lowe's Food Store & Gift Shoppe, Parliament Street. Tel.: 365-4243. Souvenirs, groceries.Open: Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Sun 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- McIntosh's Bakery, Parliament Street. Tel.: 365-4625.
- Plymouth Rock Bar & Liquor Shop, on the pier, Charles Street. Tel.: 365-4234, Fax: 365-4636. Open: Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fri Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Robert's Hardware & Marine. Tel.: 365-4249. VHF channel 16.
- Tropic Topics Boutique, Walter Street.
- Vert Lowe's Model Ship Shoppe, Bay Street. Model ships.
kitchen
All restaurants offer national and therefore inexpensive dishes.
- Bert's bar, Victoria Street, diagonally across from Wrecking Tree Restaurant, in the far corner of the bay.
- Bluff House Restaurant, White sound. Tel.: 365-4247.
- Curry's take-away, Bay Street. Quick meals.
- Harbor Café, Green Turtle Ferry Dock. Tel.: 365-8635.
- McIntosh’s restaurant, Upper Parliament Street. Tel.: 365-4625.
- Mike's Bar & Restaurant, Crown Street and Charles Street. Tel.: 365-4219. Open: Mon - Sat 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. from 5 p.m.
- Pineapples Bar, by the water, Other Shore Club. Tel.: 365-4039.
- Plymouth Rock Bar, on the pier, Charles Street. Tel.: 365-4234, Fax: 365-4636. Open: Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fri Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Rooster's rest, Gilliam´s Bay Road, on the south-eastern outskirts. Tel.: 365-4066. Open: Mon - Sat 11.30 a.m. - 9.30 p.m.
- Sundowner Bar & Grill, Charles Crown Street. Tel.: 465-4060. Beach bar with billiards and live music.
- The New Plymouth Club, Parliament Street. Tel.: 365-4161.
health
- Green Turtle Cay Clinic, New Plymouth Street. Tel.: 365-4028.
- Sunlight Medical Center, Bay Street. Private doctor's office.
accommodation
- Bluff House Beach Resort ***, White sound. Tel.: 365-4247, Fax: 365-7230. 34 suites and 8 cottages, 2 restaurants, 2 bars, 2 fresh water pools, souvenir shop, beach club, boat and car rental, boutique, 2 tennis courts, marina, private beach, fishing, diving, location: on a 30 m high hill, on the westernmost Seaside.Price: March to August: Suite $ 414-480, Cottage $ 585-780; August to February: Suite $ 474-555, Cottage $ 665-945. The prices are for 3 nights, which is the minimum number of nights.
- Coco Bay Cottages, Coco Bay. Tel.: 365-5464, Fax: 365-5465. 6 cottages.Price: Year Round: Cottage 1-7 people $ 275-700 per day, $ 1,800-4,500 per week. Rental prices plus 10% tax.
- Green Turtle Club ****, White sound. Tel.: 365-4271, Fax: 365-4272. 23 villas, 30 rooms and 2 suites, restaurant, 2 bars, lounge, salt water pool, tennis, souvenir shop, boat, bicycle, moped and car rental, marina, fishing, diving school, 3 beaches.Price: March to September: single / double room $ 180-240, suite $ 240, villa $ 225-425; September to February: single / double room $ 200-240, suite $ 270-290, villa $ 265-525. Rental prices plus 25% taxes. Offer: book 7 nights, pay for 6 nights.
- Linton's Beach Cottages. Tel.: (772) 538-4680, Fax: (772) 234-2778. 3 cottages.Price: In summer: Cottage 200-260 US $; Winter: Cottage $ 100-150, plus 20% tax.
- New Plymouth Inn, Parliament Street / King Street. Tel.: 365-4161, Fax: 365-4238. 10 rooms, restaurant, pool, handicapped accessible. The facility is for sale, priced at $ 1,735,000.00.
- Other Shore Club, Black sound. Tel.: 365-4226. 3 cottages, bar, marina.Price: all year round; Cottage for 2 people $ 120, cottage for 4 people $ 150-200. The minimum is 3 nights, plus 6% tax.
Practical advice
Bank
- First Caribbean National Bank, Parliament Street. Tel.: 365-4144, Fax: 365-4644. Open: Tue Thu 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
police
post
- Post office, New Plymouth Inn, Parliament Street and King Street. Tel.: 365-4262. Public telephone.Open: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Long distance calls
- BaTelCo, Hill Street. There are public telephones at the ferry terminal and next to the library.
