Saturday, May 21, 2016

Wrapping-up 4months in the Bahamas

The end of our trip includes our two favorite anchorages. 

One is between Crab Cay and Manjack (aka Nunjack). Even with a feisty 38 knot squall coming out of the north, putting us on a lee shore, we still love the place. Maybe, because we were boat ready, that our good feelings have even grown after that scenario. First boat near Crab's west point, dragged his anchor. Bang, the second boat to the point dragged. Sho' nuff, so did the third boat in line with the point.  That was us. 

But Ernie and I were up for Chris Parker's weather forecast and we watched the first two boats move toward safety. We had our engine going already to unload the anchor. But the squall and shifting wind/boat/and waves was too much and we dragged. The boat owner next to us was wearing a very worried look as we got closer to him. But we were on it, and we were calm because we'd had the engine already line cleared and running.
38 knots and a newly developed lee shore, one really prefers to avoid those. 
But hey. It happens. 

What a great place:
The back river at high tide, seeing a good 2dozen turtles (no exaggeration), then dropping into the water with snorkels for a drift down and seeing zipolla. LOL on us. And snorkelling off the barge wreck, a fish haven, is fun. Going out the back bay to a secluded beach protected by another island is cool for beach walking and dinghy exploration. Cushion stars, turtles, fish, abound in these shallows.

Then on to Powell Cay. This place is just too pretty at low tide, a drive-by at high. The ocean-side beach, Sea of Abacos-side beach, another beach to the north. Snorkelling a sunken boat ( two lion fish, lobster too far under the boat to reach once they hid), snorkelling a wreck at the main beach for more fish. And seeing two spotted sea hares, a yellow crowned night heron, semi-palmated plovers ( cute), all kinds of little bone fish ( the bigger guys were off Green Turtle beach-yow). 




Just too much of a wonderful environment. We leave this place and head to Fox Town on Little Abaco Island, then Great Sale Cay, then back to the U.S.

It will have been 4 months over here. A wonderful time, great experiences, great people...

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