Blue Holes and Kayaks

A Huge Blue Hole on Hoffman's Cay



Since our last post, we headed out for White Key, and anchored in a nice bay. As soon as we set the anchor, of course, it started to get rough, so we moved past the surge area where the rest of the boats had moved, and settled for the night. Naturally, the wind turned just as we turned in, so we rolled all night, but held the anchor just fine. The next morning we went back to the first spot, where it was calmer, set the hook, and took off in the dinghy to discover a nearby Blue Hole. These are very deep saltwater pools that are supposedly connected by caves under all the cays of the Bahamas. Crystal clear, but so deep we couldn't see the bottom. The path leading from the beach led to a natural jumping off point, but because we couldn't see a way out once in (it's surrounded by cliffs) we continued down the path and found a natural grotto underneath the jumping point, with very easy 'steps' of coral to climb out. The water was marvelous!

Can't beat this swimming hole!

We didn't stay long - we were back at the dinghy within a half hour, and it was a good thing, since our anchor (on the big boat) had dragged. We reset it briefly in the sand, loaded the dinghy, and headed to nice quiet spot between Whale and Little Whale Cays. We were all by ourselves, it was calm, and I had a chance to try the kayak, which I discovered is a great way to get to a beach!

Under Power! (or under powered?)

The next morning we headed for Nassau (we're at a Starbucks now across from our marina). We'll be here at least through Tuesday night, since there is a cold front moving in with high winds, and we prefer to be docked! More from Nassau before we leave here.