Spanish Cay

4.13.11

We finally uprooted from Manjack Cay and headed along to Spanish Cay. We had a great sail and made it here before lunch. We played the anchor game a few times before getting a good bite. We had planned on going in to shore, but the clouds looked a bit ominous and so we stayed on the boat for the afternoon, enjoying the beautiful day and the light breeze that floated through the boat.
Today we took Koa in to land and explored some of the local beaches. We must have been spoiled by the beaches in Exuma and now we are getting snotty about our beaches, because these were not as nice as some others that we have seen. Although the wind-blown royal palms towered around the beach, the water were not as clear and the waves were a bit rough.
We stopped in to the marina store and stocked up on a few necessities - including a splurge buy of ice cream!! We chatted with the cashier for a bit; she must have been bored and stoked that we had taken so much time to talk to her. She ended up giving us a free internet pass! It pays to be nice!
We are now enjoying a beautiful evening of baseball out in the cockpit. Tomorrow, on to a different island and safety from the approaching Southerly winds.