We finally left Governor’s Harbor on Sunday. We had a very smooth cruise across the Exuma Sound, and crossed over to the Exuma Bank at Ship Channel. We anchored in Ship Channel Cay in a lovely, secluded anchorage. The next day we started to move down the Exuma Chain. Now we understand why everyone comes here! What a place.
Crystal clear water, sunny warm days, lots of beautiful beaches…everything we have seen since we got to the Bahamas really pales by comparison.
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| The Exumas |
On Monday, we cruised a few short miles to Allen’s Cay, where we anchored 30 feet off the beach in a very small cove at SW Allen’s Cay. We swam ashore, and saw the famous Allen’s Cay iguanas. They are like very large lizards, and are, in fact, the world’s largest lizard! While they are quite ugly, unlike most lizards I know, they didn’t run and hide when we came ashore…I guess they are used to handouts by all the cruisers who come here! There were so many of them! We got a few long-distance photos…trust me, they are not that pretty close-up! We also did some snorkeling here, and were able to see many Blue Tang, Clownfish, and other colorful fish on a coral reef just a few feet from our boat.
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| Our anchorage at SW Allen's Cay |
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| Iguanas all over the beach! |
On Tuesday we moved onto Shroud Cay. This was most spectacular! We finally released our kayak from its perch on the top deck, and paddled our way into through the mangrove creeks on the island. We were floating on only a few inches of water at times, and saw many fish through the crystal clear waters. We took our kayak all the way through the creek, and arrived at a beach on the other side of the Cay, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Pretty amazing! It was great fun. Our Kayak is a two person, so I let Chris do most of the paddling…
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| Kayaking through the mangroves |
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| The Atlantic Ocean on the Exuma Sound side |
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| Pretending to paddle... |
On Thursday, we moved onto Warderick Wells and the headquarters of the Exuma Land and Sea Park. We are planning to do some more snorkeling here, and maybe walk a few of the trails on the island. Tomorrow, we will head off to Staniel Cay. Our friends, John and Travis are arriving there on Monday, and they will cruise with us through the Selene rendez-vous.
We’ll check in with another update next week.
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| Just another day in the neighborhood... |
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| Rainbow over Warderick Wells |
It sounds like an amazing time. Snorkling is one of my favorite adventures in the world. be safe.xoxo Katharine
ReplyDeleteAnother great post. Maps would help. Perhpas you can post a map of the whole trip at the end.
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