We spent the last night of our trip anchored in a place called Allens Cay. It's a nice little secluded set of rocks located in the Northern Exumas. It's claim to fame is the enormous amount of prehistoric Iguanas that live here. As soon as they hear the dinghy motor approach the beach.... they come crawling out of the grass. At one time there were as many as 3 dozen of these creatures heading for us. I think they may have seen or smelled the lettuce that Beckie was holding. At one point a few of them got between me and the dinghy. Beckie's response to was to get in the water. (can Iguanas swim?). My response, although it was not needed was to pre-arm myself with a bilge pump before I got out of the boat. They must have seen what I was holding because they quickly retreated. Except of the really big one.... He just wanted his picture taken.
We left Allens Cay for the island of New Providence where UNABATED will be kept for the next 4 weeks while I go home to attend to my FOB duties (Stacie's wedding).
The first 25 miles was a very nice brisk sail under reefed main and Genoa. With about 15 miles to go, a cold front which was predicted to pass though the northern Bahamas late Monday night, got here a little early. With gusts to 32 knots and plenty of rain we were able to make the entrance to Coral Harbour with no problems. If there were any scattered coral heads as the chart indicated, in the driving rain we did not see any. But we are safe and sound and almost dry.
Just another Bahama day.
How appropriate
Alan & Beckie