Allan's Cay continues....

We are still at Allan's Cay for another day. We had an action packed day yesterday. Right after a delicious breakfast made by Trudie's Galley; we re-anchored the boat further away from a rocky lee shore when other boats left the anchorage (which was pretty crowded when we arrived). This took a couple of attempts to position Persephone in deep water, away from other boats, and away from the rocky shore. After the anchoring drill, Ian was in the water swimming around the anchorage, literally. Ian snorkeled over our anchor and said it was not set correctly, so instead of trying to re-anchor I decided to set the anchor by hand. So, I pulled out my SCUBA tank and equipment and dove on the anchor. I was able to set it by hand relatively easily....sure beat moving the boat again and re-anchoring.

We all got into the dinghy (with our snorkeling gear) and went to the beach to visit the lizards (iguanas). They have been trained by people feeding them, so as soon as a dinghy approaches, they waddle onto the beach.....about 50+ of them looking for handouts. We were wading in the water, while Trudie practiced her snorkeling. When we returned to the dinghy, it was surrounded on three sides by lizards.....

We returned to Persephone for lunch and then back into the dinghy for more exploring of the small islands around Allan's looking for potential lobster hangouts. The dinghy looks like it was floating on air because the water at 15+ deep it is so clear.....you can see every detail on the bottom as if the water wasn't there at all....beautiful and a great turquoise color.

Back at the boat, it was time for "sundowners" and showers. (Ian took his 3rd swim of the day around the anchorage ....a LARGE mustard color motoryacht entered the anchorage, we T and I held our breaths hoping he wouldn't get run over (it was pretty close).....can you imagine the paperwork we would have to go through !!! Dinner from Trudie's Galley was great as usual; chicken quesadillas always a crew favorite. Afterwards, we all sat on the cabin top, with after dinner drinks, enjoying the warm breeze which had come up to 15-20 knts. There was a nearly full moon and we were able to see the bottom under Persephone in just the moonlight....yes the water is really that clear. The wind was warm, but caused an uncomfortable roll in the anchorage. P-Girl is rolling and bouncing pretty good. Even though, we have decided to stay here for another day of beaching, and snorkeling. We will probably leave here for Norman's Cay tomorrow.

Lots of pix to post when we are able. T and Ian say "hi" to all......gotta hit the beach !