Lighthouse on island we passed along the way.
We left the morning of Feb. 2nd, and continued on to Chub Cay, where we anchored for the night. There is one marina on Chub Cay that we found out is very private. They charge a $100 fee just to bring your dinghy in to the dock and have a look around. Needless to say, I only took pictures from the water. It appeared that they catered to large sport fishing boats. There were many houses that could be rented along with the beach and a club house. The island has a small airfield for arrival and departure of guests.
The next day, we moved around to another part of the same Cay, although it is called Frazier’s Hog Cay on this part. On this side of the cay there is one very small marina. Luckily, they had two large screen TVs where we could watch the Super bowl Game. There were some other cruisers there and a lot of local folks that came to watch the game. Turns out, the locals were NY Giants fans, so you can imagine how excited they all were at the end of the game.
We had not been able to anchor very close to the marina. By the time the game was over, it was pitch black, and we had forgotten our flashlight. There was almost no light at the dock. We had to climb down a ladder and get into the dinghy, feeling with our feet to make sure the boat was there. Bob had thought to purchase a stern light and a bow running light for the dinghy before we left Florida.. Once we got on the dinghy, he was able to turn those own, so we had some light. Next time, we WILL remember to take a flashlight also.
Earlier on Sunday after we had anchored, we took the dinghy over to a little beach nearby. Bob tied up one of our rafts to the dinghy anchor and I floated in the shallow water while he read on the beach. We had the small beach to ourselves, but it wasn’t a well protected, or cared for beach.
We decided to stay at our anchorage on Monday as well. We tried doing some laundry by hanging it in a mesh bag off the boat and letting the waves “agitate” it. I then rinsed the clothes in fresh water and hung them up on a clothesline Bob had put on the radar arch. We then put them in the dryer to finish them off and soften them a little. Seemed to work great and it saves fresh water, since we need a part for the water desalination system.
It is interesting to be able to see the hull of the boat in the clear water here. The water goes from what I call “Vick’s Menthol Rub Jar Blue,” to “Empty Coke Bottle Green” and all shades in between. You can “read” the water depth by learning what shade of water goes with what depth. The water seems like molten glass.
The next day we took our dinghy around the end of the island in pretty shallow water. There were large dark shadows in the water that looked at first like loose floating grass. It turned out to be rays swimming below and around us.
Still unable to add photos, will add them when I can.
The next day, we moved around to another part of the same Cay, although it is called Frazier’s Hog Cay on this part. On this side of the cay there is one very small marina. Luckily, they had two large screen TVs where we could watch the Super bowl Game. There were some other cruisers there and a lot of local folks that came to watch the game. Turns out, the locals were NY Giants fans, so you can imagine how excited they all were at the end of the game.
We had not been able to anchor very close to the marina. By the time the game was over, it was pitch black, and we had forgotten our flashlight. There was almost no light at the dock. We had to climb down a ladder and get into the dinghy, feeling with our feet to make sure the boat was there. Bob had thought to purchase a stern light and a bow running light for the dinghy before we left Florida.. Once we got on the dinghy, he was able to turn those own, so we had some light. Next time, we WILL remember to take a flashlight also.
Earlier on Sunday after we had anchored, we took the dinghy over to a little beach nearby. Bob tied up one of our rafts to the dinghy anchor and I floated in the shallow water while he read on the beach. We had the small beach to ourselves, but it wasn’t a well protected, or cared for beach.
We decided to stay at our anchorage on Monday as well. We tried doing some laundry by hanging it in a mesh bag off the boat and letting the waves “agitate” it. I then rinsed the clothes in fresh water and hung them up on a clothesline Bob had put on the radar arch. We then put them in the dryer to finish them off and soften them a little. Seemed to work great and it saves fresh water, since we need a part for the water desalination system.
It is interesting to be able to see the hull of the boat in the clear water here. The water goes from what I call “Vick’s Menthol Rub Jar Blue,” to “Empty Coke Bottle Green” and all shades in between. You can “read” the water depth by learning what shade of water goes with what depth. The water seems like molten glass.
The next day we took our dinghy around the end of the island in pretty shallow water. There were large dark shadows in the water that looked at first like loose floating grass. It turned out to be rays swimming below and around us.
Still unable to add photos, will add them when I can.
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