On Wednesday April 19th we had a leisurely departure from the anchorage at Black Point bound for Compass Cay about 16 miles north. We were desperately short on provisions so on the way we pulled into Staniel Cay to resupply. In less than two hours we were back on our way to our next stop. We had a couple of points of interest we wanted to see there. The first was the rather tame nurse sharks at the Compass Cay Marina.
They feed them and as a result you can actually pet them. Not a real fan of such interference with animals but its what they do here. Nurse sharks do not have the typical shark teeth and are quite docile. Turns out they wanted $15 per person just to land on the private island so it made it easier to pass on that. Instead we wandered up a narrow creek that was loaded with turtles. Once a long time ago they fished turtles in the Bahamas.
In fact when we were last in Exuma we ate it at a restaurant. I must say it was quite good. A local Bahamian told us that the US government made them stop harvesting them. He said now there is an over abundance of turtles. I must say we saw at least 20 in this one location alone.
Our next stop was at a another Grotto at Dundas Rocks. The grotto was not nearly as good as Thunderball but the coral in front of it was great.
We snorkeled around for a bit and then headed off to the big stop called Rachel’s Bubble Bath. At the northern tip of Compass Cay there is a small beach with a wash that comes out from the Exuma sound side of the cay. When you follow it up to the ocean there is a pool of sorts that when the tide comes in it pushes water into the pool thru a small cut in the rock.
In unsettled conditions and big waves it actually creates sea foam in the pool. We hung out there floating in the pool for a couple hours enjoying the refreshing gin clear water.
Unplugged invited us back to their boat for a wonderful spaghetti dinner and great conversation.
They have their daughter and three year old grandson visiting them for the week. The three year old is quite the trooper taking all the activity in stride. As dark approached we hopped in the dinghy and got back onboard before it got really dark. Out here when there is no moon it is dark as dark can be.
Crazy shot
Outwash from Rachels Bubble bath
Green turtle
This 380’+ beauty is owned by none other than Jerry Jones also owner of the Dallas Cowboys. Pretty sure I passed him coming out of Staniel Cay Yacht club with his entourage. Funny he did not recognize me!
Bluff view from Rachel’s bubble bath
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