Leaf Cay/Allans Cay

We took a lazy morning and read under the shade on deck while enjoying the comfortable temperatures and beautiful scenery. We watched as tourists came in and out to visit the iguanas on Leaf Cay and blasting their music when they go on shore and we knew they were coming from the loud engines and big wake to shake our boat and they left as quickly as they came and after feeling their wake again we knew they were gone. Then JR took me to a coral garden to snorkel where they had gone to spearfish the previous day. It was north of Leaf Cay and I was able to see tons of coral, fish, a sting ray, sponges, sea fans, huge sea urchins, and later I learned there was a sea turtle too, but I didn't see it. :( Then we returned to the boat and made some tasty chorizo soup. We lounged around and as Dan swam to our boat he exclaimed he saw a 7 ft nurse shark swim by! Of course I missed it, but I was on deck reading so I don't know how I would have seen it unless I was in the water swimming. Dan came by to ask me for the helmet conch to show his wife and take some pics, but I told him I released it this morning because they weren't doing so well and JR swam up and told him the location of the conch because he was swimming around and found them. JR was then inspired to replace the zincs on our bilge keels and he was only able to do one side before he went out with Dan to spearfish again. Unfortunately, they came back without any fish after a few hours. I was dutifully cleaning and organizing in the cabin to prepare for our departure the next day. Then when JR returned we went to Leaf Cay to take pics of the iguanas living on the island and then we motored to the postcard perfect beach on a sister island to take some pics from the dinghy, but just my luck there was another dinghy that came out of nowhere and landed on the beach so they ended up in my photos. We returned to the boat and enjoyed a nice bowl of soup left over from lunch and watched the sunset. Dan came by to return our Bahamas cruising guide and we looked at some charts to determine where we would go next. We drank some wine and enjoyed the rest of our evening under the beautiful stars with the strange song of the nocturnal birds. We star gazed for a while and after seeing some shooting stars and fast moving airplanes we decided to retire in the cabin. It is so nice to be outside and not have to worry about bugs biting us. We noticed a huge bat flying around and we suspect that bats have a major impact on the insect population in and around the island. We really enjoy our time outside and the less mosquitoes or no-see-ums present the better! :) This has been our favorite place so far.