Highbourne Cay, Bahamas

Approaching the Staniel Cay fuel dock - a good number of boats anchored near the Thunderball Grotto.

 Pretty but we won't be staying.

 

We got our fuel without coming in close contact with anyone.  I handed the dock attendant cash without getting off the boat.   What If was right behind us - 10 minutes and we both were back out in deep water sailing north.

I heard a splash at the bow of the boat - and got treated to a fabulous pod of dolphins swimming with us!!  They stayed for several minutes - just swimming to-and-fro.  Mesmerizing!!

Caught our last fish of the season - a nice medium sized mahi....Duane cleaned it and I put it in vacuum pack bags.  Had to jam it in the freezer.  Completely full!!

Came in the Highbourne Cut....to a rolly but safe anchorage.

We'll stay here today and do one final snorkel....and we'll head for a 3 night sail towards Florida on Friday morning.  The winds are not going to allow us to go straight to NC - there is a strong weather system offshore of the Carolinas and we are going to have to wait in Florida or Georgia for good weather to head further north.   No worries - we have plenty of food, fuel and toilet paper!!!