The winds moderated a bit today, 18-22 knots ESE and it was sunny, so we decided to stay put and enjoy Hawksbill today. The surge that causes the side to side rocking wasn’t too bad last night in this anchorage but none-the-less, Harry deployed a stern anchor to hold our bow into the surge rather than into the wind. Harry also used replaced the mechanism in our jam cleat used to hold our main halyard as it wasn’t gripping our new main halyard. He found the most challenging aspect being figuring out how to open the jam cleat once it was off the deck. Because the internet signal is not very good in the Exuma Sea Park, he relied upon James, a sailor and our future son-in-law, to relay how this is done, and with James’ help, Harry successfully reinstalled a new jam cleat. After lunch, we snorkeled off some rocks where we saw our first barracuda swimming nearby. We then hiked the island from the west to the east (about a 15 minute walk) passing ruins dating to 1785 of Loyalists’ dwellings. Once on the east side, the vista opened and other than lots of plastic, it was beautiful. We picked up some small plastic pieces and moved them out of the ocean’s reach, but our efforts were most likely in vain as we remember this beach looking much the same 3 years ago.
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