Little Exuma to Jumentos, Bahamas

Early April we cross from Little Exuma, just south of GeorgeTown, to Jumentos, a little string of remote islands, mostly uninhabited until the Ragged Islands, another 60 miles south. We wait for a good weather window and soon a front passes giving us good wind to go.  Our first island is Water Cay, where fishermen clean their catch, and it had menacing looking, hungry sharks, disappointed that we had no fish guts.  Next we stayed in Flamingo Cay, Raccoon Cay, and finally Ragged Island.

Seas were still rough as the front passed and we rode it to Water Cay in the Jumentos

Dinghy had a wild ride surfing the following seas. 

Sunset at Water Cay, which is a fishing boat cleaning harbor, so large sharks greeted us. No swimming!!

The next day we continue to Flamingo Cay. I fell in love with Flamingo Cay and we decided to change our address and just stay for days and days! No other boats ... until Bahama Mama showed up, then 4 more catamarans!  We moved on ... 

What a different a day makes.
The seas were calmer the next day as we travel south down the Jumentos to Flamingo Cay.

Fair weather sailors, we enter the harbor at Flamingo Cay, love at first sight. 

Charts show 2 palms as a significant land mark.  Only one remains.
How about that water?
No sharks! Swim time!
 

Fly Away - the only boat in the harbor for several days.

We explore the island starting with a hike on the trail marked by flip flops to the north side that revealed a pristine cove and beach and another trail to the Atlantic side. We discovered oyster catchers, fishing nets, and red shrimp!

View from the trail to the north cove and beach.

The flip flop trail - people hang old
flip flops on tree branches to mark the way. 

Pristine north cove and beach on Flamingo Cay

The Atlantic side of Flamingo Cay

We spy oyster catcher couple 

The oyster catcher with a water fall 

from surging waves in the background

Huge fishing net washes ashore - this is 1/4 inch line and the net was 20+ feet long.
D so wanted a hammock. It weighed hundreds of pounds!

Holes on the trail inland are tidal and this one had hundreds of small 1-2 inch red shrimp.

Close up of the red shrimp in the tidal hole.

Next: More adventures at Flamingo Cay.