The wind was going to be pretty stiff out of the south for a couple of days. You’ve seen the map of The Exumas in that they line up pretty much north/south and in between the water flows strongly in and out. So, finding a spot that has some southern protection is a challenge. If you remember Highbourne and its checkmark shape, that crook was a good spot. Problem? It’s quite a ways north. First plan was to head to “good ol'” Black Point Harbour. We bid farewell to the Land and Sea Park Wednesday and headed south, and boy howdy, it was a busy day in the popular Exumas. We must have passed 15 boats headed north and 10 boats headed south. At one point, our radar was tracking 14 “targets” within 2 miles of us. Folks were moving around, all probably seeking the same southern protection.
Our route allowed us, with the aid of Susie’s “super nocs” to peer into a lot of the anchorages along the way, and sure enough the smaller ones were packed. And to press home the “popularity” of The Exumas, we couldn’t help but snap pictures of the big girls moving around.
Since we have moved to and from Black Point Harbour in the past, we know we have to “go around” Harvey Cay. Every time we’ve done it, there is only a big gal sitting right off the island. (Maybe it’s Harvey and his boat?) But, never “little” boats. This time as we were going by, we thought, “Hey, it has southern protection! Do a U-ey Captain, and let’s go say, “Hi” to Harvey! Hence, our red arrow is snuggled in deep water just north of Harvey Cay.
Water was nice and smooth; we thought we were soooo smart. It was just us and Carpe Diem, all 191 feet of her!
Before end of day, other boats must have noticed, because we got company, and apparently admission required that you be greater than 160 feet! Pardon me, is Harvey there? No? Well, then, Sir, might you have any Grey Poupon?
Wind was blowing, but the water was much calmer than it could have been. We thought it might be a good night for it, so Susie tried to capture the green flash at sunset by video. Almost, but not quite. Still beautiful.
The anchorage at night with these big boats is fun because most of them leave a lot of lights on. We tried to capture Carpe Diem, but it’s hard to take a low light shot of a bobbling object from a moving platform.
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