Jan. 19^th

We sailed to Conception Island and arrived around 4pm, mostly a down wind. We flew the spinnaker most of the time, except when the sock gave Greg some difficulty. We had to rethread the line through, it kept getting tangled. For our non sailing friends, the sock is material that can be pulled over the spinnaker for an easier handling when bringing it up and down, when it works. LOL

Conception Island is an uninhabited island and its off by its own, the closest island to it is Rum Cay. The Island is land park under the protection of The Bahamas Nation Trust. It’s a watering place and sanctuary for migratory birds, beautiful beaches, reefs and a site for green turtle nesting. We took a walk on the beach after swimming ashore with chopper. I forgot to bring the camera, Arrrg!

It was good holding in a nice sandy bottom, there are some reefs, but theree in the deeper areas. The books and navionics has the anchor sites labled nice. We had a northeast wind so that area was the best protection.

I found some interesting shells, Greg found a sand dollar on diving, I looked at it for a while but put it back in the water. It was still alive, I don’t mind finding the dead ones on the beach. We walked to the eastern side of the island, not very far at all. It was even more gorgeous with the waves hitting the reef that surrounds most of the island.  There was an area between the rocks that almost looked like a perfect boat launch. It was a good area to sit in while the waves crashed in, it made a nice jacuzzi area.

The next stop is Long Island at 47 miles to Clarence town, there is a sink hole there called Deans hole. Its approximately 630 feet deep. We should be there about 3:30 today to snorkel it. YEAH!