Returning to the site of the grotto in James Bond’s “Thunderball” with Katie and James we experienced the thrill once again of swimming into a big enclosed room surrounded by rock on all sides with a ceiling 18 feet above with a small hole letting some sunlight through, filled with fish fish and … tourists. Good news is that the tourists come, they look for 15 minutes, and then leave whereas we lingered, had the grotto all to ourselves and this time saw a lionfish while snaking our way through the rocks.
Back on Juno, James who seized every opportunity to snorkel, opened our eyes to a huge starfish that was right under our boat and then a huge sting ray swimming by. Katie then noticed a smell emerging from our head, and as luck would have it, we discovered we had exceeded the limits of our holding tank. Never a good symptom to have but Harry got right to work and after a pump overboard the situation was mitigated with no lasting foul smelling effects. Thanks Harry.
We then stopped about 5 miles south at “Oven Rock” on Great Guana Cay where a short 10 minute hike inland led us to a subterranean cave the size of a house filled with salt water at the bottom with small 3 inch pink shrimp. James and Harry each swam 15 feet or so into the deep waters while the less adventurous Katie and Sarah just waded a few feet in. Back at the ocean beach, we walked around a 20 foot the rock shaped like a beehive oven for which the Cay got it’s name.
Back on Juno, James who seized every opportunity to snorkel, opened our eyes to a huge starfish that was right under our boat and then a huge sting ray swimming by. Katie then noticed a smell emerging from our head, and as luck would have it, we discovered we had exceeded the limits of our holding tank. Never a good symptom to have but Harry got right to work and after a pump overboard the situation was mitigated with no lasting foul smelling effects. Thanks Harry.
We then stopped about 5 miles south at “Oven Rock” on Great Guana Cay where a short 10 minute hike inland led us to a subterranean cave the size of a house filled with salt water at the bottom with small 3 inch pink shrimp. James and Harry each swam 15 feet or so into the deep waters while the less adventurous Katie and Sarah just waded a few feet in. Back at the ocean beach, we walked around a 20 foot the rock shaped like a beehive oven for which the Cay got it’s name.
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| Ray passing by Juno's keel |
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| Cave near Oven Rock |
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