Juno Gets a Bath and We Explore The Bat Cave

Woke up to overcast skies so we decided to go for a run on shore.  However, the dinghy had about 3 inches of FRESH water in it from all the rain last night. Normally rain water in a dinghy this is a nuisance but as fresh water isn’t easy to obtain, we seized our first opportunity in 10 weeks of sailing to rinse the salt off the sides of the boat using the fresh water in the dinghy. Our run was uneventful - to a market and back about 2.5 miles total but the $1 avocados made it worthwhile.  We then sailed north 1.5 hours to Ben’s Bluff where just off the side of the Queen’s Highway - the major north south road - about 30 yards from the water’s edge on the side of a hill, we found the Bat Cave. We had to crouch to get into the cave but after about 15 feet, it opened up into a large chamber 60’ x 20’ x 15’ where true to it’s name, there were bats.  We had head lamps and a flashlight to help see as it was very dark and cool in the cave.  As winds were kicking up a swell, we then sailed north dropping anchor at Bennett’s Harbor for the night.

The Bat Cave. No Batman, Robin, or Alfred but a few bats.