Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, Bahamas

 We saw Maxine who runs the store in Duncan Town over at shore so we took the dinghy over to say hello.  While chatting, she offered to deliver fresh veggies tomorrow morning.  Yay!!  

 

While chatting with Marjane from Maranantha, she told us about a trail on the northern end of the island that we've never walked.  So off we went!

The little white buoy in the treeline marked the trailhead.

 

 

As usual, just a pleasant walk across the island.

 

 

Trail marked by flotsam.

 

 

And opening out onto the ocean side of the island.

 

 

Spotted a little ghost crab in the seaweed washed up on shore.

 

 

At this point, we were just walking along the coast line as the marked trail ended at the shore.

 

 

Lovely uninhabited island.

 

 

 

The northern tip of the island is a mix of sandy beach and very harsh jagged limestone.

 

 

 

If we had done this walk at low tide, we probably could have walked in the surf, not on the jagged rocks.

 

 

 

We took every opportunity to walk in the sand.

 

 

 

But the last 1/2 mile was making our own way in rocks and brambles.

 

 

 

This is the prickly hill we beat thru to get back to the shore.  About 2 1/2 miles total.   A fun adventure but someone needs to blaze a trail!!

 

 

And I picked up these prizes on the walk and carried them back in my backpack!  Sea beans, a couple of almonds and various conch shells (empty).