Tuesday night, we tied off on a mooring ball off of Exuma Land & Sea Park. We took the dingy over to the island and hiked to Barefoot Beach where we swam for an hour or two. There were three or four beaches on the island, each more beautiful than the next. The white sand felt like baby powder on your feet and the water was a deep aqua blue and crystal clear. If you've ever seen a Corona commercial with someone sitting on a beach and thought, "Wow, I wish I was there!"…well that's where we were.
The next morning we sailed south to Compass Cay and entered Pipe Creek. The waters were very shallow through the Creek, which Captain Mark had to navigate manually. It was well worth it though because the scenery was awesome. We then headed south to Sampson Cay Yacht Club where we bought provisions. While we were there we saw several nurse sharks and a sting ray swimming around the dock. We then sailed past Big Majors to Staniel Cay where we anchored for the night. There we snorkeled around and into Thunder Ball cave, where the James Bond 007 movie was filmed. This was some of the best snorkeling we've done yet; a lot of different fish and some great coral. That night we had dinner for the first time off the boat since leaving Nassau at the Staniel Cay Yacht club. Great food and great atmosphere, much like a place you would read about in a Hemingway story.
Back at sea again, will keep you
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