Keene Sailing

Last Sunday morning Bob and I did some front porch sittin’  in front of the Customs building, while waiting for the customs officer. We sat across from a pink house with bright green shutters. The sign outside the cafe read , THE CRAZY LOVE CAFE.  Most all places along main street were closed this morning, but THE CRAZY LOVE CAFE  was open and busy.

The island has a variety of churches representing various faiths. The houses may be old and worn, but the churches are in good shape. From our vantage point on the porch, we couldn’t help but notice that the churches were well attended. Adults and children alike were dressed in their Sunday best. The boys had on sparkling white long sleeved shirts, and the girls had on pretty dresses, and their hair was done perfectly. The people are beautiful and very friendly, always passing by with a shy hello.

Yesterday we met two other couples who were cruisers like ourselves. We had lunch together at Shorties, a little road side stand, with picnic tables out front. Both couples were from Virginia.  After lunch we walked the beach. Bob and I had our bathing suits on under our cloths, so we took our first dip in the sea. It’s exactly like those picture post cards, white sand, blue/green water, and empty beaches. While bathing we also met another couple from Toronto.

Green Turtle is very small. It is totally non-commercial. No golden arches here. There is one short main road, with locally owned stores. They have a nice variety of local restaurants. All stores and restaurants appear to be just one room. We spoke to a couple of store keepers who said their heritage goes back in some cases as much as 8 generations.

Fresh fish is caught daily, and I hope to get some while we’re here… There is also a bakery that sells home made goods. We want to sample some of what they sell as well. Conch is on all the menus and said to be delicious. I guess we’ll have to try that too.