We moved the boat from our anchorage at Man-O-War Cay to the very sheltered harbor at Hope Town. At Hope Town, there is a fully functional original lighthouse that was built over 100 years ago. The light functions with an original mechanism which has to be primed and lit each evening by the lighthouse keeper. The view from the top of the lighthouse (after climbing over 100 steps!!) was pretty spectacular.
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| Hope Town Lighthouse |
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| View from the top |
After the weekend in Hope Town, we moved on to Snake Cay. We anchored there for a couple of days and went into the creek behind the cay to explore. We did see a few turtles, rays, and a few fishermen!!
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| Hope Town Breadfruit Tree |
We also went to the coral gardens off of Sandy Cay to snorkel. It was almost as good as the Exumas!! We saw many stag coral heads, which were enormous and really looked just like antlers. We also saw a very large grouper – over 6 feet long- a giant angelfish, and two eagle rays that were over 10 feet long with their tails!
After anchoring at Lynyard Cay, we took the dinghy to the famous Pete’s Pub in Little Harbor. There is a foundry there where the artists make bronze sculptures using the “lost wax” method. In any case, we didn’t get a tour, but checked out the shop, had a couple of drinks in the beachside bar, and took a long walk on the beach.
Tomorrow, we will set off on our return voyage to Ft. Lauderdale. We will post our final blog once we get there.
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