Our visit to Lee Stocking Island is coming to an end. It’s been a great 5 days and we’ve truly enjoyed the rest!! We’ve watched boats come and go over the past 5 days. We’ve heard some are heading to George Town but there also seems to be a large number of cruisers heading north. Everyone is saying there are way more cruiser here this year then last year (makes sense).
One of the highlights of our stay here was our encounter yesterday (Saturday) with some very large stingrays. We went for a dinghy ride to explore the area just south of our anchorage and because the water was a bit rough, we decided to come back close to shore. That was the best decision!! Steve and Jane saw the stingrays first and within about 20 minutes we were surrounded by about 10 of these graceful creatures. We had fun moving along with them and trying to get some good photos. Steve had his GoPro video camera and got some amazing underwater footage of the rays.
Another highlight was the snorkeling Mark and I did today at these 2 rocks just west of our anchorage called Tug and Barge. The coral and fish around these rocks were beautiful! It’s probably some of the healthiest coral we’ve seen in the Bahamas in recent years. There were many different types of fish and we saw one school with at least 50 fish swimming between the 2 rocks. We spent a bit of time snorkeling around and taking in all the underwater scenery.
We went for one final walk on Lee Stocking and enjoyed a short walk that led to the Exuma Sound side. The waves were fairly small today as the wind has calmed down. We met a couple walking along the little beach who followed us through the Bock Cay cut 5 days ago. They are anchored just in front of us but this was the first time we saw them off their boat. It’s always interesting to chat with fellow cruisers – you can hear some interesting stories and you can get some good tips about places to see and areas to explore. Lots of fun.
We’ll be up early tomorrow morning (Monday) to catch the high tide so we can take the southern route to get onto the Exuma Sound. George Town is fairly close and we should be anchored there by mid afternoon. It should be an easy moving day with low wind speed – it’s a motoring day!!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 
What beautiful hues of blue you can catch with your camera! The water looks gorgeous and warm. I love watching stingrays swim … at a distance of course. Have a wonderful cruise into George Town tomorrow and have lots of fun in your favourite place.
Inspired by your beautiful pictures of the Bahamas and August’s new interest in ocean creatures from his favorite TV show ‘Octonauts’, Rob, Kathryn, August and I will go to Paradise Island for a week at the end of March to visit the aquariums and rehabilitation centres for sea creature like stingrays. He loves whales and dolphins too so we hope to inspire him to visit the Bahamas, snorkel, and appreciate the magic of the oceans as he grows up. XXOO
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Wow! Maybe we’ll meet you in the Bahamas!!
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We would LOVE it if we could meet up with you!! We are at the Reef Atlantis from Monday March 28 to Monday April 4th. But we understand that you may be elsewhere on one of the islands and sailing a boat is waaaaaaay different than driving a car, so meeting up at a specific date is a whole challenge. If it is possible, that would be fantastic! We are allowed 2 guests when we are on the ‘campus’. This resort is a whole other ballgame than what we are used to.
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