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SAILING AROUND THE WORLD WITH SPIRIT OF ARGO
IT'S A DOGS LIFE
SAILING AROUND THE WORLD WITH SPIRIT OF ARGO
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Abraham Bay, Mayaguana – surrounded by reefs

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We are in Abraham Bay, Mayaguana Island.  This is one of the more southern islands of the Bahamas.  Working our way north, this season, it seemed a logical place to stop first to check into the Bahamas.

We made it to the Bahamas!
We made it to the Bahamas!

Abraham Bay is quite unique, in our experience, as it is completely surrounded by reefs.

Initially we anchored up at the west entrance of the bay, because our depth gauge was not working, this despite long hours of tracing wiring, sanding connections and scrubbing sensors.  But then it ‘magically’ decided to work?!?!? So we threaded our way through the mired of reefs and rocks in the Bay to a pool of water ‘not quite as far’ from town.

In this shallow bay you are still anchored up a good couple of miles from shore
In this shallow bay you are still anchored up a good couple of miles from shore

It is still a bit of a dingy ride anywhere.

The dingy dock at town
The dingy dock at town

Not that there is much in town for you to visit except Customs and Immigration.

Do not blink
Do not blink
Customs and immigration right below a cell phone tower
Customs and immigration right below a cell phone tower

 

You can get a beer a few over priced groceries if you are despirate
You can get a beer and a few over priced groceries if you are despirate

Besides checking in, you do not stop in Mayaguana Island for the ‘town’.

It is the reef and the wildlife you come here for.  We found nurse sharks, manta ray and lots of lobster (too bad they are out of season now) in and around the outer coral heads of the bay.

Some of the local inhabitants of the anchorage, shallow reefs and grass beds closer to shore are star fish, ocean trigger fish and queen conch.

It is easier to get to some of these places with a kayak, but you can do it in a dingy...with a bit of finesse.
It is easier to get to some of these places with a kayak, but you can do it in a dingy…with a bit of finesse.

 

The shoreline is a mixture of eroding limestone, mangroves and sandy beaches. Fun to explore with a group of 'like minded' sailors.
The shoreline is a mixture of eroding limestone, mangroves and sandy beaches. Fun to explore with a group of ‘like minded’ sailors

When I am not chasing coconuts I like to do a little beach combing for unusual things.  Shells are my usual find, but today was different. IMG_4108These guys are often called Trilobite IMPOSTERS.  They are not the reincarnation of a long extinct crustacean (crab family), but instead a mollusc (snale family) called a Chiton.  They just have a segmented shell, not a segmented body.

I admit, I had to look them up on the net
I admit, I had to look them up on the net

You think those guys were an interesting find.  How about a whole boat washed up on shore?

We were told she was washed ashore in the last hurricane
We were told she was washed ashore in the last hurricane

 

The boat had been 'picked clean' since the last hurricane through her ashore
We were told the boat had been ‘picked clean’ but we had to take a look anyway.

We found Abrahams Bay lots of fun, but are eager to explore more of the Bahamas.  Where to next?

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