We left Bimini February 4 at 0640 arriving at Mackie Shoal
at 1600 where we anchored for the night along with Ugowego, Last Chance,
Kristteny, and Paradise Hunter. In 12 feet of crystal clear water we could see clear to the bottom. The Great Bahama Bank is a wide shallow body of water that lies mostly between the westernmost islands of the Bahamas. The sea here is less than twenty feet deep in places and coral heads are scattered throughout. The Bank stretches out for miles and there was
no land in sight when we dropped the anchor for the night.
We continued the next morning leaving before sunrise at
0515 to Chub Cay. It just doesn’t seem
right to get up and leave while it is still dark and I was just a little bit
grumpy. That disappeared quickly when we
sailed into the beautiful bay with the crystalline waters striated into
beautiful hues of blue.
Sea Hawk is second boat from the left.
Chub Cay is a
private island with a Marina and a beautiful resort. In the past they have discouraged boats
anchored near the Cay from coming in.
They have changed this policy and were very welcoming to us. Dan Scott
beckoned us in to take us for a tour of the resort in his gulf cart. He is great PR man and explained that with a
change in management came a change in attitude.
Instead of chasing away people not staying at the Marina they welcome
them to the restaurant and even let us use the pool. We had an enjoyable lunch in good company at
their restaurant and will definitely stop here again next year.
Pictures from our Tour
Chub Cay Resort
Dan Scott
Water storage for the island.
Resort Villas
With a few lessons from the experienced fisherman in our
group, Jerry from Ugowego, we caught our first lobster. Even though it was only one, it made a great
omelet for the two of us.
Having sundowners on the Paradise Hunter brought a great
close to the day watching the colorful sunset.
Does it get any better than this?
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