We spent two days on Cay Cay, but at $150 a night it was getting to be a little much. We set out across the bank with Falco, and another boat Rafale, or as we call them, the Belgians from Texas. When we first saw the boat it said Texas, but they are from western Belgium, not far from where we lived in Holland. We left in about 20 knots of wind and anchored in it as well, not the smartest thing I have ever done. We tried to sleep, but it was kind of like trying to sleep on Space Mountain at Disney. The anchor held most of the night, but at five we heard the BEEEEEEEP of the anchor alarm. After about ½ hour of coaxing, I managed to get it reset, but it was about time to go by then.
Another day of hard sailing, about 20-25 knots and we came into an area with “poor holding” for the anchor, and the mooring field was full. Without a viable alternative we tried 3 times to get the anchor set, we finally found a shallow sandy spot and set it. Both Falco and Rafale appeared to set on the first try. Right before the sun went down we saw Rafale trying to get reset, and in the morning they were next to us on the same sand bar. The girls went to the beach and found 81 conch shells along with their friends from Falco, not too many tourists here.
I bought an internet booster in Marathon and was able to send a message over open wifi from about 2 miles away, that thing is great. We are heading to Nassau tomorrow.
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