We left Highbourne Cay early on Tuesday morning with the tide to continue our journey south through the islands. The sea was cobalt blue and the wind was calm making the water as clear as an aquarium, showing us not only the beautiful world below us but also the nail bitingly shallow depth and the odd shark!
Anchoring 'Slowey' in a little bay off Norman’s Cay, we were amazed that there was not a single vessel in sight. We made lunch before zooming off in the tender in search of an aeroplane which had crashed landed not far off the island in the 1970s. The plane allegedly belonged to a notorious drug lord who owned one of the adjacent islands.
It was clear the sea had claimed the wreckage for herself and the plane was now home to an array of sea life, from poisonous and aggressive looking lion fish to an array of vibrant reef fish. With the wreck being in such shallow water we used our new found ‘’paddle board snorkelling’’ technique (mainly made up of us scaredy cats hanging off the side of the paddle boards with our snorkel clad heads in the water) to explore. As we goofed around walking on the wings Abe ventured on to explore the area. He returned with stories of vicious hermit craps attacking conch and giant starfish.
As the sun dipped below the horizon we headed back to the boat for dinner and an early night excited for what tomorrow's trip to Shroud Cay will bring!
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