OK, we are back in George Town after a full month in the Ragged Islands & Jumentos. The area is unbelievable and we met a lot of new friends along the way. The trip was 292nm long and we made over 450 gallons of water since there is no place to find it down there. We now have fast Internet again and we can get most everything we need/want at the Exuma Market.
The area is so remote and yet so beautiful. Some of the things we really noticed were:
- No lights at night so the view of the stars is amazing!
- No vehicle noise at all.
- NO type "A" boaters complaining about people using the radio.
- Plenty of room between boats.
- The clearest water yet.
- No planes going overhead…… just the occasional BASRA and Coast Guard helicopters.
We'll miss the lower islands and will do our best to get back next year……
On the way north we stopped at Double Breasted Cay and met up briefly with our friends on s/v Windward. Ian and Lynne were hanging out in Johnson Cay, a very beautiful little anchorage that we didn't make it too. Sooo, we dinked over to say "Hi!".
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| s/v Windward |
While in the Cay we did some snorkeling along the shallows while the current was going out and some more beach walking to look for sea beans. Anne really has a good stash of beans so it will be soon time for polishing.
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| see the little groupers? |
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| looking towards our anchorage |
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| Stick your nose down close to me Mr…… |
Next stop was Buenavista Cay for a jump off point north. The water was so clear and calm that fishing from the transom was interesting since you could look down and see the coral heads and the fish. The one fish we didn't see was the one that grabbed on the piece of conch I was using for bait. The barracuda won the battle I guess…..
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| Our anchor is holding well! |
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| Not much of a dinner! |
Our original plan was to go due north towards Barraterre again and back down to George Town but the winds didn't do as forecast so we kept going NE up to Water Cay. Guess who????? "Lady Marie" was fishing the waters up there so we went over to say "hi". Ivanhoe & Colorado did a pretty good days catch I would say!! We have an invite to stop and see them in Spanish Wells so we may be able to check out the settlement when we head towards Eleuthera.
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| Great day for sailing north |
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| fishing vessel "Lady Marie" |
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| Lobster heading for the freezer |
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| Colorado, me & George |
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| Ivanhoe in the huge freezer |
The trip to George Town was done in flat (and I mean FLAT) water. We've never seen the ocean so calm and you could see everything in 35+ feet of water. Anne saw a shark and I saw a sea turtle. Going through Hog Cay Cut was a piece of cake at near high tide and then we cruised into GGT (George Town) for laundry and supplies.
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| count the starfish - 35" deep! |
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| Yes, It is sandy and very deep… |
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| Looking NW towards Great Exuma Island |
Lets see what April delivers for us!!
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