Andrew Laird

Quick motor to the next island north, first time to Children’s Bay Cay! Currently anchored in a pretty bay with a sandy beach and palm trees - it was too hard to pass!

An overcast day with Tessa and Al. We dinghied to great exuma point and walked on a beautiful sandbar then moved Willow to Black rock cay while Tessa and Al paddle boarded there and met us. Walked up to explore an old ruin and had a beautiful sunset on board for the night.

12-15knot downwind sail! Was a little slow but we enjoyed the ride. We stopped at pig island then moved down to glass cay. Beautiful sunset!

We had a really fun night with Al Tessa Wyatt and Charlotte. Surf and Turf dinner with two steaks and three lobsters! Had a 10knot downwind sail than dropped the sails and stopped Willow at the top of stocking island in 60ft of water and we all jumped in for a quick snorkel/freediving session. Swam to 64 feet underwater and Al and Sophie both got good depth too. Next we went snorkeling around lily cay and the two small rocks further north. We saw two reef sharks and Al caught a lobster for an appetizer 😋. Saw some grouper but nothing big enough to spear. The day was not over yet, we went to da sand bar, got a drink and walked over to the other side of stocking island and went on a 2+ mile beach walk. Super long super fun day!

Beautiful calm motor along the coast, moving south towards Georgetown where we pick up Tessa and Al tomorrow! Stopped about 20 mins into the trip to jump into the crystal clear water off the east coast of the islands cause the water was soooo clear. Swam over a pretty reef. Started moving again and couldn’t decide where to anchor! Checked out the inside of Soldier Cay but kept going to make more southern progress. Came through a big channel with biiiig swell (crushed it!) and now we’re anchored in a big bay with a beautiful sandy beach. Going to walk Duggie now and enjoy the evening!

Dinghied through big swell and pulled up on Boysie Cay where there’s a beautiful sandy beach! Walked around the whole cay to see the east side waves. Ange swam in the small waves body surfing while Duggie and I chased crabs. Had a productive work day too. Wind stayed around 20 knots all day and finally died through the night.