A Lesson for Life – As the Tide Turns

For three days in a row, we have tried to get into the Thunderball Grotto before the tide turns – called “slack tide”. This makes it possible to snorkel the cave without the waves pushing against you and forcing all of the fish out of the grotto against the strong tidal current.

We kept miscalculating the moment – but a couple we met came by in their dinghy at 8:30 yesterday morning and said “go now”. “OK”, we agreed and quickly pulled on our wetsuits and snorkel gear, jumped into the dinghy and were off.

Sure enough, the tide was slack enough to allow us into the gorgeous grotto – with the amazing variety of fish still lit by the sun’s rays streaming through the open hole at the top – magical!

The lesson is – seize the moment – take the opportunity when it presents itself, without hesitation – it sure was worth it in this instance!

Now we’re in Black Point on a lazy Sunday – about to explore the beaches here. Then tomorrow, back to mundane tasks like laundry and grocery shopping – then on to Little Farmer’s Cay.

The pics below are last images from Staniel Cay before we left.