We eased in thru the reef on the west side of Cayo de Agua just past the lighthouse. The trick is to move straihgt in for about 2 hundred yards then turn right between 2 more reefs running perpendicular to your route and move in as close to shore as your draft allows. The bottom is sand and the holding is good if you avoid the eel grass patches. With the hook down and set it's time for some exploring. We all jumped in the dinghys and ran to shore. The white sand beach runs unbroken to the far end of the island near the lighthouse. At one point the island narrows down to just a beach about 50 yds wide with water rolling in on both sides. Near a cluster of palms in the center of the west end is where they dig for fresh water found a little below the surface. It has been sought there for close to 3000 yrs, since the first indians came over from the mainland. While we didn't try to dig for it, I have been assured by friends who did that it is still there and is still drinkable today in a pinch.
Tomorrow we will dinghy over to Elbert Cay across the lagoon and have a look around. Not much there but nesting boobys (blue footed variety). First thing tomorrow morning we will make the 6 hr run to Las Aves de Barlavento; the next cluster of islands west. They are renowned for the large number of sea birds nesting there in the mangrove trees on Isla Sur (south island).