Busy few days. Have sailed each of the last 3 mornings in a row, hopping a bit farther south each day. Conveniently, there has been favorable wind plus a slack high tide each morning, perfect for heading out, to the Exuma Sound, sailing south, and heading back into the next cut.
Yesterday we were at Rudder Cut Cay, home to an unusual submerged statue of a mermaid and piano. We also took the dinghy to the Darby Islands, snorkeling the channel between them and climbing to the ruins of a “castle” atop the hill.
Today we hopped again, back out Rudder Cut and into Adderly Cut, anchoring at Lee Stocking Island just off the pier of the former CMRC marine research facility where one of Mike’s co-workers at Ford once worked. It closed in 2012 but the coconut trees are still quite productive as you’ll see in the photos. Get ‘em while you can because they’re the first we’ve seen since Eleuthera! Henry and Emma counted 20 coconuts added to the 5 or so that we picked up at Rudder Cut Cay. I think we’ll be well stocked for a while now! We also hiked the trail up to see the views atop Perry Peak, named after the founder/funder of CMRC. It’s no 14’er – the peak was at 39m (128 feet) – but it’s the highest we’ve seen since Colorado.
Fun Afloat 