Lucky One left before us and by the time we got there Linda, Huen and Lucky were beside the Sapona and getting ready to enter the water. The currents around the wreck seemed moderate but were obviously too strong for a poor swimmer, like me and Beth still coughing from her upper respiratory infection couldn't snorkel, so we watched.
Linda being the adventurous soul that she is, put on her full face mask snorkel and dropped off the side of the dingy to swim toward the rusting wreck.....excited, 70 lb Lucky jumped in on top of her! Yes, we thought she was going to drown but she and Huen managed to pull him back on the dingy. She did get to go over and view the wreck and told us about the beautiful colored fish swimming around and in and out of the holes in the wreck.
The locals run snorkel tours to this spot and have a much safer way of getting people in the water. They put a bow and stern anchor out so that people can hold on to a solid line while viewing or getting back to the swim platform to re-board.
A leisurely ride got us into Honeymoon Harbour. This is an idyllic spot on Gun Cay which is protected from a south and east wind by low bars that are visible at low tide. We anchored in beautiful shades of blue water and white sand. A cool breeze kept the temperature comfortable even after soaking in the buoyant clear salt water.
Serene setting, warm sun, cool breeze , easily floating on the top water I felt relaxed....when Beth calmly said, "Ralph, look around you in the water." I thought she was directing my attention to another star fish or coral head.....but no....I saw several triangular dark objects floating toward me. They were about one to two feet across... and then I saw it.....it was huge! ... black in color, triangular shaped and at least 4 to 5 feet across...and racing directly toward me! Crap! It was the biggest sting ray I had ever see....and it looked hungry.....It is possible for a guy to turn blue water white and guess what....this made all the stingrays come faster. It turns out that this area has been a popular place for many years to come and feed the stingrays. We watched as children on the shore slapped the water to get the rays attention, than feed them fish.
I'm two for two in picking rolls spots to anchor. Even though this is a fairly well protected anchorage from the winds, the flood tide caused the water to curl around through the entrance and roll us from beam to beam all night long. There was a 100 foot motor yacht anchored directly in the path that had to move because of the rolling.
Spencer, Sophie and Lucky enjoyed chasing each other on the beach. I think Sophie has a crush on Lucky from the way she teases him and maybe Spencer is just a little bit jealous, but they all seemed to have fun .
Beth blew up her new paddle board and is trying to get enough balance to stand up on it. "No problem. Let me try it", I joked as I kneeled on the board and paddled out to a little deeper water.
Immediately, my audience saw me splash awkwardly into the water when I attempted to stand...cruel little brats! Linda didn't last much longer.
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