Leaving about 15 minutes prior to Brunelle's leave time insured us of enough water to get out of the anchorage. All went well. We dragged our dinghy as we were only going a few short miles to Shroud Cay. This anchorage looked totally different to me that week as to the previous week when Julia was on board. The last time, we had arrived late in the day and it had been windy. This particular week, we had arrived at 11am, picked up a mooring ball, and prepared lunch for Brunelle and us. We were glad to be able to investigate this cay longer.
During lunch we noticed about 10 Tropical birds circling around. We realized this was the beginning of their mating season. These completely white native tropical birds have unusually long tails. After our lunch we took the dinghy to shore, walked along the beach, and looked at the many varieties of small shells along the way. Dan took the lead and we travelled through the mangrove creek to the ocean side of the cay. All the mangroves were amazing. The mangrove creeks are nurseries for conch, crawfish, and many varieties of fish. We climbed the hill to Camp Driftwood which was the camp used by the FBI to watch the drug trafficking out of Norman’s Cay. They had a terrific view of the water from that spot.
John and I finished the evening with grilling a steak and a perfect bottle of Merlot.
Looking at our anchorage from shroud cay
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