The night before last George woke up in the middle of the night and checked the depth of the water where we were anchored. Thompson Bay is a wide, shallow bay and a strong easterly wind can blow water out of the bay. During one hurricane not too long ago, all of the water was blown out and the bay was dry. When George checked the depth he found there was less than a foot of water under our keel and low tide was still two hours away. He woke me up at 2:30 am and we moved the boat 1000 feet into deeper water (farther from shore.)
Atlantic Ocean at Salt Pond, Long Island, Bahamas.
Salt Pond. If you look closely you can see foam built up on the left-hand shore. I even saw a few white caps on this low lying inland pond.
Today we moved five miles south to an area we hope will provide better protection from the SE winds we are expecting overnight. Tomorrow we plan to sail about 35 miles to George Town for better protection from SW and W winds.
Atlantic Ocean at Salt Pond, Long Island, Bahamas.
I took these photos during our walk yesterday. There was no going ashore from our new location five miles to the south.
Salt Pond. If you look closely you can see foam built up on the left-hand shore. I even saw a few white caps on this low lying inland pond.
Yikes good thing you got out of there! The same thing has happened in Tampa Bay.
ReplyDeleteWow! It is a strange phenomenon.
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