Great day diving Guana Cay

What a beautiful day! The wind has slacked down, the water is crystal clear, and we are anchored in Baker's Bay, with its beautiful sandy curved beach.

We filled tanks and went to the outside to dive some of the reef. The spot we chose was about 50' to the sand, with rock formations towering up to about 20'. There were sandy chutes between the rocks, where you could swim through the chutes, though a few narrowing to almost 3'.

We saw several large snapper, a few small nassau grouper, a gag, I think, and assorted smaller fish. I saw no lobster, and no lionfish. There was just a little (almost none) blue green algae, but much of the coral was dead.

After our dive, we looked at some of the reef that came up from 60' to breakers in just a few feet. Even with it calm, I wouldn't have put a boat there unattended for the length of a dive. But, it was pretty spectacular to look at, and we were cold! We decided that was the last dive without our shorties!

Later that afternoon, I got a second dive in, very similar conditions, but a few more chutes, and a few more fish!

We remained anchored in Baker's Bay on Wednesday night.

Lionfish hunting near Baker's Bay

We've noticed several posters for lionfish derby's at different areas. The entry is free, and there are great prizes. We hadn't seen too many lionfish until today.

We left Crab Cay, and ran thru Don't Rock Passage, back to Baker's Bay, and our glorious beach. Allen took the Whaler and ran our garbage in to New Plymoth, where we had seen a dumpster for cruisers! He left me when I got into the lee of Green Turtle, and was back before I got to the lee on the other side.

One of the roads in New Plymouth

Then we ran across Don't Rock Passage, which barely had enough water for us with an incoming .7 tide.

We anchored up in our "spot" in Baker's Bay and took the tanks to dive on a wreck we had discovered, passing over with the tug the other day. There was a work barge with a cabin, in a couple big pieces, in about 30' of water, coming up to about 19.' We saw 7 good sized lionfish. We decided we'd go get spears and come back.

The Island Girl had come in and anchored, and we went by to say hi to Greg, and his new crewmember, Phillip. They wanted to go lionfish hunting with us, so we set a date for 30 minutes, giving us time to go to the beach and warm up, and back to the MERCY for the spears.

After a romp on the beach, we picked up the spears, Phillip, and Greg, in that order, and went to the wreck. Jimmy C. I shot nine for you!

Then we went to the outside reef and looked around a little. We came back in and dropped the guys off, and while we were cooking dinner, Gail and Todd (from the Lubbers Cay anchorage) came by in the dinghy. It is really fun running into folks you've interacted with as your paths cross again in cruising areas.

I'm thankful for Baker's Bay free internet, and am so glad I can post these last few days events.

Baker's Bay to Green Turtle

Sunday morning we had our morning devotions and went to the Baker's Bay beach for a nice beach walk.

Then we proceeded out the cut, around Whale Cay, and back into Abaco Sound. We made our way north to Green Turtle Cay, and anchored in White Sound. We parked the Whaler at the Bluff Marina, and walked the road around to Green Turtle Club Marina and back. Most folks on Green Turtle use gasoline golf carts, although a couple of work trucks passed us by.

We returned to the Bluff House Marina for ice tea, and then out to the MERCY for a quiet afternoon reading.

About 1800, after supper, we took the Whaler into Black Sound, and then Settlement Harbour, where we docked, and walked around New Plymoth a little bit.

Church Bus!

Baker's Bay and diving off Guana north end

We woke up after a night in Fisher's Bay, and eased to the north just a couple of miles to Baker's Bay, with its long curving beach. We anchored and went ashore and watched a tractor pulling a seaweed removal and beach raking machine up and down the mile long beach. I hoped he wasn't going to yell at us for making crazy footprints all over his manicured beach! He just smiled and waved at us.

Then we loaded dive gear into the Whaler, and set out for the outside. We found a great spot to dive, using the bottom machine. There was sand at 45' with rocky formations up to about 20-ish. There were narrow cuts to swim thru, and great formations. The coral didn't look to good, and there weren't many tropicals, although we did see some fish, and a very large snapper, and one small nurse shark.

After our dive, we slid through the reef, and returned to the boat for lunch, and to fill the dive tanks.

Then we went out again, to the inshore reef on the Atlantic side, and did some snorkeling. We stopped by the Atlantic side beach on the way back. The surf was rolling in, and Allen did a little body surfing and wave hopping.

Then we returned to the boat and have free internet! Pork chops for supper.. Life is good! I bet we go to bed at dark tonight!

Baker's Bay, Guana Cay to White Sound, Green Turtle Cay

Today the wind was blowing SE thru S at 20-ish. the forecast called for it to go west and die out, which it is just starting to die, but not swing at 2100. My sweet little anchorage in Baker's Bay got a little choppy.

Mercy-dog and I went to the beach for a great frolick, then over to spoil island to look around. Then we went around to the outside, and it was so nice we went back for the trawler.

We moved to the outside and anchored, then I went exploring and snorkeling on a reef near there.

Thls afternoon the wind still had not dropped, and it was rough in Baker's Bay! So we went back on the outside, around Whale Cay, and through Abaco Sound up to Green Turtle. We are anchored in White Sound for the evening.