April 7th, 2018
We have been in GTC for the last two days. Our friend Tom on board Happy Healer is back and now we are going to head north to island hop. If the weather holds we will be snorkeling and exploring; Powell Cay, Crab Cay, Cash Cay, Double Breasted and also Grand Cay, before heading home.
This past week we were able to go snorkeling several times in and around Man Jack. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate for us to go on the reef at the ocean side. We did found several conch, but only one big enough to keep, and lost of small kings and and queens. This is a good sign of an increase of wildlife. With all our snorkeling we have seen several; Eagle Rays, Sting Rays, Nurse Sharks, conch, small hermit crabs, lots of different corals, fan, brain, etc. The small reef areas in the Sea of Abacos has a lot to offer, but nothing like the reefs just off shore on the Atlantic side. We are hoping for much calmer winds in the next few weeks or atleast west winds so we can venture out into the Atlantic. This will probably be my last blog post before leaving, as we may not have good coverage as we go farther NW. The last main cell tower in this area is off Cooper Town. So fair winds and safe sailing my friends.
