OPTIMYSTIQUE
SERENDIPITY
A LOOK AT THE WATER FROM OMEGA - SPECTACULAR!
We all got settled in at a nice anchorage just off Tilloo Cay.
TIDES IN AND SEPTEMBER SONG AT ANCHOR
After lunch, we decided to take a dinghy ride down to Sandy Cay, which is within the Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park. It was really choppy, especially as we passed by Tilloo Cut. Sandy Cay is one of the best snorkeling/scuba spots on the reef in the Abacos as the coral formations rise to the surface. They have mooring balls to secure dinghys/small boats.
The waves were breaking over the coral, and it looked pretty dangerous, so we snorkeled close to our dinghy. It wasn't the best time to be there as it was cloudy overhead, but we loved every minute.
We all gathered on the sandy beach at Tilloo for a bonfire and hotdog roast. What fun! The boys had a horseshoe challenge. Stephen and William were victorious!
DID I GET THE RINGER?
OUR BONFIRE AT SUNSET
SUNSET AT TILLOO CAY
A BEAUTIFUL EVENING
On the 22nd we headed back up to Hopetown as unsettled weather was forecast for the next three days with winds up to 40 mph. Hopetown has a protected harbor with numerous mooring balls and a couple of marinas; we elected to go in to Hopetown Inn and Marina. Docked in a downpour. The marina is still under construction, so we didn't have any electric at our slip. It is a very attractive facility.
By late afternoon the harbor was full of boats, and the inclement weather arrived as predicted.
We invited the "BAHAMA BUMS" over for Happy Hour aboard OMEGA
We went ashore in Hopetown on Wednesday and did a walkabout. This is our favorite community in the Abacos!! Scene from Hopetown follow:
More Hopetown photos later...leaving the marina now for Marsh Harbour.
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