Today we left Shroud Cay in The Bahamas to head further south in The Exumas. Our plan is to sail to the south end of Hawksbill Cay, and then motor through a narrow cut that will lead us to Little Cistren Cay where we are planning on spending the next couple of days.
The cut ended up having a really strong current flowing, pushing us out with the tide making steering difficult. There were also large rocks and shallow reefs that weren't clearly charted making it hard to know where to go. We decided to turn around and anchor at Hawksbill Cay so we could reevaluate the chart and our options.
We had some spare time while waiting for slack tide, so we took the opportunity to explore Hawksbill Cay while we were there. Afterwords when we were ready to head on our way, we found that the key would not work in the ignition due to the saltwater in the cockpit during that awful storm we were in, back in February! Randall got to work and quickly fixed our problem.
Storm Video:
~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzGi1kxxWe0&t=375s
We were able to motor through the "Sketchy Cut" without any problems, but it was still very difficult to navigate around the large rocks and shallow reefs, and it required our full attention. We made it to Little Cistren Cay just in time for another perfect Bahamas sunset.
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MUSIC USED:
"Sunrise" &
"Never Give Up" by: Nicolai Heidlas
"Memories" by: Tortex
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~ https://www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/never-give-up/333538/
~ https://www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/memories/344145/
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