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| Bell Rock at Cambridge Cay |
With several days of good weather ahead, we decided to go back to the Exuma Land and Sea Park. The park is officially designated as a sanctuary and no fishing or shelling is allowed. There are several mooring fields available, which also prevents boats from anchoring and disturbing the many coral heads in the area. As a result of all this, the area is absolutely pristine, with the sea crystal clear, fantastic snorkeling sites, and many beautiful beaches and trails.
We spent two days in Warderick Wells. We hiked all along the perimeter of the island, and climbed up to Boo Boo Hill with our obligatory piece of driftwood with our boat name on it. At the summit of the hill, we deposited our trophy amongst the pile, and recognized many boat names that we had come across, including our friends on Tybee Time!
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| Our boat name at Boo Boo Hill |
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| AAAaaargghhh!! |
We went snorkeling and saw many beautiful fish, but the prize was a four-foot long grouper that was trying to lie still among the corals. He was magnificent!
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| Barracuda!! |
We moved onto Cambridge Cay, which is also in the Park, for a couple of days. This spot was also magic. At this location, we took our dinghy to the Rocky Dundas caves. We swam into the cave, and were able to walk around the inside and see the stalagmites and stalactites. It was pretty amazing. We also snorkeled one of the best reefs we have seen since we got here, called the “sea aquarium” very appropriately named.
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| For Roger & Jan, Moonlight from Portsmouth UK!!! not a swan though.... |
Today we are back in Black Point, to post the blog, check email, and stock up before heading south. Our next stop is Lee Stocking Island, where there is a marine research lab. From there we will move on to Georgetown.
At this halfway point of our adventure, we can have a look back on how far we have come (2200 miles!) and all the amazing things we have seen (crystal clear seas, beautiful fish, beaches and landscapes). We have also made some new friends (Dan and Ruth on Evensong, and Dirk and Nancy on Tybee Time), and lived on a boat for almost three months!! Wow! It’s making me thirsty just thinking about it!! We hope to post from Georgetown, so long until then.
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| Dirk blowing his conch horn at sunset |
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| Our friends Dirk, Nancy, Ruth and Dan |
Hey Chris & Irena, we are still in Emerald Bay Marina till tomorrow. Evensong pulled out this morning headed to Puerto Rico. It was actually very sad to see them go. Dirk has been racking up the lobster count and has gotten his biggest yet.I think he has ended his season one day early as to give the poor guys a break. 36 was the total count. Wait till you see the pics. We are heading to George Town tomorrow and hopefully we will see you soon. Been trying to hail you on the radio but guess you are too far away.
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Great going guys, but don't touch grouper(unless we are hungry enough to join you)
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