Adventure US 2 right next to us |
Well, we’re still asking ourselves that same question. And so far, the answer is NO!
It has been chilly here in the Caribbean. I know, we don’t have a clue about what is “chilly”! But let’s just agree to disagree and rephrase it to say that it has been COMPARATIVELY chilly… here in the Caribbean. So cool, in fact that I have been reluctant to get into the water.
Nearby Savannah Bay |
Anyway… what is it with this “Beach Heaven and Bucket List” of which I speak? After a late afternoon arrival to Pond Bay, we stayed onboard, but I extracted a promise from Bruce that he would take me to that beach in the morning!!!
Where is Pond Bay? Well it is actually practically a part of Savannah Bay. Yes, the Savannah Bay that has been on my Bucket List since I first laid eyes upon it from the roadside scenic outlook above it… many years ago… We finally got to check it off the Bucket List… and then just motored on past it!
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We dropped anchor in nearby Pond Bay… in about 15 ft of water over sand, and easily set the hook. There were several boats over there in Savannah Bay but only three others here on this end. I chose a spot as far to the north end as I could get after reading that there would be less swell here.
Our protective reef |
Looking forward |
Looking to port |
The boats closer to the reef behind us |
Still amazed that T-Mobile works here... |
Looking to starboard |
Difficult to choose just one... |
Little bit of wind and rain but nice flat water here... |
Waves of no significant size carried us the final half dozen feet or so as we bailed over the side and struggled to keep from being toppled in the break. We lifted our little kayak up and deposited it securely above the high tide line and commenced to exploring this deserted stretch.
I have broken my vow to collect no shells… There are just so many strange and unusual shells here and I’ve got a limpet shell collection going to some-day be made into… something. I amused myself for some time scouring the tide-line for beauties.
Once Bruce’s pockets were full of shells, I had to find alternate entertainment. My camera in hand, I played with the waves and a tiny sea-fan skeleton that I rescued and immortalized.
There is nothing that a day at the beach will not fix. Our happiest times are the unplanned snippets like these. And this beach, with nobody around but the two of us… Just us…. was Beach Heaven!
Words can’t describe the high we’re on as we enjoyed yet another sinking sun and beauty so profound it reminds us once again, how fortunate we are. While the world back home is rocked by multiple daily bombshells…figurative for now… we’re just out here ticking things off the Bucket List in Beach Heaven!