Chillin' in the Exumas

And it didn't disappoint. Goodnight everyone!

The lizard really tired us out, so it's time for a Jungle sunset.

But we got a cool shot of this lizard! Wow-wee!

Back inside Rachel's Bath we were not so lucky as we waited a while - no waves - no bubble bath.

We were lucky to catch a wave going over at this low tide.

We visited Wardrick Wells for a night as the park headquarters are located there. Just south is Cambridge Cay and Compass Cay. On Compass we find an area called Rachel's Bubble Bath. It's where the ocean waters break over a natural rock dam and foam into this pool of water. We got there at low tide, so the pool was quite warm and the waves were just starting to break over. Here's a view from the ocean side as the waves rush up. You see the Rachel's Bubble Bath just over the rocks.

Back on board, I just had to take this picture of the water - look how clear. We've had a bright moon the last couple of days and we can see the bottom at night!

Good thing we had enough water as the climb up and down took nearly 30 minutes!

And treacherous rock face.

It was quite a hike - at least dozens of feet above sea level!

Enough of that, let's go hiking! We checked out the ruins of the Loyalists (remember them) that date back to 1785. The Russell family was given this property by the King of England and they lasted until 1900. Unfortunately, the farming business doesn't pan out to well in these climes.

Here's another shallow pool that goes from ankle deep to over the head in one step. Oh yeah, Jenée's in the picture too.

The colors are spectacular.

I know what some of you are saying, "Jim, your use of color, perfectly framed, you are an artiste! No?!" To this I humbly say "Merci beau coup, Madames, Monsieurs" But I again, how you say, digress.

We sailed south from Shroud Cay to Hawksbill Cay and take a dinghy ride to the northern point of the island where we find these pristine sandbars at low tide. Miles of clean white sand bars contrasting against the aqua blue waters.