Bight of Acklin

What a pleasant place to be.  We woke to such a peaceful, quiet anchorage and enjoyed coffee in the solitude of what is now our life.  It was awesome … but here are the drawbacks that made me say this was anti-climatic.  Cold!  It was very cool in the brisk breeze.  There was no way we could sit out on deck, it was too cold if we weren’t protected by the enclosure of the cockpit.  Green … the water had this green shade because of all the sea-grass.  It was very clear, but disappointingly green instead of the aqua blue we were hoping for.  Fish … we trawled two lines across the Bight and didn’t even have a nibble.  We thought this place would be laden with dinner!

But, putting those negatives aside, it was still an awesome experience and I’m glad we did it.  As is evident by the deserted anchorage, most people sail right past these islands and onto more populated areas. 

This morning, we took a dinghy ride along the coastline.  We went over to the government pier.  The 2013 cruising guide made this place seem like it was still an active pier but from the state of disrepair, I don’t think this pier has been used in years.  The book says you can get fuel at the dock … nope … the pumps were as old and rusted out as everything else in the area.  The buildings were shells of what they used to be … no windows or doors … floors rotted out.   There was supposed to be a “town” some place near the pier but we didn’t see anything.  I’m not complaining … this added to our solitude and made the anchorage all that much more peaceful. 

In the afternoon, we dinghied back over to the pier in hopes of catching dinner.  We were using the tuna and barracuda scraps from our “good day” fishing and were optimistic today would outdo our last success.  We knew the fish were down there.  We could see them.  They’d flitter around under our boat just to tease us but nothing took our bait.  They’re finicky little devils.  If they don’t want tuna … what the hell will entice them to our hook???

Feeling frustrated, Larry decided to try his hand at spear fishing.  He took me back to the boat, grabbed his snorkel gear and set out.  He was determined to bring back dinner.  Unfortunately, the water was COLD!!!  He tried to spearfish but the shivering probably made it difficult.  He was able to nab one little fellow but he was rather small.  He decided to use it for bait for our crab trap.

In the evening, while we watched the sunset, a pod of dolphins came to visit.  It was a group of maybe 10 or so and there were lots of BABIES!!!  So very cute!!!  Just made my day!