Highbourne Cay and Palm Cay

We first went to Highbourne Cay (no photos).  We got fuel, water, and some food from their small grocery store.   The unfortunate thing here is that our boat got damaged at the fuel dock as Ed was steering us away from the dock when we were done.  The wind was blowing us back into the dock and as we went forward the support for the solar panels got caught on a piling and some of the pieces got bent and broke.  Fortunately it didn't fall down, but was very loose.  When we anchored that night, Ed re-screwed the support down and was able to put some of the pieces back together.  It's a temporary fix, so this, and some other issues that have cropped up on our trip will need to be attended to when we return.

The next day after Highbourne, we went to Palm Cay Marina.  This was the first marina since Cave Cay when we were still going South.

 The entrance into the marina was tricky.  There were markings on the chart showing where there were some coral reefs sticking up from the water and warning cruisers to move around them.  There were quite a few dark areas and we did quite a bit of veering around some of them. 

A coral reef at the surface of the water.  They are very hard and will break a rudder of any boat if hit.

Dolce Vita docked, resting quietly!

Before a shower and desperate!

After a shower....aah!!!!

                                                                  

Out to dinner at the marina's restaurant.

A very tired admiral!

                                                                          

A very tired captain!

Lights on the beach in front of the restaurant.  They flickered on with different colors, sometimes all the same color and sometimes varied, like the above photo.

The marina is next to a condominium complex so the marina caters to them.  There is a membership required to go onto this beach and some other areas on the property.   This place is well maintained, unlike a lot of the Exuma islands where areas were not kept up well.


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