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 In the past two years, we have been very
fortunate to meet many of the residents that work and live in New
Plymouth. They wave to us when we are walking, offer us rides on their
golf carts, and never hesitate to see if they can help. Our first new
friend was Mikey, the marina manager of Black Sound Marina, which we
called home for two seasons. Mikey helped us in every step of our
adjustment to Green Turtle. The picture to the right is Mikey with his
son, Carter
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 Julie is involved in lots of things in New Plymouth:
property rentals, cottage renovation, volunteer in fire/EMS operations,
and active in St. Peters Anglican church. She is also the mother of
Mikey. We see her in the settlement most days.
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 Chris is a real estate agent and a small scale farmer
practicing a form of hydroponics. His vegetables are in high demand by
residents and cruisers alike. His 'farm' is on the Atlantic side of
Black Sound. right across from our marina. Chris is the father of Mikey.
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 Sisters Lisa and Heather help operate Harvey's restaurant
on Bay Street (the place we eat right after church). Lisa also owns
the Treasure Chest, a nice clothing and jewelry store on Parliament St. Lisa
is wife of Mikey and the mother of Carter. Heather is always at
Harvey's working as a waitress or dishing out ice cream for the folks
walking by. Nice people.
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 Freddy is at the government dock, picking up
supplies from the Legacy for Harvey's and his own work. He recently got
a pickup truck which will make deliveries a bit easier. The truck is easy
to spot with it gold-ish color. No more sneaking around.
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 Barbara, Cori, and Ash perform the day-to-day operations
at the New Plymouth Liquor Store and Cafe. We go there all the time for
all of Cori's, Barbara's, Edris' (couldn't get her in this picture) and
Dave's special dishes. And then there is Friday's Happy Hour, a popular
destination for residents and cruisers alike.
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 We find Seanna everywhere. The first time was in the
Administration building where we wanted to get the Christmas schedule;
next was in library; followed as a volunteer at the St. Peter's Thrift
Store. This picture was taken during Junkanoo.
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 Euturpy and Denise are the two shorties of the 2 Shorty's
restaurant on Crown St. In addition to visiting them at 2 Shorty's every
week, we see both of them at St. Peters nearly every Sunday. Residents
and cruisers know the two shorties and love 2 Shorty's. We do too.
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 Scott and Martha own and operate Sid's Grocery,
one of four food stores in New Plymouth. We go to Sid's most of the
time, but also use Lowes, and Curry's. We go to Robertha's for bread
and ice cream. Scott and Martha have been so helpful in understanding
the workings of GTC as it pertains to shipping and the do's and don'ts
of going to Marsh Harbour.
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 Julie is the shipping agent for Dean Shipping who
operates the MV Legacy (see our discussion later). She is 'assisted' by
Smiley the dog. If you want to send or receive freight, you will meet
Julie. It amazed us how detailed and complicated tracking shipments can
be. We'll be talking more about Julie and her ship during our Legacy post.
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 Patricia is everywhere. We met her first at St.
Peter's where she was the first to greet us and give us our prayer
books. She always greets us with a smile and wave no matter where we
are. She is very active at St. Peter's and associated functions. Very
nice lady!
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 Brian and Caroline own Sundowners, a waterside bar and
grille. They are there 365 days a year. Brian offers his place to the
cruisers to launch potlucks and cruiser holiday outings. They are very
active in Abaco's Every Child Counts (ECC) which operates in Marsh
Harbour. Drinks are generous and we love their pizza.
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 Hubert is our barber at New Plymouth. He has been
doing most of his adult life in Nassau and GTC. He is not always open
due to some medical issues but we were lucky this time. Good, quick and
priced right. Plus we get good conversation. Ann was going to go the
following week but he was closed. We later heard that some new medical
problems may be why he was closed. Hubert is in our prayers!
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 We didn't know that dominoes could be so loud but the
guys that play near Robertha's get into it by smacking the tiles onto
the table. Not sure why. The gentleman with the blue hat is Joel
Reckley, our Catechist at St. Peters. He has a voice that you would
not believe.
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 Miss Robertha runs the Faith Grocery Store off of
Bay St.She specializes in conch fritters, fresh bread, and home made ice
cream. She is a very nice lady that treats everybody special. In the
gallery is a picture of Edris, the cook from the Liquor Store. We
wanted to get a picture of her as she was not working the day we
photographed the LS team. Meet Max and Mary Earl, residents on
Parliament. They have become fellow Legacy watchers during the vessel's
Thursday visits.
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We can't forget the dogs. We identified only three dogs that walk the
streets of New Plymouth. They are Chowder, Smiley, and Domino. Chowder
and Smiley are daily sightings. We only saw Domino during the early
morning caroling. They are also pictured in the Gallery below.
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