Alligator Point, Cat Island

Just a quick blog while we wait out wind at Alligator Point. Last evening, after we arrived, we did a little tour of the mangroves in Alligator Creek, running down the middle of a 3 mile long Alligator Point. Can’t do them justice on just pictures. We were greeted with the familiar screeching of two Bahamian ospreys. Similar to the ones we know in the Chesapeake, these guys sound the same but look slightly different. I think they are a little smaller and the black stripe across their eyes is thinner. Here they are, guarding their nest (no babies).

Here is the creek. Very deep, often 5 to 6 ft, for a little mangrove creek, but extremely clear.

There were lots of spotted rays (Eagle Rays, I think), LOADS of turtles, a few heron, and a few schools of fish.

Today we stayed on the boat, as the wind has created a wave surge that makes landing on the beach difficult and very wet. After the passing of a cold front, the wind has turned north, and we are sheltered behind the E–W running Alligator point. Luke has done some weather checking, fixed some light fixtures, moped the entire boat after a short rain storm!, and cleaned all of the plastic enclosures & ports. I made cookies (raison/cherry oatmeal cookies), egg puffs for breakfasts, and split pea soup for dinner. Smokey has enjoyed having us on the boat while at anchor. She’s pestered the dickens out of Luke for “rub me, rub me, rub me more….” We have TV here, so we’re watching the news about the earthquake in Japan. Terrible!

That’s it for now. We should be able to cross to the Elutheras either tomorrow or Sunday. We’ll see what tomorrow’s wind and waves bring.