The Bahamas Meteorology Department boasts that the Bahamas are bathed in sunshine for 315+ days a year, and today was one of those days. So much so that we have started calling those weather perfect days a "315 day".
Today was the first day we were able to get the kayaks down and do some paddling. Until today, it has been too windy to enjoy a good paddle. Our trip started at 9:30 this morning after a hearty breakfast pizza Sharon made on the grill. Yea, I get pizza for breakfast. Our destination was Jack's Bay Cove, just to the south of Plain Bay at White Point. From Plain Bay it is a 2.5 mile paddle that took us about 1.5 hours to reach the cove. A slight breeze pushed us down along the west side of Great Guana Cay giving us an opportunity to view all the creatures lurking in the shallow waters along the edge of the cay. We did see briefly a loggerhead turtle, but mostly small fish. This was our first visit for this year to the cove. Compared to previous visits last year, the cove did experience some beach erosion from Hurricane Sandy and it did have a lot of sea grass deposited on the beach. The return paddle to Plain Bay has us slipping the head breeze by hugging the cliffs where we did find the cave shown in the photos below. As we crossed Plain Bay back to Big Run, the head wind did not slow us down. This was truly a 315 day!
This cave was big enough to accommodate 20 kayakers!
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