On our way to the West, we stopped at Crab Cay again. The anchorage is well protected from many wind directions, provides good holding for the anchor and will serve as our starting point towards the western end of the Bahama Banks, from were will cross the Gulf Stream back to Florida.
A view on the anchorage at Crab Cay
It took us only about two hours from Powell Cay to Crab Cay. So we got there early and had again time to explore a slough with our dinghy. On our way back, we stopped on a sandy patch, thrower the anchors for the dinghys and plunged in the beautiful waters. We even got a short visit from a small shark. He came very close to us. But it was too small to scare us off.
Sometimes, the hard job of captains deserve a cool swim
In the late afternoon, Rick, a fellow cruiser came in to the anchorage. Immediately, the weather became the most discussed subject. Everybody was trying to gather the latest weather forecast and trying to determine, when it would be best, to cross the Gulf stream. Our plan was to cross on Saturday. Rick was heading to Fort Pierce and planned for the crossing on Friday.
Just before dawn, finally a catamaran pulled in as well. Only four boats shared this nice place for the night.
Tranquilizer at anchor at Crab Cay
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