Green Turtle Cay, is one of the "Out Islands" located in Abaco, Bahamas.  The Abacos, a cluster of islands in the northwest Bahamas, stretch 130 miles from Walker's Cay to Hole-in-the-Wall.  The population of all of Abaco is only about 10,000. In Abaco, where wild horses and boar still roam, there is an abundance of tranquil bays, deserted beaches and uninhabited small islands.  


The two main islands, Great Abaco and Little Abaco, are fringed on their windward shore by a chain of small cays forming a barrier against the Atlantic Ocean.  The 3rd largest reef system in the world lies just off shore on the east side of the Abacos Cays. With the naturally protected waters of the Sea of Abaco, the area is referred to as one of the "world's most beautiful cruising grounds" by the sailing community.
 

Marsh Harbour is the commercial center of Abaco and is the third-largest community in the Bahamas.  However to put the size of Marsh Harbour into perspective, it has only 1 traffic light.  The two main airports servicing the Abacos are located in Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay.

Green Turtle Cay, a 3-mile long and 1/2 mile wide island with a population of only 400, lies approximately 170 miles across the Gulf Steam due east of
Palm Beach, Florida.
 

The island offers beautiful beaches its entire length on the Atlantic side and several protected anchorages in the
Sea of Abaco, including Black Sound, White Sound and Coco Bay. 

New Plymouth, which lies at the southern tip of Green Turtle Cay, is an 18th-century settlement that has the flavor of a New England seaport with its clapboard houses and gingerbread trim.  The narrow streets of historic New Plymouth are lined with weathered cottages sporting brightly-colored shutters. 

The pace of life in New Plymouth, the sister city of Key West, is refreshingly unhurried and slow.
 

The primary mode of transportation in town and throughout the island is golf carts

Parliament Street, seen here is the town's "main thoroughfare" and its entire narrow length can be walked in less than 10 minutes.

The local community is very welcoming to visitors to the island and even during a short stay you will quickly develop friendships with the residents that can last a lifetime

Green Turtle Cay has a very colorful and interesting history that is still reflected throughout
New Plymouth today.