Tuesday, 8 January 2019

A Study in Contrasts


We left the very upscale resort-like marina at Emerald Bay today – having enjoyed the clean hot showers, the beautiful clubhouse, the free laundry room, and the near-by use of the gorgeous Grand Isle resort facilities – gourmet restaurant, infinity pool, beautiful powdery ocean beach, etc.
We even took a long walk and ended up on a self-guided tour of Sandals Resort – the pics below will tell the story.

Then we went from the 360-degree protection of the marina harbour to the very rolly waters of Exuma Sound for a two-hour trip to Rat Cay (no rats involved J). This is totally opposite to what we had experienced in Emerald Bay – remote, open turquoise water on the Exuma Bank – only two other boats in sight. There are no services at all – we need to be completely self-sufficient here. But it’s just as gorgeous in its own way. Even the weather contrasted from a glorious sunny day this afternoon, to a dark stormy sky, resulting in a steady downpour at dinner-time, just after I blew my conch to the setting sun. As I write this, the only sound I hear now is the gentle lapping of the nearly still water against our little dinghy, tied up to Sea Change.

We’ll spend the next couple of days here, until we run out of supplies – then off to explore new places. This is so great!



















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