Bahamas - Long Island, Thompson Bay, Tiny’s Bar

We arrived at Salt Ponds, Thompson Bay and headed over to Tiny’s Beach Bar along with Karen and Duane

Bahamas - Ragged Islands, Jamacia Cay

We decided with Sojourn, that as neither of us had ever visited Jamacia Cay, and as the weather was mild enough for us to enter the shallow anchorage, we’d go and explore the uninhabited island that had once hosted a small exclusive resort.

We had a lovely sail, and dropped anchor in the shallow but protected bay.

We found the buildings in an advanced state of disrepair

Papaya tree growing in inside the building. A very happy tree, totally protected from the wind 

Many of these Fruit Trees. I am not sure what they are

Jenny next to a large Prickly Pear plant

Prickly Pear Fruit

Another building in disrepair

This one looks like it might have been an Reception or DockMaster office

Another small Papaya tree struggling to grow

We decide to try walk across the island, but we’d not brought Bush Whacking tools and so we scrabbled through the undergrowth trying to find an old path

Trying to find a path

We gave up, and returned across to the anchorage side, and headed for these coconut trees which were fairly low and full of coconuts

Here I am boosted by Nicholas and Duane and Karen

I managed to reach the coconut and cut two down

We found this old generator

Tankers on the shore, which we assume were Gasoline for the islands Generators etc

Karen with Sojourn 

Meshugga at anchor

Penny and Jenny waiting for the rest of us to return from our adventure

Back at Meshugga, Nicholas and Mike decided to dive the reefs and surrounding islets for fish and conch

No luck for either Karen and Duane, or Nicholas or Mike.

No Fish worth shooting for the pot, No Conch either

Lobster season is closed, and none were spotted. The reefs are pretty barren.

Bahamas - Ragged Island, Buenavista Cay

Meshugga and Sojourn sailed north from Hog Cay to Buenavista, some 15 miles, and anchored in an empty bay. Later another yacht arrived but kept his privacy by being well away from our anchored boats.

We went ashore to Edwards ruined house, from Hurricane Dorian, 2018.

House roof torn off.

Sides stripped of cladding

The remains of the Freezer

Drill press rusted to beyond repair

Banks of batteries…

The Goat Shed is in good condition with its’ roof intact with drainage pipes to water storage tanks

Not sure what this lean-to was

Up on the Hill, is Edwards’ Fathers’ Homestead, all build with rocks and concrete onto rock. But apparently has gone to ruin too

Huge Aloes everywhere

Later we walked across the island to look at the ocean. Meshugga at anchor

Karen pointing out the Ruins which we Bush Whacked to, on our last visit to Buenavista. We don’t know what the Ruins are. Walls of Rock, in the middle of a Pan

Across on the windward side, ie the Atlantic Ocean, Mike overlooking the strewn flotsam and jetsam which has been hurled up the cliffs by the sea

Karen overlooking a very windy sea

Back at Edwards House, Nicholas had rigged up lighting which works off Solar, and was making some adjustments to the installation. It’s quite marvelous at night to look ashore and see lights up lighting the only huge tree.

And later it was Games aboard Meshugga with Sojourn joining us for Mexican Trains.