Allans-Pensacola is one of the remote cays we had wanted to revisit as it had been a favorite of ours on our last trip. We were one of three boats visiting the cay whose anchorage is exposed to winds with a southerly component. Last night, the light forecast winds had a southerly component but by 1am had built to 12-15 knots, making sleeping in our bed at the front of the boat untenable.
The sleepless night was soon forgotten when the sun came out and we headed ashore to one of our favorite beaches in the Abacos. One thing that is unique to this beach is the “signing tree” where passing cruisers adorn a tree ( now several trees) with their homemade boat signs. We searched high and low for the sign we had left in 2019 but concluded hurricane Dorian must have gotten the best of it. So, we took out a piece of driftwood we had been saving for just this purpose and created a new Juno 2022 sign. This time, we chose to place our sign higher up in the tree so that it wouldn’t get washed away with a storm. We enjoyed a nice picnic lunch on the beach which we had all to ourselves and a swim before returning to the boat and seeking out a more protected anchorage at Hawksbill Cay so as to avoid another sleepless night.
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Disappointment that Dorian had claimed our boat sign from 2019
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No worries. We have our mark again.
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| No, those are not Harry's legs |
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Ready for dinner at Hawksbill Cay
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The Juno crew always eats well onboard
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