Thursday 4/9 & Friday 4/10/09 We left Highborne and headed to Warderick Wells, home of the Exuma Land & Sea Park. Sea conditions were great. Barely a ripple. We arrived at the park Thursday afternoon after making a reservation by internet but not knowing if it was confirmed due to the spotty connection at Highborn. About 10 miles out I called the on the radio and found out that indeed we had a spot in their mooring field. No anchoring allowed! We worked our way in and found our mooring. Pam picked up the line on the first try and got us secured. Not an easy task. We dropped the dinghy in the water and went over to the office to check in. The park is manned mostly by volunteers who either live on their boat or in a house provided by the park. Beautiful doesn't describe how pretty this place is. Snorkeling over coral reefs for me and Pam looking though her viewing bucket on loan from John & Mary from Root Beer Float back at Ft. Myers. We are moored over a sunken boat with a pet nurse shark that always seems to be hanging around it. Friday we hiked up to BooBoo Hill and around the island. Part of the trail led though water due to the high tide. This was nothing for Pam. Right through she went! She did get a bit of a scare when a small lizard ran across the trail in front of her but then just kicked at him when he tried selling her insurance! (State Farm customers. Sorry!) The view from BooBoo Hill was great. We could see both sides of the island and right down into the mooring field. One of the things the hill is noted for are the signs that everyone who passes through leaves with their boat name on. We're still looking for driftwood to make ours as I write this. Tomorrow we plan on heading a little further South to anchor for Easter. We may be awhile before our next posting so to all have a happy Easter!
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