There is no shortage of trash on these beautiful beaches. Where does it come from? Fishing boats, cruise ships, other islands, etc. There is lots of plastic, single shoes, lumber, fishing equipment. It is a junk swap meet! The locals claim Nike shoes are collectors items so Nike shoes are saved from the pyre.
There are no garbage dumps on these islands so trash is burned. Plastic burns real well producing a large black toxic cloud. CaptainClean was frothing at the mouth to put the fire out but the trash-picker pyro group restrained him.
We all jumped in the water and watched the fire from afar except CaptainClean who took this picture. The beach is one of the most beautiful we have seen so far. Off shore is the third largest barrier reef in the world and has spectacular snorkeling.
The fishing is also good. This particular morning we trolled for about 20 minutes before we caught this little Nassau Grouper. It was our first edible catch so we were very excited. CaptainClean did a great job filleting him for dinner.
The island offers lots of good hiking and it is a good idea to cover up for sun and bug protection. The mangroves breed mosquitos and lots, lots of No See Ums (little tiny nasty creatures that leave small red itchy bumps). There are lots of birds and lizards. We have not seen any large wild animals but there are plenty of unleashed dogs looking for adoption.
The island offers lots of good hiking and it is a good idea to cover up for sun and bug protection. The mangroves breed mosquitos and lots, lots of No See Ums (little tiny nasty creatures that leave small red itchy bumps). There are lots of birds and lizards. We have not seen any large wild animals but there are plenty of unleashed dogs looking for adoption. The dock Anne is standing on was reached by walking through the marsh and mangroves on a wooden platform built by local residents Bill, Leslie and visiting cruisers.
The perfect end to a perfect day at a perfect anchorage.
The perfect end to a perfect day at a perfect anchorage.
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Very Zen... I think.
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I am sitting at my desk dealing with educational "stuff" thinking that mosquitos, no-see em's and trash pick up look pretty good. Hope all is well.
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