Snake Cay > Treasure Cay

Friends in Man O War had told us about some nice snorkeling near Snake Cay, so we thought we'd check it out when we left Hope Town and headed south toward Little Harbor, a place we definitely wanted to see.  Our first anchorage at Snake Cay (Saturday) was well protected from the 15-20 kt westerly winds.  We didn't feel comfortable leaving Virginia Dare at anchor in those conditions while we dinghied out of sight to the snorkeling area, so we stayed on board, read our books, played cribbage, and made dinner around sunset.  The weather report on Sunday morning was for the winds to pick up and clock around to the north, so we moved a couple hundred yards and anchored just south of Cormorant Cay, protected from the predicted northerlies.

Sunday night turned into Monday morning and the winds were still out of the west......at least we were ready for northerlies that didn't arrive.

The sandy spit just below the Saturday arrow is an abandoned marina project that provided great protection to the south.

Cribbage in the cockpit

Saturday night's sunset

Saturday night dinner from the grill

The shoreline of Snake Cay reminded us a little of the shore of Lake Superior

Sunday night's sunset

Souvenir from Snake Cay......horse fly bites!  The wind was REALLY blowing and we were surprised at the number of flies/horse flies that made it to the cockpit.  We hadn't really experienced flies as a nuisance since we arrived in the Bahamas in mid-March.  Usually they "attack" when the wind is still, which it definitely was not.  

Sunday morning's forecast mentioned this storm moving our way, so we decided to head north to a protected harbor at Treasure Cay.

For most of the 27-mile trip, we motored into the wind and waves.
L>R speed over ground 4.7 kts, depth of water 19.1', heading northwest (322 degrees magnetic), and true wind speed 23.8 kts

Slowed and altered course to let this barge move through

Setting sun from our slip at Treasure Cay Marina

3-mile beach, Sea of Abaco.......dark clouds in the distance

So, we think we'll rent a car and drive down to Little Harbor while the storm moves through......a little road tripping :)  Stay tuned.  It's raining as I write this........