Once we decided to stay in the Abacos, we made sort of a “bucket list” of what we would like to do with our remaining time in the Bahamas. We looked at maps and did some research to find some good snorkeling spots. Some were at locations that we had previously visited but had to miss due to weather and some were located near islands that we had yet to explore. Either way, we wanted to spend our next few weeks underwater exploring.
Lynyard Cay: Our first stop from Little Harbour was a short 2.5nm sail north to Lynyard Cay. Due to weather, we only had one night at this anchorage causing us to quickly dinghied to shore and took to the water. We had seen lots of sea turtles along this journey but we were finally able to get them on camera. They are super skittish on the surface but slow and graceful underwater.
Sandy Cay: We anchored Nymeria at Black Point Cay and in order to dinghy about 3nm for a snorkel at Sandy Cay, which is a part of the Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park. We were able to raft up to one of 2 mooring balls outside to the Atlantic side of the island. We were really impressed by the amount and variety of sea life and I even had a couple of reef sharks sneak up on me. This was definitely one of the best spots that we have found to snorkel in the Abacos.
Marsh Harbour / Mermaid Reef Snorkel: While we made a 2nd trip to Marsh Harbour to hide out from a storm and provision the boat, we made time to snorkel at Mermaid Reef. The information was unclear as to where the exact location of the reef was located but we were finally able to find a small reef teaming with very curious fish.
Fowl Cay: During a 2nd trip to Great Guana Cay, we waited for a nice, calm day to take a 4nm dinghy ride east to Fowl Cays National Park. This is an uninhabited island which allows for smaller boats to anchor in the shallow sand to snorkel coral reefs on the Atlantic side of the island. The amount and variety of sea life was less than previous dives but the overall visibility and water clarity was the best we’d seen so far.
Now that both the air and water temperatures are rising, I’m sure that we’ll be in the water more and more often.
♫We got no troubles, Life is the bubbles, Under the sea ♫
