As I was attaching the bridle to our anchor off of Compass Cay, I had to pause and regroup after looking down to see a shark swimming just feet below my hand. A HUGE nurse shark was circling our boat as we set the anchor. We killed the engines, but he didn’t leave! He just kept swimming at the surface and I kid you not, he was cuddling our sugar scoops. Like a cat nuzzles. Should we hop in and go for a swim?
No. But we did get excited to step OVER that shark and dinghy over to Compass Cay Marina where they let you hop in the water and swim, pet, and even feed the dang things. All the kids were excited. I assumed that once they got a look at water filled with sharks, they would change their minds (maybe use a little good judgment). Nope. Everyone hopped in. Well, everyone except me. I said that my brave act for the day was allowing my family to swim with sharks.
We spent the week island hopping the Exumas with the Salty Dawg Rendezvous. We joined this group last year and had so much fun we decided to put it on our calendars again this season. This year we picked different natural attractions to explore with the kids – snorkeling an underwater cave, swimming with sharks, and practicing family freediving in the Sea Aquarium. Logan’s hobby has created a family obsession. Everyday was more fun than the last and every evening spent with great friends on the beach for happy hour and beach games. Thanks Salty Dawgs!
Hours after wrapping up all the silly fun, we headed back out to sea to sail back across the Exuma Sound to the island of Eleuthera. We needed to make our way to the small island of Spanish Wells. Spanish Wells has one of the only boat yards in The Bahamas that can haul a catamaran out of the water and we have some annual maintenance that needs to be taken care of. So after upping anchor daily for the last two weeks, we find ourselves moored in a spot for about a week. It’s weird to wake up each morning and recognize our surroundings. And it’s weird that it’s weird.
