Crossing to Bahamas - Day Two

Day two of our journey was an easy leg:  West End to Great Sale Cay, an uninhabited island conveniently located at about the half way mark between where we were and where we were going.  It is a well used overnight anchorage.

We slept in a bit and left West End around 8:30.  The Bahama Banks are a wonderful place to boat.  Hours were spent gliding over amazingly clear, shallow, turquoise water, about ten(ish) feet deep, sometimes less.  Sometimes alarmingly less!  For much of it you are out of sight of land.  The bottom is always in view and often you'll see conch or great big starfish.  So dreamy.  If ever there was a place that can bring out that zen-like mood, this is it.


 

There's not much else to say about this leg.  It was breathtakingly beautiful, calm and sometimes bordering on a little boring.  There was not much wildlife at all, just a few starfish and one great big turtle who swam by close enough that we held eye contact as we passed.

Turn 360 degrees around
this is all you see!

Mary Rose at anchor
Great Sale Cay

We arrived at Great Sale Cay around 4:00 in the afternoon.  We just relaxed and enjoyed the quiet.  It was a little bouncy at first as the wind was coming at us directly from the South but it was supposed to shift during the night.  It did and things settled down.  Unfortunately it clouded over in the evening, as this is one of the BEST places for star watching that I've ever seen.  It's so dark! Miles and miles from any ambient light. Next time.

We generally take turns getting up during the night while at anchor to take a peek and make sure we're still where we're supposed to be.  Even with our anchor checks we both slept well.

Sailboat coming into the anchorage as the sun was setting
made for a pretty picture.