Compass Cay

After we left Darwin and headed south as they headed north, we spent two nights at Compass Cay.  We didn't know much about the Cay which I think in some ways is better as everything comes as a surprise.

We anchored near the red blob on the map above. 

Binary at anchor

It was low tide when we arrived so Sam suggested we give Binary a much needed clean along the waterline.

Even boat chores are fun in the Bahamas

Sam then headed out with another cruiser anchored near us to try and catch some fish on the ocean side of the cay.  Unfortunately they didn't come home with dinner.

The next morning we (well, all of us except Riley because he sleeps until noon!) got up early to check out Rachel's Bubble Bath (yellow on the map).  The reason for the early start is the Bubble Bath needs to be visited at high tide for full effect.  

To the right of Sam in this picture is a cut in the rock open
to the ocean. When the swell approaches the cut...

... waves crash through and create foamy bubbles
in the lagoon on the other side

If we had been here on the day we went into Nassau with the giant swells coming in from Bermuda it would have been an impressive sight indeed.

Later in the day we headed west in the dingy to explore some caves (the orange on the map) at Rocky Dundas.  There are 2 small moorings to tie your dingy to and then the caves are accessed by swimming in.  I don't have any pictures of the caves because we don't have a decent waterproof camera so I stole this from the interwebs (let's face it, this is way better than I would have taken anyway):

Sunset over Rocky Dundas