Manjack Cay Anchorage, Abacos

On yet another sunny and warm day, we got up early for the very short cruise (one hour) to Manjack Cay (pronounced Munjack and cay is pronounced key).  Several people had recommended that we spend time here.  There  were three areas to choose from – one more attractive than the next.  We went to the northernmost bay first – the one closest to where we were. 



We took the dinghy in to go snorkeling for the first time on this trip.  It was great fun and quite beautiful.  There weren't a lot of fish but there were enough to make it worthwhile.  We then took the dinghy to the shore where we kept seeing tiny gatherings of people near a particular part of the beach.  Sure enough, there were manta rays and nurse sharks swimming in the shallow waters there.  A man was feeding them and allowing people to do the same.  It was fun to watch!

We spent time walking the length of the stunning beach looking at shells  - lots of conch and sand dollars. 

After returning to the boat, Lynn finally started practicing her piano (first time on the trip) while  Jonny fooled with the music on his IPAD.  Later we moved around the point to a more secure anchorage in the bight between Manjack Cay and Crab Cay. Lynn made a delicious chicken curry for dinner and that night we watched Grandma with Lily Tomlin (good movie).

 
The next morning, Sunday, we got an early start and took the dinghy with the outboard so we could venture further for more snorkeling.  We found a cool place and snorkeled for quite a while along a breakwater but didn’t see a lot.  Jonny, however, did see two manta rays and a sea turtle.  He always sees more than Lynn does!

We returned to Zendo after an extended dinghy ride around a portion of Manjack Cay.  On the way back to Zendo, our engine conked out.  It turned out that that our ow line was tangled up in the prop. Jonny rowed us back and we freed the prop of the line. Another lesson learned!!

 

 

  

 Later on we spent a very relaxing afternoon reading, practicing piano and enjoying each other’s company.  That evening we watched Lady in the Van.  By the way, we have very poor radio reception here and obviously no television reception but we have certainly found plenty of enjoyable  ways to spend our time!