We decide to stay put for
another day and dinghy two miles north to Sandy Cay, one of the best
places in the Abacos for snorkeling. Sandy Cay is exposed to the
ocean swells so it is often too rough to snorkel the reef there.
Today the swells are not too bad. We tie up to one of the many
dinghy moorings with a number of others. Very nice variety of corals
and fish. The water is not real clear because of the waves and swell
action.
After lunch we snorkel
around our boat and try to adjust our masks better, we were both
getting leaks. We discover Linda's new mask has a leak between the
glass and mask. Hopefully I can seal it.
Art from “Salt Shaker”
at Island Packet 40 swims over and as we are talking we see a squall
approaching. He heads back to his boat. We get everything buttoned
down for the approaching storm. It pours for over an hour and the
wind is blowing in the 30's. I finally turn on the engine and leave
it in neutral, just in case we start dragging because of the changing
wind direction.
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| Salt Shaker in squall |
We stay put, maybe move 20 feet or so before the
anchor resets. The boat is now completely washed off. Our VHF
weather alarm keeps going off for squall warnings on the Florida
coast. Finally calms down enough we are able to cook dinner on the
grill. “Cay de Cay” comes in around dark from Spanish Wells and
anchors near us, hopefully they were well south of the squall we had.
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