Saturday, we headed back to the beach where, at the far end, loomed a good sized cliff that just begged for exploring. 😁
If you look real close, you can see Carol waving off in the distance.
The views from the top were stunning.
After our beach walk, we had just arrived back at the boat when we were hit with a squall . . . and this beautiful rainbow. PTL!
Sunday, we decided to see if we could find the road to the pond that Jim saw while on the hill. We think this is what they named the town of Salt Pond after.
Here was a cute entry sign for one of the homes on the way to the pond.
It's amazing how hard they have had to work to cut roads through these islands!
The road became a gravel road and then a jeep trail (sort of). We did find our way to this nice sized salt pond with clear water. We figure it must be fed, somehow, by an underground connection with the ocean.
Looking closer at the water, we discovered it was infested with an amazing mass of little, pea-sized jellies. We've never seen this so if you have any idea what they are, please tell us.
Then, there was the foam. It was everywhere and here at this little dock, it looked like snow. It was all a brilliant white and very clean looking. Maybe it's jellyfish sputum??!
Heading back to the boat, we found these pretty little flowers. Sort of like a prickly cotton ball.
One of our cruising guides alluded to another cave in the area. Jim thought this might be a good candidate so while Carol waited, forlornly at the side of the road, he went exploring - - again.
Back at the boat, it was time to cool off.
Jim is standing flat-footed on the bottom to show you how shallow it is here. Who woulda thought?
We just heard this morning that the Bahamas have relaxed, somewhat, their draconian measures that restricted inter-island travel by boaters. Though marinas and fuel docks remain closed, travel seems to be OK.
Unless there is some unexpected change to the weather, we have decided to move on south to the Jumentos Islands - a long chain of small, deserted and verrry remote islands. The wind is supposed to start diminishing throughout the rest of the week and will become light & variable by Thursday. Woo hoo!
Our first anchorage looks to be 42 miles from here. Once we leave the comfort of Long Island, there will be no more phone service so it may be a little while before we commence our blog.
In the meantime, stay well!
All the best,
Jim & Carol
