Allen’s Cay, Bahamas N24° 44.854' W76° 50.319'
25 February 2009 | 24 44.854N 76 50.319W
Randy
We departed Nassau at 0815 and arrived here at Allen's Cay at 1430. Fresh winds at 20 - 25 kts mostly from the east for the first half of the day. Then variable shifting to ENE at 15 - 20 kts. Made for a lumpy start to the day, and the boys were not amused. We motor sailed for the first 3 hours and then shut the engine off and enjoyed the Bahamian waters, with the many shades of blue. Today was a real treat, even though it was a bit rough at times. But no complaints here! Using the head and working on lunch in the galley is always interesting when the boat heels hard to 30° - 35° without warning. Nikki is a real trouper and is absolutely not fazed by this. How lucky that I have a partner who enjoys sailing as much as I do and accepts all there is to experience?!
There is not much here at Allen's Cay (by the way, Cay is pronounced as "key") other than the famous "wild" iguanas. We are not sure what they truly want to eat, but once you bring out a carrot or some lettuce and one finds you, the others come out of the brush by the dozens. It was like trying to buy a wedding gown at Filene's basement bargains (JENNI - by the way, Nikki thought of that crack!) I was trying to get them to eat from my hand and got nipped a couple of times, but no big deal. But it is hard to get used to such an ugly critter grabbing your finger in his mouth.
Some French speaking folks pulled in after us and three of them got out their kites and boards and put on quite the show. One of these guys was flying at least 15 feet in the air at times.
The beach is carpeted with dead conch shells, as well as small live conch. You can see the critter when you pick up the shell out of the water. We found a couple cool large shells for souvenirs.