Jumping Back In

Cambridge Cay  

The morning served only as a bridge to the afternoon. I did my stretching and some of the cleaning I put off yesterday. Barry tackled a few small boat projects including rewiring one of our duplex light switches. We've had Crossroads for five and a half years but have yet to accept the crazy Selene wiring scheme. Nine times out of ten we turn on the top switch hoping for the ceiling light only to get the floor lights. The top switch now controls the ceiling lights. Hallelujia! Little things make a huge difference.  Following lunch, both low tide and slack current were upon us. We loaded our snorkel gear into the dinghy and headed back to the Aquarium. We had the place all to ourselves! We jumped back into our personal tropical fish tank. A large school of sergeant majors greeted us directly under our dinghy. We both had cameras and hoped to get a few pictures.

Our timing was perfect as there was no current. We were able to easily move around the coral heads and were pleased to see several species of fish that were new to us.

These colorful ones were our favorites. We were in the water for over an hour and could have stayed longer except there was one other place we wanted to visit.

Two days ago we had seen dozens of boats on a beautiful sandbar that emerged at low tide. The area is at the northern tip of Obrien's Cay, just a short distance from the Aquarium. We were once again fortunate to have the place to ourselves. And, once again, the pictures don't come close to conveying the beauty that surrounded us. This is the view looking east toward Exuma Sound. 

This is the view looking west toward the Aquarium. 

We were happy campers. I believe this area may have secured the top spot on our Best Places Ever Visited list. Reluctantly we returned to Crossroads and had just enough time to clean up our gear and shower before dinner. Apparently this large barracuda wanted to share a bit of our salmon because he hung out at our swim platform for several minutes with his buddy, a large nurse shark. A single large cloud covered the setting sun, but was beautiful in its own way. We've had a great time in Cambridge Cay, but will move on tomorrow. Our goal destination is Warderick Wells, the headquarters of the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park. There is no cellular service there, so it may be a few days before I can upload my posts. Yes, I know it is Final Four Weekend and there are six games I would love very much to see. This year, however, I'm choosing to give up my internet for a few more days in paradise. I'll be cheering for Carolina in my mind (UNC men and USC women).