Getting There -- Fly to Treasure Cay Airport, where a taxi will take you to the ferry dock for departures to Green Turtle Cay (New Plymouth). At the dock, you may have to wait a while for the ferry. From the dock, the crossing takes about 15 to 20 minutes to Green Turtle Cay. The ferry will take you directly to the Green Turtle Club, if you're staying there, or to New Plymouth. This land-and-sea transfer costs $16 (£8.50) per person round-trip.
Getting Around -- Although you can walk to many parts of Green Turtle Cay, water is the most common mode of transportation. Many vacationers rent boats, but if you'd rather not, you have other choices for getting around. Some hotels provide water transport to town or to weekly hotel parties. Most of the island is accessible by foot. The virtually car-free streets of New Plymouth, the quiet 18th-century village by the sea, are prime walking territory. On Green Turtle Cay, golf carts stand in for rental cars. D & P Rentals (tel. 242/365-4655) at the Green Turtle Club marina rents theirs for $45 (£24) for 8 hours or $55 (£29) for 24 hours. You can bike all over the island, and pedaling is especially scenic in historic New Plymouth.
Fast Facts -- First Caribbean International Bank operates a branch (tel. 242/365-4144) open only from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday and Thursday. There is an ATM here.
If you need medical attention on Green Turtle Cay, visit the government clinic (tel. 242/365-4028), run by a nurse.
You enter Green Turtle Cay's post office (tel. 242/365-4242) through a pink door on Parliament Street. It has a public telephone. Hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
As for safety, there's no crime in New Plymouth, unless you import it yourself. The little stone jail here makes visitors chuckle. No one can remember when, if ever, it held a prisoner.
Special Events -- One event that draws visitors in droves is the Green Turtle Club Fishing Tournament, held in May. In 1984, the winner hooked a 226kg (498-lb.) blue marlin; it was so heavy that the competing participants from other boats generously climbed aboard the winning craft to bring the fish in. For more information, contact one of the Bahamian Tourist Offices or the Green Turtle Club Hotel (tel. 242/365-4271), which is more or less the official headquarters when the tournament is held.
