Someone turned off the wind around 4:00 in the morning and by the time the sun burst through the orange clouds, the anchorage at Black Point was nice and flat. At 9:00 we raised the anchor, passed alongside Ti Amo for one final moist-eyed goodbye, and were on our way. At the southern end of Great Guana Cay stands the distinctive Sandcastle. As we passed by Galliot Cut we commented on how calm it was where the water of the Bahama Banks meet Bahama Sound.
Musha Cay is a private island owned by magician David Copperfield and is beautifully landscaped with plenty of palm trees. The water was skinny as we passed alongside Rudder Cay and the sandbars sat just below the surface and appeared as the lightest of blues. Our destination for the day was an anchorage just north of The Piano. We dropped the dinghy and set off to explore. Copperfield placed this statue of a mermaid resting on the bench of an actual-size baby grand piano as an underwater attraction. The current was pretty strong here, but each of us took turns hopping in and taking a look in 15 feet of water.
We zipped down and took a quick glance at Rudder Cay Cut which we'll be passing through in the morning on the way to George Town. Looking for a more relaxing experience we headed back north to a small cave carved out of the limestone. We pulled all the way in and admired the view out of the "skylight." The adjacent small beach was one of the prettiest we've seen thus far. The combination of crystal-clear water, white sand, and palm trees is hard to beat. We were initially happy just walking around, then we noticed there were fish in the water.
Thousands of small silver fish were gathered into two separate schools next to the rocky side of the cave. They were docile and we were able to swim right up to them. There were a dozen or so of these medium-sized fish swimming around and we respectfully ignored each other. We also spotted the neighborhood bully and gave him plenty of room while keeping one eye on him at all times.
In the end, it was plenty relaxing just to float in the shallows. Three o'clock came and it was time to get out of the water. We dinghied around the corner to check out another cave. This one was more dramatic with a large opening in the upper back wall. We were cleaned up and had the dinghy back up before the sun fell below the horizon.
Musha Cay is a private island owned by magician David Copperfield and is beautifully landscaped with plenty of palm trees. The water was skinny as we passed alongside Rudder Cay and the sandbars sat just below the surface and appeared as the lightest of blues. Our destination for the day was an anchorage just north of The Piano. We dropped the dinghy and set off to explore. Copperfield placed this statue of a mermaid resting on the bench of an actual-size baby grand piano as an underwater attraction. The current was pretty strong here, but each of us took turns hopping in and taking a look in 15 feet of water.
We zipped down and took a quick glance at Rudder Cay Cut which we'll be passing through in the morning on the way to George Town. Looking for a more relaxing experience we headed back north to a small cave carved out of the limestone. We pulled all the way in and admired the view out of the "skylight." The adjacent small beach was one of the prettiest we've seen thus far. The combination of crystal-clear water, white sand, and palm trees is hard to beat. We were initially happy just walking around, then we noticed there were fish in the water.
Thousands of small silver fish were gathered into two separate schools next to the rocky side of the cave. They were docile and we were able to swim right up to them. There were a dozen or so of these medium-sized fish swimming around and we respectfully ignored each other. We also spotted the neighborhood bully and gave him plenty of room while keeping one eye on him at all times.
In the end, it was plenty relaxing just to float in the shallows. Three o'clock came and it was time to get out of the water. We dinghied around the corner to check out another cave. This one was more dramatic with a large opening in the upper back wall. We were cleaned up and had the dinghy back up before the sun fell below the horizon.
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