Mid morning, we dropped the dinghy and headed over to a nearby deserted island to explore. The island is the larger of the 2 behind Jim.
This end was mostly mangroves and a bit messy to walk in. Ughhh. Here is Jim tying the dinghy to a dead tree trunk.
The ground looked like it was covered in green worms. Lovely!
Once we got out of the mangroves, the beach was really pretty.
The "cruisers' beach" was a fun place in the corner of the anchorage where they had a couple of picnic tables and an assortment of fun flotsam and other stuff. Notice the bike for rent in the picture below. LOL
The gathering was a great place to meet some like-minded folks and share lots of fun stories.
One of the cruisers had been a professional musician so he brought his guitar and serenaded us with some great music. His little son had fun climbing on him while he played & sang. He, his wife & their son were here waiting on the weather to calm down before heading down island to Grenada!
The sunset tonight was especially colorful. No clouds and lots of color!
Today (Wednesday), we decided to hike over to the other side of the island to see what the Atlantic looked like. These guys had just returned from several days of fishing. They had so many fish, they spent the entire day cleaning fish. The plan was to sell them to local businesses and individuals.
We found what we thought was the right road to get us to the ocean. Fortunately, we picked well. Phew!
The trail wound around a rather nasty salt pond that the town was named after. The water was the color of rust and smelled strongly like a dead animal. We decided we really didn't want to harvest any salt from this pond. Yuck!!
There were a few beautiful flowers along the way.
It was a beautiful beach and well worth the hike. We were the only people for miles. Woo hoo!
Hills always seem to beckon Jim as likes to climb them to see what is beyond the crest.
The sand here is the pinkest sand we've seen. It is quite beautiful! Unfortunately, our pictures really don't do it justice. However, we tried to show you a little of what it looks like in the pictures below.
And, yes, Carol managed to find a lovely little tidal pool to dip her toesies in.
As we got back to "town", we passed the local farmer's market. Unfortunately, they have decided to keep it closed for the next 2 weeks due to the corona virus. Bummer! Even here in the Bahamas, everyone is starting to panic. Ughhh. The schools are all closed for the next month!
Samba is sitting all by her lonesome off the dinghy dock.
We stopped by Sou' Side Restaurant and had a delightful lunch and talked to some other cruisers. The conch burger was excellent!
The wind has been picking up this afternoon as predicted. It's running in the 20's, gusting 30 knots. Fortunately, our anchor is holding well in the great anchorage.
