An eerie sunrise welcomed us to Friday the 13th, but it soon gave way to a clear blue sky. We jumped right onto our pre-departure checklist. The last few items were making a final trash run, stopping by to say farewell for now to Pete on Spartina, raising the dinghy, and the raising the anchor. Almost on cue, another rainbow appeared on the horizon. We chose to believe its promise over the superstitions of the day. After nine days in Black Point it was great to be moving again. The luxury home "Sand Castle" occupies a prominent position on the southern Great Guana Cay coast. We made good time heading south at close to high tide. The shallow spots were not as shallow as they could have been. The further we went, the more stunning the water became.
Getting close to our destination, we spotted the beautifully landscaped villas of Musha Cay. This island (and several others nearby) are owned by David Copperfield. We were somewhat surprised by the number of boats already anchored off Rudder Cay. We dropped our anchor and set the bridle at the south end of the pack, but were not happy with the way Crossroads was swinging. We pulled it up and relocated to the north end, right across from one of the scenic caves. Much better. We had lunch, relaxed a bit, and waited for the tide to fall. The dinghy went in the water around 3:30 and we went ashore, first driving by to take a closer look at the cave in front of us. Its most interesting aspect is the "skylight" feature.
A sandy beach was just emerging inside the second cave. We continued around to the palm-tree lined shore and beached the dinghy for a quick stroll.
I quickly found my way into the water, hoping to see a repeat of last year's large schools of fish against the rock. No such luck today, but I did have to opportunity to experiment with our new underwater camera. Split level shots and a few coral heads were today's best. The time flew by as quickly as the tide receded. At 5:00 we called it a day and headed back to Crossroads.
We took a final look back at the shore as we continued around the point to check out these interesting rocks. The constant wave action has sculpted their bases to precariously narrow columns. We put the dinghy back up top and then I jumped back in to give the our bottom side a quick look. Our rudder, propeller, and zincs all looked good. Showers, dinner, blog, and stretching made for a full evening. Big day tomorrow. We head to Lee Stocking Island and meet up with Ti Amo. We have some serious catching up to do.
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