A beautiful sunrise started our day, and it appears that the weather window for our trip to the Exumas is opening. Dennis and I discussed strategies, and decided that we would leave tomorrow for Gun Cay, anchor overnght, and then anchor on the Banks overnight, before ending in West Bay on New Providence island. From there it would be a short sail to Highbourne Cay, which should put us in the Exumas on Thursday.
We walked north today with the thought of crossing to the beach at one point and then heading south. Many of the locals were on their way to church as we passed golf carts with both adults and children in shirts and ties and dresses. Others were walking to their church. There are several demoninations on the island, Catholic, Anglican, to name a few.
Once we arrived at the beach, Beth snapped a few photos, while I searched some of the limestone pools, and was rewarded with a huge Helmet shell. As we moved south, I spotted a couple of shells in the deeper water and waded in up to my waist. The combination of the warm water and bright sun made it easy to let the water wash over me. Beth even got in the water up to her knees.
We came upon some perfectly cut stones in the water, and I took some pictures. The legend is that these are part of the stones from the lost city of Atlantis. Beth found her pink conch and I uncovered a zebra shell. As we came to the end of our walk, we spotted a cat under full sail, a hopeful premonition of days to come.
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