Little Ragged Cut, Ragged Island, Bahamas

 We loaded up and left for a snorkel south of Little Ragged since the winds have died.

But about a mile into the trip, I saw people on the shore of the uninhabited little island.  It appears they probably paddled, yes, paddled this homemade boat from (likely) Cuba.  We took the dinghy close enough to ask if they were OK.  One young man waved us off and said "no thank you".   I hated to do it, but called the Bahamas Defense Force.  There is no reliable water source for a couple of hundred miles so these people are in danger.

 

Back underway - jumped in to lovely calm water.

 

I was watching several ocean triggerfish swim around when one swam up very close to me - very unusual as they are usually pretty skittish.

 

Busy little reef.

 

Queen angelfish

 

A school of blue tangs

 

Duane got 2 nice lobsters.

 

This is a terrible photo - there was salt water apparently on the lens of my underwater camera and I didn't realize it.....the Bahamas Defense Force was rescuing the refugees when we returned....I'm sure they'll be sent back to where ever they came from....

 

 

Jerry going back to the boat in the lovely calm water.

 

Jerry's catch - a nice hogfish!

 

Our two lobsters - ready for the freezer.  I'll grill one of them at our Christmas gathering/cookout on the beach.  Note the different color of the lobster meat.  We've noticed this before.  Once cooked, they'll both be bright white meat.  No idea what makes one "pinkish"....