What a Wonderful World !

Just Fantastic, Amazing, Unbelieeevable....... :)

Today we sailed up to Big Majors Spot. ( 24 11,01 N ... 76 27,49 W )Where Pigs roam wild on the beach. (and swim out to great you )
We had to check them out real close, so we dingy ed over and fed them a few apples. They are quite friendly, and persistent, but really quite polite.
There is a family of about 15 that we met, some braver than others. The big ones swam out and pushed the dingy around, while the others just stood on the beach waving. They are some of the biggest Pigs I have ever seen.
There are also quite a few chickens, but none that I saw swimming.

On the anchorage around here we are by far the smallest boat. There are another 8 boats, ranging from 75 ft to 150 ft, but none with sails. (Ag shame )
The trip around the island from the East side where we entered in to the Island chain between two Islands, was quite nerve wrecking as we draw 1.9m and the chart reads 1.8m in many areas we passed. Most of this time we had a reading of 0.2m under the keel. That is really not alot.
Alex and James hang onto the stern ladder to watch the depth, and direct me if we are about to run aground....again !
This is The Bahamas, so we spend plenty of time doing this. (running aground, and hanging onto the ladder )
The water is so clear and warm that it is no hardship. All smiles!
They also comment on every Ray, Shark and Crab they see.....and sometimes climb back up real quick if a Barracuda is stalking them. There are some real big Cuda here, like 2m big.

Tomorrow we will do some diving before cruising up to Alan's Cay where Iguanas rule. It is the only Cay where this peculiar Iguana is found.

So apart from the incredible water and diving and fish and sun and beaches and wonderful weather, there is also some interesting stuff !

Chat Soon
Rob