A Walkabout Rock Sound

2/26 - We spent the better part of the day exploring Rock Sound. After a quick trip back to the hardware store to purchase a forgotten item, we took the dinghy to the town dock and walked the main part of town. It’s quite small, but did offer a few things of interest. We walked to the “ocean hole” which is a landlocked tidal lake full of fish that make their way into it through subterranean tunnels from the sea. It is rumored to be bottomless. We had lunch at a little out-of-the-way spot called Sammy's. We asked someone in town where it was and then ended up giving us a ride in the back of their truck. The food was good and the price very reasonable. We bought a few things at the Lumber Store – which was more like a general store and some CD’s at the local music store. Later in the afternoon Gerry worked on his conch shells and made conch horns out of them and then we went over to Second Star for a quick happy hour and made plans for our travels to Hatchet Bay tomorrow.

2/27 – We departed the anchorage at 8:30. We had a longer journey today – around 37 miles. We had some wind and, for awhile, the ride was a bit bumpy. Eventually we changed course and the ride became more downwind and pushed us along. On the way we fished but at the end of the day had nothing to show for it except Gerry lost 2 rigs and Michael and Jana lost 2 rigs, a whole spool of line and broke a poll. However, it provided good exercise and the fun of trying to reel in whatever was on the end of the line. Second Star did catch a huge barracuda and got it to the boat but, of course, let it go.

Our destination, Hatchet Bay, is a small inland lake with an entrance that has been cut through the cliffs. It’s about 90 feet wide, but appears narrower. Entering was a little entertaining as we had some current with the wind and waves hitting on our starboard side. Inside there were several mooring balls, but we decided to give anchoring a try and were able to get a reasonable set. We decided not to go ashore, and instead spent our time relaxing, doing computer “stuff” (as we were able to pick up free WiFi), reading and napping. Tomorrow we’ll travel to Spanish Wells.