5.16.13
We arrived in Warderick Wells, the park headquarters, on Sunday and dropped the hook in calm waters. We knew the wind was going to pick up in a day or two, so we opted to go snorkeling while the wind was still calm. We found some beautiful coral on the ocean side of the park and caught some video of a large spotted eagle ray swimming beneath us, as well as encountering several sharks nurse sharks. The coral heads were beautiful and because of the swift current, the water was crystal clear. We snorkeled a few other spots and then took Koa to shore in the afternoon for a swim.
When the winds picked up, we spent the days hiking around the island. There are trails all over the island and you can walk from one end to the other pretty easily. While we didn't do that, we did hike many of the winding trails back and forth across the island and captured some beautiful scenery. And of course, we visited Boo Boo Hill where cruisers leave driftwood pieces with their boat names on them - either painted or carved. We spent time sorting through them to see how many of our friends' boats we could spot.
Our second night at anchor, our friends on Voyager showed up and invited us over for dinner. They are just completing their 14 year circumnavigation and are heading back to Cape Canaveral so we spent an evening being regaled with tales of their journey. It seems we will be traveling at the same pace, so will likely be seeing more of them.
We have also across several problem since being here in the park. We realized that we are low on water and on food - none of which can be found in the park. We are in super water conservation mode and are having to get creative with our canned food to make dinners. And last night, our camping stove connector broke and we can no longer us it. Luckily, we have a half tank of CNG left. So, we are also cooking very frugally in hopes that we have enough fuel to get us home. It will definitely be interesting to see how the remainder of the trip pans out. We will at least be able to restock food and water in Nassau. We are just holding our breaths about the stove fuel.
When the winds picked up, we spent the days hiking around the island. There are trails all over the island and you can walk from one end to the other pretty easily. While we didn't do that, we did hike many of the winding trails back and forth across the island and captured some beautiful scenery. And of course, we visited Boo Boo Hill where cruisers leave driftwood pieces with their boat names on them - either painted or carved. We spent time sorting through them to see how many of our friends' boats we could spot.
Our second night at anchor, our friends on Voyager showed up and invited us over for dinner. They are just completing their 14 year circumnavigation and are heading back to Cape Canaveral so we spent an evening being regaled with tales of their journey. It seems we will be traveling at the same pace, so will likely be seeing more of them.
We have also across several problem since being here in the park. We realized that we are low on water and on food - none of which can be found in the park. We are in super water conservation mode and are having to get creative with our canned food to make dinners. And last night, our camping stove connector broke and we can no longer us it. Luckily, we have a half tank of CNG left. So, we are also cooking very frugally in hopes that we have enough fuel to get us home. It will definitely be interesting to see how the remainder of the trip pans out. We will at least be able to restock food and water in Nassau. We are just holding our breaths about the stove fuel.
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