Saturday morning we left Black Point and made two stops along the way to Big Majors Spot. We made a morning stop at Bitter Guana Cay to see the iguanas and also the striking white cliffs. The iguanas literally came running down the beach when they saw us coming! They are very used to being fed. Elizabeth had some celery that they didn't seem to take to all that well. We were very wary of them because on Rob and Carol's last visit, one bit Robby's toe when he didn't move! We also stopped for lunch at Harvey Cay where there was a little cove, room for one, and very good snorkeling - plus a wreck ashore. It was only 3 miles from Harvey across to Big Majors so we had time to take Liz and Ray to the Thunderball grotto. Ray used my underwater camera and caught a neat picture of the "back door" of the grotto.
We left early Sunday morning to head back toward the Park and took moorings at Cambridge Cay at the southern edge of the park. We spent two nights because there is so much to see and do. We hiked to the top of the hill on the windward side and took a dinghy ride to the Seaquarium on O'Brien's Cay. Lots and lots of fish and coral in a protected spot. We also put the kayaks in and adventured under pedal and sail around the anchorage.
Tuesday morning we went our separate ways. We hated to leave Elizabeth and Carol's cooking and the joys of family fun, but Dan had work to do (oil and zincs) and they were heading back toward Staniel Cay for Liz and Ray's Thursday flight back to Nassau. We picked up a mooring at Emerald Rock, our favorite spot, and found that there was a St. Patty's Day happy hour ashore at the main beach. We enjoyed meeting several new people and didn't get back to the boat until almost 8pm - - spoiled my plan to try to create a corned beef and cabbage dinner! It's now Wednesday noon and the oil is done, and so is this! ~~~(\_~~~D&M
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"De plane, de plane!" Elizabeth and Ray arrive at Little Farmers in a LITTLE plane - the pilot had to climb in through his window. We had lunch ashore at Ocean Cabin restaurant and walked around the island before heading north to White Point on Great Guana Cay.
Picnic ashore at White Point Thursday night, where cruisers have created a fire pit and benches. Elizabeth DID bring hershey bars, so we enjoyed s'mores over the embers.
The highlight of our stop at Blackpoint was the BEAUTIFUL laundromat which had its own dock!
The "Garden of Eden" sculpture garden at Black Point.
Bitter Guana Cay is home to some big iguanas and more dramatic cliffs.
Martha's underwater camera (Ray caught the image of me diving) captured several good pictures while anchored in a little cove on Harvey's Cay on our way to the Staniel Cay area. The fish is a trigger fish. He was very accomodating. Elizabeth and Ray explored the wreck on shore - - - they were sure it was the SS Minnow.
The "back door" of Thunderball Grotto.
We headed for a shallow spot just off the anchorage in Cambridge Cay to swap kayaks. Dan has new "turbo" pedals that I tried for a little while. They are harder to pedal so I was glad to switch back!
Windward shore of Cambridge Cay. We hiked to the top of the hill behind us.
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