April 1 and 2

We woke up to a beautiful morning in Trellis bay.  I can't get over how much cleaner and clearer the water is.  I wonder if it is because they now is the guide books say to empty hour holding takes when your are at least 1000 yards off shore, whereas in prior years here they did not use the holding tanks.  Anyway it is much clearer and cleaner.  You could see the reefs plain as day and yet some people just drove their dingys over the reefs and would bump.  It kinda got funny to watch.  Kirk would try to warn them but no one paid much attention until their engine had hit bottom and they were stuck. (that is until they pulled their engines up.

 

We hauled out of there and made our way to Road Town Tortolla to get provisions, a national park permit (to use their mooring balls) and to get a fishing license.  Was a long hot morning but when we got underway I was fishing (no luck) as we crossed the Sir Francis Drake channel and headed to a little anchorage called Lee Bay where we had been before.  Fortunately, it already had 4 boats in it so we headed down to an anchorage called Benures Bay.   Oh my gosh.  This place is fabulous.   We are in sand about 20 feet deep and you can see the bottom as clear as can be. We fished last night and  I have been fishing this morning and you can watch the fish snub your bait.  Is hysterical.  We can see our anchor chain.  It has done loops.  I do not think I have ever seen water this clear.  So our not getting into Lee Bay was a great blessing.   This anchorage filled up and so that was entertaining to watch all the boats vie for position.  There is a big reef a bit away and if we feel energetic we way go over this morning.  No need to snorkel, you can just look out the side of the dingy and see it all, just like standing looking down from the boat.  Amazing.

 

Since we have been here we have seen turtles, some big fat fish about 2 ½ feet long, tons of the little blue fish, a big ray, a little skate, schools of little white fish.  Just no takers on our bait!

 

Last night kirk was lamenting that no one was here to experience what he was feeling.   Is really nice, peaceful, beautiful place