Shroud Cay to Warderick Wells

Late yesterday morning—not long before high tide—we took a wild, choppy 2-mile-long dinghy ride to Sanctuary Creek at the northern end of Shroud Cay. The calm creek meanders through mangroves from the west side of the island all the way to the eastern shore. It was a beautiful ride with a lot of marine wildlife. We saw 9 sea turtles, 1 small shark, a large ray, and another unidentifed large fish. The eastern end of the creek opens up to the much deeper water of Exuma Sound and a beautiful white, powdery beach. We hiked up to Camp Driftwood at the top of a short, steep hill. The "camp" is a couple of small clearings built in the 1960's by a sailor who was living just inside the creek. In the 1980's the camp was used by federal agents to spy on drug-running planes flying in and out of neighboring Normans Cay. 
Throughout the morning the north wind had kicked up a significant chop in the anchorage so we decided to leave Shroud Cay and head for the more protected waters of Warderick Wells. 
This morning we went out snorkeling for the first time this season. We first went to Emerald Rock and then on to Malabar Cays. The snorkeling at Emerald Rock was nice but was absolutely amazing at Malabar Cays. We saw the largest school of my favorite fish, the queen angelfish, that we have ever seen. Those are the fish that look to me as if they are wearing bright blue lipstick and eye shadow. It was a calm and sunny day, just ideal for good snorkeling. 
The photo is one taken from Camp Driftwood. More photos will be posted once we have cell service again.