More wind

More high winds are forcast for Saturday so after a bit of diving off Fowl Cay we head for the sheltered waters of Hope Town harbour and pick up a swinging mooring, 20 dollars a night, no so bad for a safe mooring in a delightful spot. That's 13.50 pounds about the same as a night on a mooring in Newtown creek back home. The winds come as forcaste but no rain thank goodness, the passage across the 30 yards or so is a bit of a test for Vince's rowing  but we crab across the short distance without suffering a mishap. Walked round the island and took a few photos.....

Not much traffic on the roads

This road ends with a couple of seats to sit on.

Another perfect beach.

There is no doubt it is a wonderfully beautiful place, clear blue turquoise water, white sandy beaches and palm trees but there is one thing is notable by its absence, wildlife. On the trip down through the rivers and estuaries of the ICW there were no clear waters and white sandy beaches but there was an abundance of birds,  cormorants , terns, gannets, pelicans all feeding off the fish which were everywhere. At the waters edge waders, cranes, egrets again feeding off creatures in the water. Of course there were the dolphins, also there for the food. Not so in the Bahamas, yes there are reef fish but these are pretty isolated. Maybe I've missed something but I guess you can't have clear water and stacks of nutrients to feed the small stuff that the fish feed on etc. etc

  Vince has an alternative explanation, I haven't caught any fish and I'm looking for an excuse !!