Pipe Creek to O’Brien’s Cay

This has been a very interesting few days as we’ve explored areas of the Exumas that are new. Our first stop was Pipe Creek – Thomas Cay anchorage. We joined our friends Jane and Steve in this anchorage on Tuesday March 22. It’s a tricky spot to get into because of shallow water but we had no trouble (came in at high tide). It’s also a challenging spot to anchor- relatively narrow with lots of current. It took a few tries but we finally got settled in a spot we thought was good. Later that night, the boat turned with the tide and we swung very close to the catamaran beside us. Mark stayed up to wait for the next tide change just to keep an eye of our position (we were fine).

In the morning, we went for a good walk on Thomas Cay with Jane and Steve. This island has several good trails that lead out to the Sound side. It’s always interesting to check out the views from the different cays. As we approached the second beach, our progress was halted by a big male goat. He stood quite still and watched us, ready to give us a good chasing if we got too close to his family – a female and 2 kids. We gave them a wide berth and continued along the trail to the next beach. No shortage of places to walk on this island.

After much discussion, Mark and I decided to leave Pipe Creek on Thursday, March 24. The current is very strong and our full keel boat was doing some crazy moving – including drifting into shallow water and then riding over our anchor so it was behind the stern. We left around 12pm today with the high tide and motored our way slightly further north to Cambridge Cay. We arrived at Cambridge only to find the anchorage very busy so we decided to continue even further north to O’Brien’s Cay.

So here we are – in another new location! We’re on a mooring ball and are the only boat around! This spot is very close to the aquarium – a deep pool that has amazing coral and fish. We plan to swim the aquarium and maybe dinghy back to Cambridge Cay at some point. We’ll probably be here for the weekend so we have time to explore the area.