Yesterday we used our dinghy to explore Sampson Cay and the surrounding cays. We entered the Sampson Cay harbor through the narrow opening between Little Sampson Cay and Sampson Cay. The cays are private islands and there are signs everywhere reminding one of that. There is a private marina on Little Sampson Cay with docks large enough for mega yachts, but there were just two small boats tied up in the slips. The rest of the harbor is extremely shallow and forms large sandbars at low tide. After exploring the surrounding cays we returned to the harbor at low tide to walk on the sandbars.
Overnight the wind shifted to the north—making the anchorage quite bouncy—so today we sailed a few miles south to Bitter Guana Cay. On the way stopped at Staniel Cay to buy lettuce. (By “stopped” I mean we anchored the boat, launched the dinghy, put the outboard on the dinghy, dinghied to shore, walked to the store, walked back, dinghied back to Breeze On, took the outboard off, lifted the dinghy onto the arch, raised the anchor, and continue on.) The shop had no lettuce but the owner said it should be arriving on this afternoon’s supply boat. We plan to dinghy over tomorrow morning before it sells out!
The entrance to The Sampson Cay harbor is formed by Sampson Cay on the left and Little Sampson Cay on the right.
These signs are everywhere.
Huge slips and no boats.
The rest of the harbor at mid-tide.
Harbor at low tide.
Huge sandbars. See that dark cloud in the upper left-hand corner? Well, it was a squall that started raining on us toward the end of our walk. We didn’t mind getting wet but we had left the hatches open on Breeze On so we rushed back. Of course, the rain had stopped by the time we arrived at Breeze On and no harm was done.
Over Yonder Cay with three windmills. This is a luxury resort with 4 “villas”.
Nice sailing on our way to Bitter Guana Cay.
The entrance to The Sampson Cay harbor is formed by Sampson Cay on the left and Little Sampson Cay on the right.
These signs are everywhere.
Huge slips and no boats.
The rest of the harbor at mid-tide.
Harbor at low tide.
Huge sandbars. See that dark cloud in the upper left-hand corner? Well, it was a squall that started raining on us toward the end of our walk. We didn’t mind getting wet but we had left the hatches open on Breeze On so we rushed back. Of course, the rain had stopped by the time we arrived at Breeze On and no harm was done.
Over Yonder Cay with three windmills. This is a luxury resort with 4 “villas”.
Nice sailing on our way to Bitter Guana Cay.
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