Bahamas - Ragged Islands, Raccoon Cay

We left Hog Cay around mid day on Sunday, after going ashore to collect packages which Maxine had kindly brought from the Mailboat Capt C with our fresh produce which we’d purchased from Super Value in Nassau.

It was a leisurely 10 mile sail to Raccoon Cay, which we’d never been to before and Karen said there was an interesting walk across the island. (Thanks Karen for the photo)

After anchoring we picked up Karen in our dinghy, Duane taking time out on Sojourn.

It was difficult to ‘see’ the Start of the Trail from the dinghy as it was not well marked with either on the beach or in the trees. Eventually we spotted a buoy in a tree and anchored the dinghy to go ashore.

Once through the beach scrub we were immediately at a semi dried Pan

 

Along the Trail Karen and I cut branches as the Trail was quite over-grown and narrow. The walking was tough along sharp volcanic rocks.

Arriving on the windward side, you can see the almost non-existent Trail

Time for drinks and a few moments to catch our breath

Nicholas had spied an interesting looking feature slightly north on the coast so we walked there

We’re going to the area where you can see white water

Numerous Blow Holes along the way, none blowing, but sea water rushing in and out

We got the the area of interest and found it to be a huge rock pool

With waves crashing against the rocks and flooding the pool

The rocks are very sharp to walk on

A lone adult goat watches us from the scrub line

Nicholas decided to go for a swim in the rock pool, and found it quite shallow.

Sitting in the water his flip-flops floated off and here he is grabbing one

Got one

Scrabbling in the water for his other flip flop

The precarious climb out of the pool up the jagged rocks

A floating buoy

I walked around the the northern end of the rock pool for a better view

Quite spectacular

Then it was the long walk back to the dinghy. No sooner had we started walking that my one flip flop broke. Luckily Karen had picked up a RH flip flop as a Trail Marker and even though a bit too big for me, it was better than walking barefoot all the way back. (Thanks Karen for the photo)

Both Karen and I had picked up Flotsam and Jetsam and carted it the mile back to the Start of the Trail to add extra markers so that the Start of the Trail is easier for others to see.

Racoon Cay, with our walk, 2 miles.