We had a great little picnic at this sandbar at low tide... followed by a snorkel/nap... meaning Isobel slept in the dinghy (under a little makeshift tent while Lara and I dragged her around as we snorkeled. This post is loaded via SSB radio.

Well, much as we could have stayed at Warderick Wells for weeks... it is time to move a little south. So with a forecast of East winds 15- 20 we left Warderick Wells and headed south. As it turned out the wind clocked further south of east and we were once again close hauled (with the sails pulled way in and the boat pointed about 30 degrees off the wind.) This is that point of sail that we don't like, again. Ah well, only 5 hours, and as Isobel said when she came up on deck after a nap, "what a nice day to be out here."

We chose Big Major because a weather system called a Trough is moving through the area. This will bring a day of higher winds and squalls. You wouldn't know it to look this morning as the wind is 15 and although a little gusty, the sky is clear and the air feels "soft", about 75.

This is a popular anchorage with 4 mega yachts, a dozen trawlers and about 30 sailboats. All here for the protection from the weather, a decent little store and scheduled flights to Fort Lauderdale... there is also the "Staniel Cay yacht club" which sells fuel and has a restaurant/bar. More fame comes from the Thunderball Grotto, where part of the 007 Bond movie was filmed in 1965.

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