The only other boat in the mooring field left this morning, leaving us alone for a few hours. The wind dropped below 20 knots so we put the dinghy in the water and visited a nearby sandbar since it was low tide. Cruisers had built cairns on the small island next to the sandbar and George added a rock to the top of one. We found numerous small live conchs on the beach. Fishing of any type is prohibited in the park, allowing the conchs to thrive. After visiting the sandbar we dinghied over to another beach and walked over to the Exuma Sound side of the island. Exuma Sound didn’t seem as rough as we expected, considering all of the wind we have had. 
Sand bar
Cairns with Breeze On in the background.
Small conch
Lots of conch on the beach
After we returned to the boat George ran the portable generator to charge the batteries. We have quite a bit of cloudy weather and squalls are predicted for tomorrow. A small boat came in and, after failing to pick up the mooring, anchored instead. Now there are two.
Sand bar
Cairns with Breeze On in the background.
Small conch
Lots of conch on the beach
Hi George and Bev. Craig and I were just sitting here reading your blog. It had been several days since we checked in. Sounds like your weather has improved and hope it continues. And now with new steering cables and the mooring lines untangled hopefully you will be in good shape and have calmer winds. Love all the pics of the beautiful beaches and water and all the conch on the beach. So cool. Take care and hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Sabrenia and Craig
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