The day was so nice that we didn't make it to Treasure Cay. After nearly a week of living on a dock a night anchored at a less traveled spot was a treat not to be passed. Water Cay really isn't a Cay at all. It is a little point of land sticking out into the Sound off the east side of Grand Abaco Island. We are tucked in with a couple of other boats, though this place really isn't that well protected. Wind out of the west will be okay, but any out of the north, east, or south will have a lot of fetch to work with. The weather forecast (which is right so far) calls for light winds out of the WNW, fading to nothing as the night goes on. Tomorrow we will find our way to Treasure Cay ahead of the incoming front.
This bit of ocean looks like a sailor's paradise. The numerous SunSail charter boats suggest that we are not the only ones who feel that way. There sure seem to be a bunch of them around these parts. We are both a bit surprised that the clear, sparkling water appears to be completely devoid of life. There are no fish around the boat; not even the minnows we have seen nearly everywhere else. Only 3 or 4 dolphins have dropped by for a half-hearted visit since we crossed the Gulf Stream, and we have seen only one since leaving Crab Cay. None were around today. There have been no turtles, hardly any birds, a couple of barracuda in Black Harbor, and a few stray jelly fish. I can't help but wonder if we haven't broken our world worse than we yet realize.
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Water is clear because there is nothing in it: no sediment (like in an estuary), not much algae (so probably little nutrients), and so no fish (since there's no food). That is, I think, pretty typical of ocean waters away from coasts. Nothing without trade-offs!
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