Wardrick Wells

Today was an amazing “play day”.  We dinghied to a nearby beach on Wardrick Wells and hiked the island for a few hours.  We started by the ruins of a plantation that was built many, many moons ago.  It is just a couple of foundations and maybe 3 feet of the stone walls remaining.  But it’s in a beautiful location.  The scene from the top of the hill is gorgeous, with the tropical blues of the waters.

From there, we hiked along very rocky terrain where there were many large holes in the rocks that go quite deep … many even with water in them.  These rocks are extremely sharp if you venture off the beaten path.  I’m very clumsy so I took extra care not to stumble and fall.  Definitely would have spilled blood if I fell on those rocks!

We got to our first beach of the day.  It was crystal clear water (as most of this area is) and had the remains of something (probably a broken up ship) in its bay.  We walked the beach and then back to the rocky paths and onto our next location.

We saw a lot more of those “holes” on this walk and it brought us to an amazing beach.  This beach was a lot longer and wrapped around the point at the end.  We were able to walk for a nice distance and cool our feet in the refreshing water.  Around the point, I decided to go for a swim.  Larry joined me.  It was a little cold but cooled me off nicely.  We sat and had a snack/drink before heading out again.

We backtracked our way to the ruins.  There you’ll find a rock wall that runs the width of the island.  We followed the wall to the far side of the island and played in the surf of the Exuma Sound waves.  We hiked the rocky coastline and found many little pools with lots of cool life in them.  They have these things called Chitons that look so primitive, as though they would have been around during the dinosaur age.  We got some pictures of them and have posted them on Facebook.

From there, we hiked back to the dinghy and took the short ride back to Soulmatie.

We had a quick bite to eat and then decided to go to Emerald Rock and snorkel.  Really great decision!  We took our new camera and tested it’s underwater feature.  Again, pictures posted on Facebook.  You can really tell you’re in a park and the waters are protected from taking anything.  We saw such a variety … 2 huge lionfish, a massive lobster, and many, many colorful fish.  We snorkeled for about an hour before the coolness of the water got the better of us and we decided to end the dive.

Overall, great day!